The definition of policy insanity is to repeat the same mistake and hope for a different, better outcome.

According to the Wall Street Journal, rent control seems to be making a retro comeback. Most forms of intelligent life could be forgiven for asking why. 

Serial experimentation with this policy has repeatedly shown the same result. Initially, tenants rejoice, and rent control looks like a victory for the poor over the landlord class. But the stifling of price signals leads to problems. Rent control starts by producing some sort of redistribution, because the people with low rents at the time that controls are imposed tend to be relatively low-income.

Read More:   https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2018-02-07/rent-control-needs-retirement-not-a-comeback