For years, there has been an agonizing debate over how to save Detroit. Harvard economist Edward Glaeser sees things differently. Professor Glaeser argues in favor of letting Detroit dwindle. In a recent issue of the New York Times Magazine, he was quoted as saying “There is no reason why it can’t, and shouldn’t, decline. Places decline and places grow. We shouldn‘t stand in the way of that.” Michigan Radio’s Jack Lessenberry talked with him.
like a lot of conservative thinkers of my generation, edward glaeser lives under the mistaken impression that the future will be an extrapolation of the recent past. we know that's not how things turn out. i would suggest he read james kunstler's excellent book "the long emergency" and get a clue.
-your faithful listener
Posted by: georg | April 25, 2006 at 03:06 PM