The US has a housing crisis, but how did we get here? Vox's Jerusalem Demsas joins the show to discuss the politics of housing. What does the public really think about building more housing? What motivates NIMBYs - economic self interest, fear of change, or something else? How much should we worry about accusations of gentrification when new housing gets built? We cover all this and more.

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Discussed on the podcast - https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/585765/golden-gates-by-conor-dougherty/

https://www.yalelawjournal.org/article/stuck-the-law-and-economics-of-residential-stagnation

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The Politics of Housing ft. Jerusalem Demsas, part 1