How ironically delicious is this: The UN is going to burn down the home that houses it by investigating to see if New York City's housing is so unaffordable "that it actually violates human rights." Despite--or more accurately--because of New York's vast and extensive array of housing laws backed by an extensive, invasive bureaucracy all of which are designed to make housing affordable, New York's rents are high--pay much, get little. And so, as Mike Reicher of the NewYork Times explains, enter the UN. And not just the UN - the UN's Human Rights Council whose membership consists of such shining human rights role models where citizens enjoy affordable housing with lavish space, clean running water, working toilets and freedom of speech and religion such as Egypt, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, Mexico and Nicaragua to name but a few of the more laudatory examples. The United Nations has assigned an official, - "a special rapporteur on...(Read Full Post)