Housing:

[Ho1] If Matt Y is right, then this is another reason why zoning is bad. {via Murali}

[Ho2] Some teenagers designed a movable village of tiny houses for the homeless.

[Ho3] Jeff Fong argues that California spending more on schools means fewer permits for housing.

[Ho4] At least arguably, the best and most cost-effective way of dealing with the homeless is to give them housing. Too bad you could never get Republicans on board with the idea.

[Ho5] On the other hand, half of state housing in New Zealand tested positive for meth.

Crime:

[C1] Spencer Stone, one of the heroes of the French Terror attempt, was stabbed in an altercation in Sacramento. Sketches of the culprits have been released.

[C2] Yikes. A school district in Florida is paying out a six-figure settlement due to some hypnotism gone very wrong.

[C3] While using racial slurs is wrong in most contexts, I kind of think this might be an exception.

[C4] An obstetrician and abortion doctor – previously sanctioned for performing home abortions – was found with a bunch of fetuses in his car.

[C5] Federal prosecutors are going after a Fox contributor for falsely claiming having worked for the CIA.

Politics:

[Po1] Hillary Clinton is apparently getting taller. I was actually under the impression that Rubio was shorter than 5’10″… roughly Paul’s height, actually. Am I wrong or has he grown taller, too?

[Po2] Sometimes Jeb is cool in spite of himself. But seriously, don’t mess with the SEC.

[Po3] Babies for Bernie!

[Po4] Harry Enten is giving Ted Cruz another look. Cruz wouldn’t have much of a chance in most elections, but this is an unusual one. I think there’s a non-trivial chance that the nomination is going to come down to two Cuban-American candidates. Tom Coburn probably isn’t happy about this prospect.

[Po5] For several Republican candidates, we’re approaching game time.

[Po6] It looks like Justin Trudeau is about to be prime minister. Richard Nixon called it when Justin was in diapers.

[Po7] From Greginak: An essay by Will Wilkinson regarding what can be learned from looking at social democratic countries like Denmark. It doesn’t provide easy answers to ideologues of any sort. Neither ideological left or right have all the comfortable answers to a free and prosperous and high government place like Denmark.

Progress:

[Pr1] Scientists have totally found an alien satellite! Well, probably not.

[Pr2] Self-driving cars are coming to Canada!

[Pr3] Jason Kuznicki speaks of the Two Deepities from Martin Heidegger {via Jaybird}

[Pr4] From Aaron David: The healing power of Atomics!

History:

[Hi1] Argo of the Sea: The history of “The CIA’s Most Famous Ship“, which came with a cover story that alarmed environmentalists.

[Hi2] I didn’t know anything about King Edward VIII other than the whole “Eddie the Quitter” thing. I definitely didn’t know about the Nazi thing.

[Hi3] Cooling may have been responsible for the end of Viking Greenland, but warming may not have been responsible for mammoth extinction.

[Hi4] Nabokov in Utah.

[Hi5] A nice little recap of the 1960 election.

United States:

[US1] Now that they no longer issue them, Maryland may take back its confederate license plates.

[US2] A surprisingly touching essay by The Voice of Richard Nixon. (or, more specifically, @dick_nixon).

[US3] I’m kind of hoping that Kimmie has some insider info on this story.

[US4] Redlining: Thank goodness this doesn’t happen anymore. Well, not out loud, anyway. (Also: this)

[US5] They say that buying is better than renting. Unless you’re black, anyway.