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Collapsed road in Houston after Hurrican Harvey

Spotlight on Infrastructure After Harvey

by Joel Kotkin and Wendell Cox — Recent tragic events in Houston and across the Gulf Coast once again demonstrated the woeful inadequacy of our infrastructure. Hopefully, some good will come of Hurricane Harvey.
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Trump Must Go, But the Disruption Must Stay

The great disrupter is rapidly becoming a great disaster — for the country, his party and even his own political base.
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U.S. Cities Have a Glut of High-Rises and Still Lack Affordable Housing

Perhaps nothing thrills mayors and urban boosters like the notion of endless towers rising above their city centers. New high-rise residential construction has been among the hottest areas for real estate investors...
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