The sentimental view of anything is apt to be ridiculous, but I feel that I have been unusually sensitive to the issue of place since I was a little boy. James Howard Kunstler aptboyfeel Change image and share on social
The claim that Israel seeks to annihilate the Palestinians is simply a lie. Israel seeks to stop rocket attacks and tunnel invasions, and as long as Hamas is dedicated to those actions, they can expect a forceful Israeli reaction. James Howard Kunstler actionannihilateattack share on social
The model of the human habitat dictated by zoning is a formless, soul-less, centerless, demoralizing mess. It bankrupts families and townships. It disables whole classes of decent, normal citizens. It ruins the air we breathe. It corrupts and deadens our spirit. James Howard Kunstler airbankruptbreathe share on social
The quality of life of European cities and towns of almost any size make life in America look not just like a joke, but a sick joke, a horror movie. But I'd rather stay involved and do what I can to make this a better place than move to the south of France and enjoy the good life. James Howard Kunstler americacityenjoy share on social
Ahead now, I think you'll see the big nations shrink back into their own corners of the world. I'm not saying we'll see no international trade, but it will be nothing like the conveyer belt from China to Wal-Mart that we've known the last few decades. And the prospects for conflict are very, very high. James Howard Kunstler aheadbackbelt share on social
I'm very optimistic about the future. I'm just not optimistic about the skyscraper as a building typology that is suited for the future. James Howard Kunstler buildfutureoptimistic Change image and share on social
Black America surely faces an existential crisis, but not the one imagined in the condescending news media - of somehow getting non-black America to be more just and generous. The truth is, we've already been through that, and there is nothing left to do. We're out of 'affirmative actions' of all kinds. James Howard Kunstler actionaffirmativeamerica share on social
On top of the insult of destroying the geographic places we call home, the chain stores also destroyed people's place in the order of daily life, including the duties, responsibilities, obligations, and ceremonies that prompt citizens to care for each other. James Howard Kunstler callcareceremony share on social
American cities are not scaled to the energy diet of the future. They have become too large. They're over-scaled. James Howard Kunstler americancitydiet Change image and share on social
I'm convinced that the Great Lakes region will be at the center of an internally-focused North American economy when the hallucination of oil-powered globalism dissolves. Places like Buffalo, Cleveland, and Detroit will have a new life, but not at the scale of the twentieth century. James Howard Kunstler americanbuffalocenter share on social