The Ghost of Gautreaux

THE housing policy of a free society ought to be simple: people should be able to live where they want, using their own money and engaging in voluntary market exchanges.

Traditionally, this led to neighborhoods centered on one group or another, whether WASP, Greek, Ukrainian, Italian, black, Chinese, or whatever. This natural pattern, a product of rational choice, makes possible strong communities, centered on extended families as well as churches, schools, and civic organizations.