MURDER, POLITICS, AND THE END OF THE JAZZ AGE
by Michael Wolraich
By Marc J. Dunkelman @ Politico Magazine, Nov. 29
The long, sordid history of New York’s Penn Station shows how progressives have made it too hard for the government to do big things—and why, believe it or not, Robert Caro is to blame.
[....] After years of research, a picture began to emerge—one that, beyond the scope of any given anecdote, told a dispiriting story about the futility of present-day American government, and reshaped my view of progressive politics [....]