Justice
Ben Carson Is a YIMBY Now and Everything's Confusing
The HUD secretary's new attempt to roll back an Obama-era fair-housing rule has him wading into battle against exclusionary zoning.
Another fair housing rule could be heading back to the drawing board, the latest in the Trump administration’s efforts to rewrite and potentially revoke federal policies around race and discrimination in housing. But this time, there’s a twist.
On Monday, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development announced that it aims to “streamline and enhance” an Obama-era rule on desegregation—the same rule that HUD Secretary Ben Carson once described as “social engineering.” If this sounds familiar, you’re right: It’s the third time this year that the department has taken aim at the rule.