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Blight

June 2, 2008

Let’s say you and several neighbors live near an eyesore. If you don’t like the maintenance of that property, you should do it yourself. This means that the several of you could pitch together to purchase the blighted property, and transform it into something useful like a park or open space for your common enjoyment. [...]

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The Zoning Board

April 14, 2008

One of my guilty pleasures—actually it’s a combination of boredom and late-night TV—is watching one of the local commissions on zoning on public access on Thursday nights.
Setting aside the finer points of the matter in front of the council, after having watched a few of these proceedings I notice a pattern emerges.The curmudgeonly old lady, [...]

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Southwest Airlines and the FAA

April 3, 2008

On the radio this morning, I heard about a recent scandal involving the FAA and Southwest Airlines1, willfully ignoring established safety regulations. Now, it might be the case that Southwest is an evil corporation exploiting customers who suffer from informational assymetry. But what about the FAA, the government agency charged with protecting the [...]

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