Mr. Husock is a senior fellow for Domestic Policy Studies at the American Enterprise Institute and author of ‘The Projects: A New History of Public Housing.’
The Founder would have heartily disapproved of gambling of any kind, as well as the state becoming the agent of this and other vices.
By HOWARD HUSOCK
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The problem with so-called legacy buildings is not private ownership but rent regulations and rising property taxes driving them into financial distress and even foreclosure.
By HOWARD HUSOCK
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Call it capitalism with New York characteristics — which turns out not to be capitalism at all.
By HOWARD HUSOCK
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Classics like ‘Coal Miner’s Daughter,’ ‘Coat of Many Colors,’ and ‘Poor Boy from Mississippi’ can inspire in young people an appreciation for American regional culture.
By HOWARD HUSOCK
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When goods are priced at less than their cost, someone must pay somehow.
By HOWARD HUSOCK
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Not only do we leave rare earths in the ground — we dump them into landfills.
By HOWARD HUSOCK
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Management practices leading to the 177,000-unit public housing system being termed the city’s largest slumlord need reform.
By HOWARD HUSOCK
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Rolling back the ‘deinstitutionalization’ that began in the 1960s is not only necessary but practical.
By HOWARD HUSOCK
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It’s time to acknowledge the collateral damage public and subsidized housing has inflicted on African-Americans.
By HOWARD HUSOCK
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The career of the president’s father offers a model of housing policy for New York and cities across the country.
By HOWARD HUSOCK
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The number of blue state members of Congress is swelled by the constitutional requirement that the decennial census include an ‘actual enumeration’ of the population.
By HOWARD HUSOCK
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By letting developers build, New Rochelle sees housing costs fall.
By HOWARD HUSOCK
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