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- New Study Highlights Housing Shortages Caused by Regulatory Barriers to Construction
HUD money for zoning reform could well pay for proposed reforms that never get implemented. ( Andrii Yalanskyi/Dreamstime.com) An important new National Bureau of Economic Research study by leading housing economists Edward Glaeser and Joseph Gyourko concludes that reductions in housing construction—likely caused by regulatory barriers such as zoning restrictions—have greatly exacerbated housing shortages and increased prices since 2000. Here is the abstract: Housing prices across much of America have hit historic highs, while less housing is being built. If the U.S. housing stock had expanded at the same rate from 2000-2020 as it did from 1980-2000, there would be 15 million more housing units. This paper analyzes the decline of America's new housing supply, focusing on large sunbelt markets such as Atlanta, Dallas, Miami and Phoenix that were once building superstars. New housing growth rates have decreased and converged across these and many other metros, and prices have risen… ...[TheTopNews] Read More.17 hours ago - Alcaraz wins 2nd straight French Open men’s title in 5-set thriller over top-ranked Sinner
Carlos Alcaraz rallied from two sets down and saved three match points to beat Jannik Sinner 4-6, 6-7 (4), 6-4, 7-6 (3), 7-6 (10-2) on Sunday and retain his French Open title for a second straight year. ...[TheTopNews] Read More.17 hours ago - MAGA Influencers Revel in Terry Moran’s Suspension for Calling Stephen Miller a ‘World Class Hat...
Screenshot Social media erupted Sunday over the suspension of ABC News senior national correspondent Terry Moran over a deleted post in which he called White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller a “world class hater.” “The thing about Stephen Miller is not that he is the brains behind Trumpism,” Moran wrote in the deleted post. “Yes, he is one of the people who conceptualizes the impulses of the Trumpist movement and translates them into policy. But that’s not what’s interesting about Miller. It’s not brains. It’s bile. Miller is a man who is richly endowed with the capacity for hatred. He’s a world-class hater. You can see this just by looking at him because you can see that his hatreds are his spiritual nourishment. He eats his hate. Trump is a world-class hater. But his hatred only a means to an end, and that end his his own… ...[TheTopNews] Read More.17 hours ago - Israel warns it will stop aid flotilla heading for Gaza
Israel's defence minister says climate protester Greta Thunberg and others on board are "Hamas propaganda spokespeople". ...[TheTopNews] Read More.17 hours ago - Cory Booker Breaks With House Dem on Left Embracing Musk: ‘I Would Not Accept Money From Elon’
Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) said Sunday he would not accept campaign donations from Elon Musk, breaking with Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA), who last week called on Democrats to reconsider their relationship with the billionaire tech CEO. During an interview on NBC’s Meet the Press, anchor Kristen Welker pressed Booker on whether he would take money from Musk, whose fractured relationship with President Donald Trump has driven the news cycle since last Thursday. Welker noted Khanna said Democrats should invite Musk back into the party. “So let me ask you,” she said. “Would you personally accept money from Elon Musk if he were to support your re-election campaign, for example?” Booker replied: Let me just tell you. We’re stuck in this right/left divide right now. I will partner with anyone like I did in the last Congress, putting my vote alongside of John McCain, Lisa Murkowski, and Susan Collins… ...[TheTopNews] Read More.17 hours ago - ICE, the LA Protests, and Trump’s Domestic Use of the Military
National Guard troops. (Jeremy Hogan/ZUMAPRESS/Newscom) President Donald Trump has deployed some 2000 National Guard troops to Los Angeles in response to protests against ICE deportation operations. As yet, the authority he has invoked for this domestic use of the military is very limited. See the detailed analyses of the relevant law by legal scholars Chris Mirasola and Steve Vladeck. That could change if Trump decides to invoke the Insurrection Act, which grants far broader authority to use the military for domestic law enforcement. Whether and to what extent that power is subject to significant limitations is controversial. For details, see this analysis by Elizabeth Goitein of the Brennan Center, a leading expert on this subject. In the meantime, I worry that the current, relatively limited, deployment of troops, might lead to dangerous escalation. An unfortunate incident caused by malicious, reckless, or foolish behavior by one or a few individuals on… ...[TheTopNews] Read More.17 hours ago
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