Daniel Hannan: Statism Is Turning America Into Detroit

Ayn Rand's Starnesville comes to life.    Look at this description of Detroit from today’s Observer: What isn’t dumped is stolen. Factories and homes have largely been stripped of anything of value, so thieves now target cars’ catalytic converters. Illiteracy runs at around 47%; half the adults in some areas are unemployed. In many          ... MORE