Anti-Muslim sentiment in the West, adding more homes to low-density neighborhoods, and the Budapest Memorandum.
| Why care about Ukraine and the Budapest Memorandum The furor over President Trump’s attempt to extort Ukrainian President Zelenskiy over military aid raises an obvious question: Why should the United States care so much about Ukraine? Steven Pifer writes that a big part of the reason is the Budapest Memorandum, signed 25 years ago this week. Read more |
| ‘Gentle’ density can save our neighborhoods On roughly 75% of land in most U.S. cities, it is illegal to build anything except single-family detached houses. Using Washington, D.C. as a case study, Alex Baca, Patrick McAnaney, and Jenny Schuetz show how zoning rules can be relaxed to build more homes, improving affordability and economic opportunity for residents. Read more |
| Are Trump supporters anti-Muslim? “As more time passes, I find it decreasingly likely that Trump will fundamentally transform the United States in terms of immigration, foreign policy, or the nation’s relationship with Islam and Muslims.” As a part of the Muslims in the West series, George Hawley takes at a look at the relationship between populism and Islam in the United States. Read more |
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