What kind of Democrat can win?
I’m genuinely asking.
Slow Boring
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Giving the people what they want (not data centers)
Plus dynamism, Rock Creek Park, and all the practical problems with abolishing ICE
Thursday discussion post
You know the drill.
Thousands of years of indoor air pollution
The too-late invention of somewhat safe ways to cook and heat with wood
Everyone hates the “elites,” but who are they?
According to voters, it’s basically just rich people.
The have-and-have-not housing market
Wealthy buyers are buying houses a million over asking with cash while everyone else watches starts fall and rates stay stubborn. Localities are experimenting with solutions to close the yawning gap.
Two kinds of moderate Democrats
There are many pragmatists, but few have the courage to say what they really think.
Tuesday discussion post
Many takes, as always
The invisible faction that dominates the Democratic Party
Meet the Progressive Establishment
Chaos theory
This week in the midterms: An upset in Wisconsin, a Saturday night massacre in Anchorage, and a G.O.P. that’s bracing for its House majority to slip away.
Woke 1 is dead. We’ve learned nothing.
Blatant indifference to facts is all too common across ideologies
Sunday Thread + Mailbag
Ask your questions below.
Saturday discussion post
Northern Spain last summer. Read more
What is college worth?
An enrollment cliff combined with high sticker prices no one is paying has some private colleges rethinking their tuition.
History often hinges on boring technical questions
Plus the Silicon Valley canon and the case for YIMBYing beloved vacation destinations