Episode 585 • • 1:57:12 - 2:03:30
585: Dhimmi or Dead
Modular Housing Real Estate and Brad Pitt's New Orleans Project
John C. Dvorak describes driving through elaborate modular housing developments in Oregon and San Jose, noting they are often targeted for redevelopment into high-rises. The hosts discuss how "good intentions" in urban planning, such as Brad Pitt's housing project in New Orleans' 9th Ward, often lead to gentrification and the displacement of the original residents. They conclude that these "money touch" developments frequently benefit yuppie newcomers over the local population.