I have yet to see a serious piece of thinking from Douthat, and this piece doesn't change that. In fact, the only good point he makes is not one he intends: how

I have yet to see a serious piece of thinking from Douthat, and this piece doesn't change that. In fact, the only good point he makes is not one he intends: how inherently unfair our current structures are. "... actually weakened liberalism politically by concentrating its votes." This is true, and not a problem of the city, but rather of our outdated voting system. Not that we'll ever be able to address that.