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New and Old #264

The YIMBY theory of power, pinning down the house, Virginia tourism marketing, and a cool feat with a retro computer

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Addison Del Mastro
May 01, 2026
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A YIMBY Theory of Power, The Nation, Ned Resnikoff, April 28, 2025

Opponents on the left have long accused YIMBYs of refusing to engage with questions of power. YIMBYism has been, according to one critic, “a promise that we didn’t need to redistribute anything [because we] could just make more property.”

This is YIMBY policy analyst Ned Resnikoff arguing …

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