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Benjamin Herold

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White America Facing Its Ghosts

The slow unraveling of a nation’s suburbs.

by Benjamin Herold via Literary Hub on January 23, 2024

Disillusioned: Five Families and the Unraveling of America’s Suburbs

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Blue-print style sketch of a suburban home, with sidewalk, driveway, and garage

How the Suburbs Became a Trap

Neighborhoods that once promised prosperity now offer crumbling infrastructure, aged housing stock, and social animus.

by Caitlin Zaloom via The New Republic on April 18, 2024

A billboard advertising nice homes while hiding the dilapidated state of the homes behind it.

American Suburbs Have a Financial Secret

Municipal bonds have become an unavoidable part of local governance—and their costs divide rich towns from poor ones.

by Michael Waters via The Atlantic on November 6, 2025

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