Tuesday, May 13, 2003

The Wall Street Journal's attacks on NYC's rent control laws reached a level not seen in that paper since Lisa Schiffren prostituted herself for the White House's favorite fake fighter pilot. One Brendan Miniter expostulates about the evils of rent control, evils that forced him (he tells us) to pay $2,500 a month for a three-room apartment.

First, as anyone who has lived in NYC knows, a three-room apartment is a one-bedroom apartment, not a two-bedroom apartment.