Book · 2026 · Social Science
Stuck
How the Privileged and the Propertied Broke the Engine of American Opportunity
Why people recommend it
Stuck by Yoni Appelbaum is a non-fiction book that examines the contemporary challenges of geographic and socioeconomic mobility, focusing explicitly on the realm of housing and urban development. Mark Dunkelman recommended the book during an appearance on The Ezra Klein Show in April 2026, expressing hope that listeners would pick it up. Dunkelman explained that the publication addresses crucial contemporary issues explicitly within the housing sector, detailing how a persistent lack of geographic mobility has functioned as a major hindrance to broader socioeconomic mobility for many people. By drawing attention to Appelbaum's work, Dunkelman highlighted the structural barriers embedded in modern zoning, housing shortages, and community planning that prevent individuals from moving to areas with better economic opportunities. The recommendation served to underscore the tight interconnection between physical location, housing availability, and the American promise of upward economic mobility in the twenty-first century.
Who recommended it
- Mark Dunkelman Recommended
Mark Dunkelman — 1 mention
“The second book which I hope people will pick up is uh yoni apple bomb stuck which gets to a lot of these issues explicitly in the realm of housing talks about how a lack of geographic mobility for many of the reasons that we have here has really been the hindrance to socioeconomic mobility.”