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TODAY IN TAP ONLINE. Ben Adler tells us about the burgeoning conservative backlash against the smart growth movement in urban planning. Say hello to the anti-anti-sprawl experts:
You know your conservative pet cause has arrived when it gets an event at the Heritage Foundation. Every kooky right-wing crusade, from denying global warming to teaching creationism in public schools, will eventually have its moment in the sun at the conservative think tank.Ben takes on the pro-sprawlers' arguments here. Elsewhere, Silja Talvi reviews Sasha Abramsky's new book about the politics and practice of mass incarceration, American Furies. Check them both out, and remember, log-in and registration are no longer required.So it is no surprise that the honor was recently granted to a growing group of reactionaries who think that America's sprawling, post-war development pattern is actually a good thing -- and that the nascent anti-sprawl "smart growth" movement needs to be stopped. These pro-sprawl views have begun to find their voice on the op-ed pages and, on May 22nd, with a discussion at Heritage modestly titled "War on the Dream: How Anti-Sprawl Policy Threatens the Quality of Life."
--The Editors
