Towers of ilium would like to apologize for the sporadic posting. The company has been restructuring; non-essential positions have been eliminated, executives have been rewarded, and consultants have been hired who will shortly unveil a new branding campaign.
Meanwhile, the American suburb persists. One of Jackson's more interesting observations deals with the value that Americans place on newness in comparison to some old-world cultures. He claims that in Europe, age confers value to buildings, and the inverse is the norm in the United States.
Anyone who views greater density as the solution to racism, energy use, a loss of community, and transportation inefficiency is facing an uphill battle. The people of the town of Brookline--one of the first class segregated suburbs--do not want anything changed. Even people in older suburbs on the outskirts of dying cities do not want anything changed. Both groups vote.
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