Coronavirus will make the suburbs cool again?
A friend has a beautiful house, decorated to a museum standard, here in our boring suburb of Boston (Zillow). I thought that it would be snapped up by an eager buyer, but it has been on the market for...
View ArticleGet rid of single-family zoned suburbs?
“It’s Time To Abolish Single-Family Zoning” (The American Conservative, so you know already that it can’t be right!): The first of many ironies, of course, is that single-family zoning became the...
View ArticleCoronapanic lockdowns will devalue independent living retirement homes?
The elderly folks whom I know that live in “independent living” retirement homes have now been locked down for six months. They can’t socialize, which was their motivation for moving into the...
View ArticleWhy not heated furniture to fight coronaplague?
In their righteous muscular efforts to “control” coronavirus, some state governors and city mayors have ordered restaurants shut down, except for outdoor dining. In response, restaurants have built...
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Relocation to Florida for a family with school-age children
During my travels around the U.S. and in conversations with people from various European nations, I’ve come to realize that COVID-19 could be considered primarily a mental condition in that the same...
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Americans were Shutdown Champions (at watching TV)
A European eyeglass retailer published a screen time index based on data gathered in mid-October 2020 (i.e., during coronapanic). Americans were champions at watching TV, dominating all other nations...
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Irrational for Americans to work unless above-median income can be earned
As we celebrate Tax Day (updated date for coronapanic) and you add up what you’re paying to the Feds and states, it might cheer you up to look back to this 2019 article from a former Senator and a...
View ArticleDisability lifestyle getting more attractive under Biden?
I’m wondering if we should expect a massive increase in the number of Americans who transition to the disability lifestyle during the Biden administration. Let’s consider today’s world of work. Unless...
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Big Sky v. Jackson v. Park City as a summer destination
Interested in escaping to the mountains for all or part of the summer? Here’s a report, based on 2023 visits, regarding three possibilities. Park City, Utah (elevation 7,000′) is the best choice if...
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Biking without bike infrastructure: the Netherlands
In Danish happiness: bicycle infrastructure I described the Danish system of road/curb/bike path/curb/sidewalk. What if a significant percentage of a society used bicycles for transportation, but...
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