This Message Stopped Me in My Tracks

Historically, when a government wanted to reshape a community — through urban renewal, policing strategies, eminent domain, or economic restructuring — the incentives were aligned: Local governments wanted control or redevelopment. State governments wanted political stability or economic reshuffling. Federal agencies wanted to enforce national policy priorities. When all three levels of government benefit from the same outcome, coordination is natural — not because they “hate” a group, but because their interests converge.