Category Archives: Cities

Book reviews Libertarians miss holistic nature of society

Posted on June 21, 1997 by urbanrenaissanceinst

(June 21, 1997) (Free Press, 1997. 314 pages) $31. Politics in modern democracy is organized around a left-right axis. Other axes may represent ethnic, religious, or regional cleavages, but the left-right spectrum is always present. Continue reading →

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Planners from hell – The second suppression of Saigon

Posted on March 21, 1997 by urbanrenaissanceinst

(March 21, 1997) Immediately after the end of the Vietnam War in 1975, the victorious communists renamed Saigon after their leader, Ho Chi Minh, purged it of discos, luxury shops and other Western excesses, moved part of the populace to the countryside and brought the city to a listless calm. Continue reading →

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Discussion group on, reading, writing and racism (part 2 of 2)

Posted on March 21, 1997 by urbanrenaissanceinst

(March 21, 1997) The Next City Discussion Group, Reading, writing and racism. Black ideology is the black child’s most debilitating burden. Continue reading →

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Discussion Group – Patronage Canada

Posted on March 21, 1997 by urbanrenaissanceinst

(March 21, 1997) Poor countries weep, and we do too, when business and government get in bed with each other. Continue reading →

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What would happen if we let gated communities thrive?

Posted on December 23, 1996 by urbanrenaissanceinst

(December 23, 1996) We’d return to our roots. For generations, cities great and small have used gates to identify specific neighborhoods and to establish a sense of place. To pick Toronto examples, three older gated areas — Palmerston Avenue, Fairview Boulevard and Wychwood Park — are city jewels that command high real estate values. Continue reading →

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