the wonderful world of zoning reform

October 16th, 2018 | 1 min read

Zoning reform, while decidedly unsexy, is probably one of the more important issues in America when it comes to reducing poverty. Housing is expensive and there’s no way to subsidize enough for everyone — we have to break down the barriers to building more while we’re subsidizing more. So I’m glad to see that HUD Secretary Ben Carson is at least talking about the issue and that Elizabeth Warren has put forth a proposal to break down some of the barriers, discussed here by Rachel Cohen:

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Matthew Loftus

Matthew grew up in a family of 15 children and completed his medical training in Baltimore, Maryland. Since 2015, he and his family have lived in East Africa, where he currently teaches and practices Family Medicine at a mission hospital. His work has appeared in outlets such as The New York Times, The Atlantic, The New Atlantis, and Mere Orthodoxy and his first book is forthcoming from InterVarsity Press. You can learn more about his work and writing at www.matthewandmaggie.org and preorder his forthcoming book here: https://www.ivpress.com/resisting-therapy-culture

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the wonderful world of zoning reform

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