More Apartments, Please

I fully agree with Nathan Newman: We ought to see a more public progressive housing policy. People are forced to pay too much to keep roofs over their heads, especially in America's big cities, and the best solution to this problem is to let developers build more housing. Yes, this means supporting the capitalists against middle-class NIMBY activists, but the awkward poitics shouldn't blind us from the best policy.

By the Way...

Is someone mucking with the LiveJournal interface for April Fools? Anyone seen their "update journal" buttons fly around the desktop, or is it just me?

Democrats with "Moral Values"

It became conventional wisdom, after the election, that Democrats had to talk about Jesus a lot and to share the "moral values" of the heartland. Have no fear -- our leaders are on the case! Hillary Clinton is leading the crusade against Grand Theft Auto! Meanwhile, Houston rep and DNC member Al Edwards -- yes, that's in Texas, of all places -- is going to crack down on sexy cheerleaders! "It's just too sexually oriented, you know, the way they're shaking their behinds and going on," he says. Uh-huh. Talk about your winning political issues, guys.