Book · 2017 · History
Don't Blame Us
Suburban Liberals and the Transformation of the Democratic Party
Why people recommend it
Don't Blame Us by Lily Geismer is a political history focusing closely on the suburbs of Boston to trace the policy shifts, cultural developments, and citizen opposition that contributed significantly to modern regulatory sclerosis. Jerusalem Demsus recommended the book on The Ezra Klein Show during the episode A $1.7 Million Toilet and Liberalism's Failure to Build, which was released on April 16, 2024. Demsus highlighted the work to explain the historical background of regulatory hurdles and community opposition that continue to impede modern development and infrastructure projects. According to Demsus, the author uses the detailed lens of Boston suburban politics to uncover the foundational changes that generated so many of the restrictive rules and political blocks observable today. The recommendation served to ground a broader conversation about modern political stagnation in the concrete history of suburban neighborhood organizing, illustrating how local policy choices made decades ago continue to shape contemporary economic and housing challenges.
Who recommended it
- Jerusalem Demsus Recommended
Jerusalem Demsus — 1 mention
“the first is by Lily gismer it's called don't blame us and it's a book uh that looks very closely at the Boston suburbs to see the changes that led to a lot of the regulations and opposition that is causing a lot of the sclerosis we see today”