There is a version of the rent control debate that never gets had. It is not the argument about supply curves and housing starts, which economists conduct among themselves and which persuades no one who did not already agree. It is a more basic question, and Salinas voters will face it directly on November 3, […]
Monthly Archives: July 2026
There’s a quiet tyranny in the idea that everything should be perfect. It dresses itself up as diligence, as care, as professionalism and so it’s hard to argue with. Who wants to defend sloppiness? But the pursuit of perfection in all things isn’t really a virtue. It’s a failure to make a decision. It’s treating […]