Houston, We Have a Solution

Houston, We Have a Solution - Mario Loyola - National Review Online
Detroit, conversely, is proof of concept for the liberal vision of government, which seeks to solve every problem through government, to shape economic development through government, to redress grievances through government, to attain social justice through government, and, finally, to insinuate government into every aspect of our lives.

The problems Detroit faced in the latter half of the 20th century would have been enormously challenging no matter what policies it embraced.
But it embraced the worst ones and so plunged recklessly down the slope of decline.