There have been many columns written about the recent Dublin riots, their roots, and their consequences. Given the abundance, I had been planning to steer clear of the topic. Granted, it’s not completely unreasonable to connect the city’s housing woes with the thuggery on display that night. But the causal chain is long and ultimately convoluted. I find it hard to believe that, if the same incident had happened earlier in the day, but in a Dublin where housing was abundant and affordable, the city would have been spared. But the fall-out from that evening continues. Last week, the Irish…

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