Housing
Host Richard August looks to Republican National Committeeman Steve Frias for a different perspective on the hot topic of affordable housing in Rhode Island.
Talk about housing has been all the rage in Rhode Island over the past year. Unfortunately (and tellingly), it doesn’t seem to be a policy area in which activists, politicians, and journalists believe data ought to be front and center. Sure, we get numbers about the effects of the problem — housing costs $X; Y…
John DePetro and Justin Katz examine the ways an excessive purview and incompetence leave Rhode Island politicians and bureaucrats vulnerable to scams and other bad decisions.
John DePetro and Justin Katz talk the Rhode Island politics of the day.
John DePetro and Justin Katz discuss the dislodged line between politics and administration in Rhode Island government.
John DePetro and Justin Katz pick apart the false image the establishment presents of the Ocean State.
John DePetro and Justin Katz discuss the contribution of politicians and the media to the most pressing issues of the day.
Addressing homelessness requires tracing the economic causes to their roots, including (for example) money provided to politically connected projects like the Superman Building rehab.
John DePetro and Justin Katz discuss several ways insider Democrats (especially McKee) are finding themselves herded by their constituencies.
John DePetro and Justin Katz wonder about the consequences when activism swamps everything.
