Comments on: Financial Crisis Called Off

By: John

John — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 20:05:06 +0000

Why omit the ethical issues that face us as a nation. Congress, by and large, forfeits any confidence by us, as voters and so-called governed, since they accept funds from lobbyists, Thus do they confirm that they have each become lackeys, beholden to the giver. Who, besides the Israeli lobby, is the biggest pay-off lobbyist? The pharmaceutical industry, then the insurance and HMO firms? Does the average citizen know this.? Of course not. The roots of our democracy are shriveling up, sickened by the shenanigans tolerated openly above. How much borrowed time remains? Why not address these twin themes? Thanks greatly for your insights to date. JLS

By: Angus MacDuff

Angus MacDuff — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 14:25:59 +0000

So, you’ve mused on the “status de joure”… What is your solution to the problem that exists?

By: Ben

Ben — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 01:58:36 +0000

Mr. Kunstler, how much (if any) weight do you give to the loss of inner cities due to the “progress” (?) of anti-discrimination laws, especially post WW II? It’s not, of course, “politically correct” to mention it, but in parallel with the growth of suburbs, highways, was what they called “white flight.” Brown vs. Board of Education and the Civil Rights Act et. all have probably contributed as much to suburban sprawl as any of the other “safe” factors you often cite. Washington D.C. has gotten so bad over the decades that most of the blacks live OUTSIDE the District. Comments?

By: patricia stockdale

patricia stockdale — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 01:21:03 +0000

Excellent. Why in Saratoga?

By: tony bonn

tony bonn — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 23:05:59 +0000

lmao – i hope someone paid kunstler for this gem….

on the other hand the drivel about green needs a sulphuric acid handy wipe as it is a pathetic attempt at jump starting socialism and totalitarianism based upon the handy dandy crisis which should never be put to waste and which is never based upon truth…

the only green i want to see is in my banking account….and no i am not the great american boob….sorry, look elsewhere..

everything else rang quite true….

By: Mike O'Connor

Mike O'Connor — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 21:22:03 +0000

Somehow I’m sensing that Mr. Kunsler doesn’t count growing gun ownership as a plus. Strange…

And does that crack about no one liking GM cars ring true? Hardly. Silly really.

By: Jason

Jason — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 20:29:52 +0000

There are many architects interested in small sustainable homes, traditional urban design, walkable neighborhoods and live/work buildings. One example is DPZ. Mr Duany and his firm have spent years–before the current green trend–in designing traditional and walkable urban neighborhoods. But another thing to keep in mind: architects design what their clients want, so no use designing what nobody wants–it won’t get built. And many people have been brainwashed into skyscrapers, McMansions and suburban cul-de-sacs.