https://pjmedia.com/richardfernandez/2008/09/24/who-can-you-trust/feed/PJ Media is a leading news site covering culture, politics, faith, homeland security, and more. Our reporters and columnists provide original, in-depth analysis from a variety of perspectives.en-usSat, 13 Jun 2026 10:41:33 -0400<![CDATA[A 3 month old video produced by the Boston Globe describing the effect of Barack Obama&#8217;s housing reforms in his district makes interesting viewing.  The accompanying article explains that &#8220;the squat brick buildings of Grove Parc Plaza, in a dense neighborhood that Barack Obama represented for eight years as a state senator, hold 504 apartments subsidized by the federal government for people who can&#8217;t afford to live anywhere else.  But it&#8217;s not safe to live here. &#8230; In 2006, federal inspectors graded the condition of the complex an 11 on a 100-point scale &#8211; a score so bad the buildings now face demolition. Grove Parc has become a symbol for some in Chicago of the broader failures of giving public subsidies to private companies to build and manage affordable housing &#8211; an approach strongly backed by Obama as the best replacement for public housing.&#8221;]]>Wed, 24 Sep 2008 03:02:50 -0400<![CDATA[Richard Fernandez]]>https://pjmedia.com/richard-fernandez/2008/09/24/who-can-you-trust-n186139