“Washington DC’s aversion to skyscrapers has turned it into an American Versailles”

Matthew Yglesias opinion Washington DC skyscrapers American Versailles

Opinion: a reactionary government policy from 1899 has turned Washington DC into a city of low buildings, expensive floor space and rampant inequality. A few skyscrapers could change all that, says Matthew Yglesias, executive editor of Vox. (more…)

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