The Moral Case for Dynamism (Neon Liberalism #86, with Sonja Trauss)
Finding the space between articulating a radical liberal idealism and meeting people where they are.
Samantha is joined by Sonja Trauss, president and founder of YIMBY Law, to discuss the state of the housing movement. They discuss the tension between articulating a radical liberal idealism, one which embraces change and dynamism, and meeting people where they are, which so often involves compromise and kludges. The most effective YIMBY reforms, Trauss argues, still fall somewhere in the middle.
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