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Midat Sodom And The Housing Affordability Crisis, Michael Lewyn
Midat Sodom And The Housing Affordability Crisis, Michael Lewyn
Michael E Lewyn
Ancient Jewish texts states that the city of Sodom was overthrown because of its hostility to hospitality. Today, American cities often limit new housing; is this policy analogous to midat Sodom (Hebrew for "the ways of Sodom")? What arguments justify these policies, and what counter-arguments are relevant to those arguments?