https://pjmedia.com/richardfernandez/2011/03/03/saving-the-village-in-order-to-destroy-it/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 03:20:25 -0400<![CDATA[What happens when a dream goes wrong? Alexander von Hoffman of the Joint Center for Housing Studies, Harvard University described the various postmortems of something that was unquestionably dead: the Pruitt-Igoe Housing project. It was once regarded as the vanguard of public housing.  In two decades it would be the symbol of urban failure. It died, but like many things deceased, there was debate over why it expired.]]>Thu, 03 Mar 2011 19:34:33 -0500<![CDATA[Richard Fernandez]]>https://pjmedia.com/richard-fernandez/2011/03/03/saving-the-village-in-order-to-destroy-it-n190387