Blue Cities Are Dense Cities

Their challenges have more to do with the ‘dense’ part than the ‘blue’ part

In their book ‘Abundance’, Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson argue that we have less—and more expensive—goods and services (especially housing) than we would if we regulated industry less. They blame ‘blue states’ in particular, citing the association between left-leaning cities, more regulation, less housing supply, and high prices.

I think what Klein and T…