Two crises that should not be wasted

A crisis, it’s been said, is a terrible thing to waste.
Stanford economist Paul Romer coined the phrase in 2004 in referring to the nation’s waning education levels and it’s since been adopted and adapted by others.
If exploited adroitly, crises spark needed societal changes that might not otherwise occur, just as otherwise destructive warfare often drives technology that later benefits civilians.
California’s biggest crisis these days is a chronic shortage of housing, pa