Author: Allison Lirish Dean
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In Sprawl We Trust
Current Affairs • 26 Jan 2025 • ~7150 words
How did the US become filled with sprawl? Simplistic debates about "centralized planning" versus "the free market" belie the truth: that a strong coalition of private and public interests helped create the sprawl that dominates our landscape.