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The urban/exurban divide is strong. Trump followers clearly believe they have the right to demonstrate violently in city centers (where they don’t live), even though we would never expect left/liberals

Great observation. US cities have trouble attracting this type of small-scale retail because:- Landlords desire long-term, reliable leases (thus preference for chains).- New buildings rarely include small-scale retail space.- Streets

Here, @ezraklein suggests that the US' lack of ability to "build" writ broadly is caused by a "vetocracy" that gives everyone—from Congress to the Supreme Court to homeowners—a veto over

Toulouse FR & Minneapolis MN are similar in terms of land area. In 1970, they had the same population density:- Toulouse: ~8100 ppl/sq mile- Minneapolis: ~8050 ppl/sq mileSince then, Toulouse