First, thank you for publicizing the national founding documents going on tour around the United States. I am a regular reader, subscriber and appreciate a place to read political commentary with have respectful comments.
Second, would you think about looking at policy? By that I mean highlighting a policy that has been implemented many times, in many different locations, never achieved the promised benefit, and hurts the most vulnerable people it was supposed to help.
The problem is that some policy sounds good on the surface and actually may achieve the goal in the first few years. Like most bad ideas, it is easy to get in, but devastating to reverse. These policies continue to be popular because they get unscrupulous candidates elected.
One of many policies that meet this description is rent control. For a history of what it has done in NYC see:
“ But after over fifty years of rent stabilization, the regulated rents on some apartments have become so low (in some cases, just hundreds of dollars per month) that it makes no economic sense to incur the expense associated with putting units on the market. As a result, tens of thousands of apartments sit vacant in New York City amidst a housing shortage. These apartments have been regulated off the market.”
If you could make it socially and politically unexceptable to promote these hurtful policies, that would be a significant contribution to the quality of life in the US and repair the creditability of the Democrat party.
Full disclosure:
I am a 76 year widow with one tiny house I rent. That rent is an important part of my retirement income. I live in a blue state where the far left is pushing for rent control.
LA just gave over $100 million to a group whose primary mission is to sue the city to prevent it from enforcing codes against homeless encampments on the streets.
Ruy, John, & Michael,
First, thank you for publicizing the national founding documents going on tour around the United States. I am a regular reader, subscriber and appreciate a place to read political commentary with have respectful comments.
Second, would you think about looking at policy? By that I mean highlighting a policy that has been implemented many times, in many different locations, never achieved the promised benefit, and hurts the most vulnerable people it was supposed to help.
The problem is that some policy sounds good on the surface and actually may achieve the goal in the first few years. Like most bad ideas, it is easy to get in, but devastating to reverse. These policies continue to be popular because they get unscrupulous candidates elected.
One of many policies that meet this description is rent control. For a history of what it has done in NYC see:
“ But after over fifty years of rent stabilization, the regulated rents on some apartments have become so low (in some cases, just hundreds of dollars per month) that it makes no economic sense to incur the expense associated with putting units on the market. As a result, tens of thousands of apartments sit vacant in New York City amidst a housing shortage. These apartments have been regulated off the market.”
https://www.manhattancontrarian.com
If you could make it socially and politically unexceptable to promote these hurtful policies, that would be a significant contribution to the quality of life in the US and repair the creditability of the Democrat party.
Full disclosure:
I am a 76 year widow with one tiny house I rent. That rent is an important part of my retirement income. I live in a blue state where the far left is pushing for rent control.
Betsy Chapman
LA just gave over $100 million to a group whose primary mission is to sue the city to prevent it from enforcing codes against homeless encampments on the streets.
https://nypost.com/2026/03/11/us-news/la-awards-106m-to-nonprofit-whose-lawyers-hinder-citys-ability-to-clean-up-streets/
I'm sorry, but "Only Shallow" was bloody awful.