What was it that triggered my omnipresent anxiety? Never mind. Tomorrow’s almost here.

Compassion does not require tolerating threats of violence, and accountability does not erase the humanity of a child of God.

We simply cant help ourselves. To local voters, homebuilding policy reform is like lima beans, two-day-old cauliflower, an overcooked steak, or watching your ice cream cone hit the pavement. One look and it's, “Nah. Im gonna say no to that, thank you very much.”

Everyone wants affordable housing. Everyone wants the starter home to return. The problem is all the darn housing types it requires. Don't even get started talking about where they need to be built!

In light of Denver's predictable retreat from increasing zoned capacity, aka the act of ramming our head against the wall, only to complain that the wall is in the way. Here's our @CSInstituteCO piece illuminating the walls we build, & the houses we can't. commonsenseinstituteus.org/c…

Adapt to serve. Or entrench to protect. What must change? What must be protected? What must never be surrendered? Navigate the gray. Carry the heavy. Blue sky awaits.

There is no free lunch for local governments, builders, existing residents or future homebuyers. commonsenseinstituteus.org/r…

This report examines the taxes & fees associated w/ building the same home across 16 CO cities. They reveal an important part of the governing environment, & a consequential set of choices within local govs’ control. @CSInstituteCO commonsenseinstituteus.org/r…

A healthy market depends upon competition. Unclear standards, prolonged reviews and unpredictable approvals favor larger firms able to carry greater overhead and survive failed projects. @CSInstituteCO commonsenseinstituteus.org/r…

The conclusion should not be that every fee is improper or that eliminating fees would make housing affordable. The better conclusion is that public decisions materially shape the market in which housing must be financed and built. commonsenseinstituteus.org/r…

A just housing system cannot make survival depend upon whether suffering happens to reach someone willing and powerful enough to hear it. Mercy cannot remain our substitute for capacity, and access to power cannot remain the price of being heard.

Your time is now…

Expose your work to challenge my friends…

Perhaps the American Dream was never simply owning a home. Perhaps it was the promise that there would be room for all of us when we arrived. Will we open our door?

That red line
we defend? Beyond it
resides
our embargoed American Dream.

The housing we have is the housing that is legal to build. The housing we have is the housing that local character begrudgingly accepts. The housing you need? That ain’t on the list, bud.

The ROAD Act is worth celebrating. So is vanilla ice cream. But if this is the best we’ve got, say a eulogy for our bygone exceptionalism. We can build enough homes for our children and enough dignity for our elders. This bill should have helped. denverpost.com/2026/07/27/fe…

Speeding toward finality? Or slowing into gratitude?

Must we curse this moment while standing inside eternity disguised as today?