Race in Boston
Responding to and building off the work of the Boston Globe’s Spotlight team.
Faust, Housing, and Taxes
The House version of the tax bill would undermine the MID. But I’m having a tough time rooting for a good thing being used for an evil end.
Lazy Posting
Watch out – lots of caffeine, lots of work, and policy rants coming in fast.
‘Tis the Season
A puzzle to spice up Thanksgiving dinner.
The City in Space: Racial and Economic Segregation in NYC
Census data reveals just how segregated NYC neighborhoods are.
Trump Tax and the Mortgage Interest Deduction
Trump’s top economic adviser said people don’t buy homes thanks to the MID. He’s right – so why do we still have it?
Modern Housing for America
Gail Radford’s Modern Housing for America has me thinking about why we have a system that subsidizes personal home ownership, and what that means for inequality and the economy. It’s not great.