The federal government does have a role in shaping our housing market. There are tons of things that the federal government could be doing with the vast budget that we have to deal with some of this. But as long as the politics in this country continue to be dominated by conservatives who think that it's all about the free market, the attitude is: you are on your own.

Today on This is Hell! Chuck interviews Dave Denison about his Baffler article “The Shame of the Suburbs”

Dave Denison is a senior editor of The Baffler. He has written and edited for The Texas Observer, CommonWealth magazine, and The American Prospect. A selected archive of his writing is warehoused at www.davedenison.net. A transplanted Midwesterner, he lives near Boston and claims to be an amateur carpenter, an aspiring mason, and an above-average bowler.

Read Dave’s article on Baffler at https://thebaffler.com/salvos/the-shame-of-the-suburbs-denison

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Dave Denison

@DaveADenison

Dave Denison is a senior editor of The Baffler. He has written and edited for The Texas Observer, CommonWealth magazine, and The American Prospect. A selected archive of his writing is warehoused at www.davedenison.net. A transplanted Midwesterner, he lives near Boston and claims to be an amateur carpenter, an aspiring mason, and an above-average bowler.

The Shame of the Suburbs / Dave Denison

Dave Denison