Urban Messs

Joel Kotkin's got another great piece:

It doesn't help that most liberal cities now aspire to become "cool cities" - playgrounds for the ultrarich, nomadic singles and childless couples. By focusing on Wi-Fi zones and loft conversions while schools crumble, liberal cities are essentially ignoring middle- and working-class strivers, particularly those with children.

And despite their indulgence in often demagogic rhetoric about class and race, Democrats preside over the most unequal parts of America. The widest gaps between rich and poor are to be found in liberal bastions like Atlanta, Boston, Miami, New York and Washington.

In some places,in urban America,you'll find more dogs than little league baseball players.