A series by Joseph Lawler about the hidden federal policies that have made our built environment less human-scaled, less hospitable, less lovely, and less conducive to living well together
Americans are living ever more isolated lives. We get married later, start families later, have fewer children, and report more loneliness than ever before. Everyone suspects that new technology has something to do with this. But what if we’re also suffering from the failure of a very old technology — housing?
In this new essay series, originally reported by Joseph Lawler, we will explore how the U.S. housing market suffers from a series of distortions created by misguided government policies.
Collection | Fall 2024
What went wrong and what it would take to start building again
... and probably could soon if we tried
Giant nets to clean garbage from the ocean • Homes where old people and disabled people can help each other out • Chains of geothermal power stations to keep the Yellowstone supervolcano from destroyi
