The neighborhoods along the south shore (esp. along Lakeshore Drive) seem really nice

I grew up in the northern US and we read a lot of books by Black authors in school, which were usually set in the rural South. Any time I read a book set in the South I subconsciously assume the characters are Black unless it's clearly established that they aren't. 

Fortunately there are some good alternatives nearby. The trail at the end of Boekeloo Road is nice and leads to a quiet beach. There's also a pretty network of trails off of Trail's End road that connect to to Esch Beach.

DC has no voting representation in Congress. They can vote for President since the 23rd Amendment passed in 1961.

Unlike Puerto Ricans, however, they still have to pay federal income tax.

True, although the American colonies shared the same cultural and linguistic history and were fairly closely linked from the beginning. Puerto Rico has developed its own national identity over centuries.

The only good analogue is Hawaii, but an important difference is that Hawaii has had hundreds of years of immigration from the US mainland to encourage cultural integration. Immigration been the mainland and Puerto Rico has been decidedly one-directional.

I think a lot of the replies on this thread are missing the idea that Puerto Rico is a country with a district national identity and culture. 

PR is politically associated with the United States, and Puerto Ricans carry US passports. Many Puerto Ricans have served with honor in the US military. They are entitled to all the rights and privileges of any other American (apart from voting etc., but the same can be said of DC) 

But, to your point, the Puerto Rican identity supersedes the US American identity for most Puerto Ricans. Many do not identify as US Americans at all.

They elected Hillary Scholten

I've read Chesapeake, Hawaii, and Alaska by James Michener in the last year and can't get enough. Taking a break so I don't burn out but excited to dive back in. Beautifully written, fascinating, and extremely engaging.

I'm not a developer or a homebuilder, so I'm not. I would put pressure on my local officials to deregulate the construction of new housing and improve the infrastructure in cities to accommodate growth. As I said, it's a matter of political will, and NIMBYism is just making the problem worse.

I grew up there, my entire family is there, and I plan to move back as soon as I can. I too would like property values to stop exploding so I'm not ruined by the move. I happen to believe that building more housing is a better way to control housing costs than gatekeeping and being a dick to newcomers.

Increasing the supply of a good brings prices down

Then build more housing

Gatekeeping is gross

It's not "full", it just lacks the political will for proper planning.

If I have to be a shut-in for 3 months a year, I'd much rather do it Dec-Feb than Jun-Aug. Unpleasant summers are just such a waste of the best time of year.

The alternative to "capacity to encourage a a skyrocketing population" is discouraging growth through sky high housing prices. 

Pushing poor and working-class people into the fringes is socially, economically, and environmentally destructive.

Yep. And all those articles about food shortages and famine i are just plants by greedy farmers.

Infill - increased density in DC and the inner burbs.

Fun fact: about 24% of all Reddit traffic is dedicated to arguing about the correct use of the word "America"

I spent most of my 20s in Madison. Spotted Cow is not in my top 10 favorite Wisconsin beers but the nostalgia hits hard every time I drink one.

It's like Spotted Cow in Wisconsin. Not the best beer in the world, but pretty good, and it reminds people of home and springtime.

A lot of traditions are "overrated"

Loved the T but hated the Green Line. I used to walk from my apartment in Allston to my office at BU and see if I could beat the B line on foot. Generally did about half the time. Also spent a lot of time at Park Street station wondering if the B line train would ever arrive to get me home 

Adding AWD and a trailer made the Hyundai more expensive than the comparable Tesla. We also liked the built-in dashcam/sentry features (we live in a big city), and the Tesla has more/better storage space. We also like the sunroof on the Tesla.

Advertised range on the Tesla was higher, but in reality they're probably comparable