“In my own city of Los Angeles, everyone will gladly pay a hundred dollars a month for cable television, yet would roar in protest if forced to pay that much for life’s elixir piped directly into their homes. When Governor… — Laurence C. Smith Copy Share Image
“Far less tragic—and certainly less attention-grabbing—was a second, very profound event that also happened in 2008. Its exact timing will never be known, but at some instant during the year, the number of people living in urban areas grew to briefly match, for a few seconds, the number of people living in rural areas. Then, somewhere, a city baby was… — Laurence C. Smith Copy Share
“Clearly, the whole concept of “retirement” is about to undergo a major overhaul. People will have to work later in life, at least part-time,… — Laurence C. Smith Copy Share Image
“Unfortunately, there is no rule saying a city must be a nice place to live in order to attract fast population and economic growth.… — Laurence C. Smith Copy Share Image
“What makes coming home so jarring, compared to other returns from other exotic places—―isn't simply culture shock. It's human shock, seeing so many people… — Laurence C. Smith Copy Share Image
“In my own city of Los Angeles, everyone will gladly pay a hundred dollars a month for cable television, yet would roar in protest… — Laurence C. Smith Copy Share Image
