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Yglesias Gives Best Tweetstorm Ever

February 27, 2017 By Michael Lewyn

Matthew Yglesias has a group of tweets that begin with this:

Someone needs to give me an Oscar one of these years so I can subject America to a tedious discussion of land use regulation.

— Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias) February 27, 2017

“In the movies, there is no minimum lot size or maximum lot occupancy; we fill provide as much or as little parking as we want.”

— Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias) February 27, 2017

“Fences is a powerful reminder that single-family zoning is not enough to make the American dream a reality.”

— Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias) February 27, 2017

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Filed Under: zoning Tagged With: oscars, zoning

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  1. John Morris says

    February 27, 2017 at 3:42 pm

    Fences is set in Pittsburgh’s Hill District, hardly an example of a community zoned for single family housing. Although, Wilson’s plays deal with the death and transformation of this neighborhood.

  2. Sid says

    March 3, 2017 at 7:21 pm

    Can someone explain these tweets? Is he making a joke?

  3. Michael Lewyn says

    March 19, 2017 at 2:39 pm

    I think he’s making fun of actors talking politics.

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