2020–2022

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December 2022

1. 31 DecNew Year's Eve Thread
2. 30 DecFriday Thread
3. 30 DecLast mailbag of the year
4. 29 DecThursday Thread
5. 29 DecMy ten favorite movies of 2022
6. 28 DecWednesday Thread
7. 28 DecA look back at my predictions for 2022
8. 27 DecTuesday Thread
9. 27 DecWhat follows from the idea that new construction raises rents?
10. 26 DecMatt's Mailbox
11. 26 DecMerry Observed Christmas
12. 25 DecChristmas Thread
13. 24 DecChristmas Eve Thread
14. 23 DecGive a Slow Boring gift subscription
15. 23 DecFriday Thread
16. 23 DecBeginning to feel a lot like Mailbag
17. 22 DecThursday Thread
18. 22 DecTo reduce mass incarceration, reduce violence
19. 21 DecWednesday Thread
20. 21 DecSecret Congress delivers more good news on clean water
21. 20 DecTuesday Thread
22. 20 DecWe should pair marijuana legalization with tougher rules on booze
23. 19 DecMatt's Mailbox
24. 19 DecThe Fed can't save the economy
25. 18 DecSunday Thread
26. 17 DecSaturday Thread
27. 16 DecFriday Thread
28. 16 DecSolstice is nearing mailbag
29. 15 DecThursday Thread
30. 15 DecCryptocurrency is the Segway of finance
31. 14 DecWednesday Thread
32. 14 DecElon Musk is the latest victim of the online ragetrap
33. 13 DecTuesday Thread
34. 13 DecThe midterms should be a stake through the heart of the mobilization myth
35. 12 DecMatt's Mailbox
36. 12 DecWhy hasn’t technology disrupted higher education already?
37. 11 DecSunday Thread
38. 10 DecSaturday Thread
39. 9 DecFriday Thread
40. 9 DecArtisanal, human-crafted mailbag
41. 8 DecThursday Thread
42. 8 DecAmtrak should build a good train
43. 7 DecWednesday Thread
44. 7 DecWhat I learned co-founding Vox
45. 6 DecTuesday Thread
46. 6 DecThe strange career of the expanded Child Tax Credit
47. 5 DecMatt's Mailbox
48. 5 DecA lot of the best political messages are really boring
49. 4 DecSunday Thread
50. 3 DecSaturday Thread
51. 2 DecFriday Thread
52. 2 DecAnti-Dutch Mailbag
53. 1 DecThursday Thread
54. 1 DecThe climate left's plans for the next two years are bad

November 2022

1. 30 NovWednesday Thread
2. 30 NovNew York City shouldn't be covered in sidewalk sheds
3. 29 NovTuesday Thread
4. 29 NovA sappy Giving Tuesday post
5. 28 NovMatt's Mailbox
6. 28 NovCities shouldn't reject growth in the name of climate mitigation
7. 27 NovSunday Thread
8. 26 NovSaturday Thread
9. 25 NovFriday Thread
10. 25 NovBlack Friday mailbag
11. 24 NovThanksgiving Thread
12. 24 NovHappy Thanksgiving
13. 23 NovWednesday Thread
14. 23 NovHow Jay Powell is bending time and upending the business world
15. 22 NovTuesday Thread
16. 22 NovHow to promote growth and equality without raising taxes
17. 21 NovMatt's Mailbox
18. 21 NovA Nancy Pelosi appreciation post
19. 20 NovSunday Thread
20. 19 NovSaturday Thread
21. 18 NovFriday Thread
22. 18 NovMailbag forever
23. 17 NovThursday Thread
24. 17 NovSome thoughts on the FTX collapse
25. 16 NovWednesday Thread
26. 16 NovI would like to know Ron DeSantis’ opinions on major policy issues
27. 15 NovTuesday Thread
28. 15 NovTwo years of strong and slow boring of hard boards
29. 14 NovMatt's Mailbox
30. 14 NovDeadweight loss, explained
31. 13 NovSunday Thread
32. 12 NovSaturday Thread
33. 11 NovFriday Thread
34. 11 NovA short Veterans' Day post
35. 10 NovThursday Thread
36. 10 NovPost-midterm mailbag
37. 9 NovWednesday Thread
38. 9 NovDemocrats pulled off one of the best midterms ever
39. 8 NovElection Day Thread
40. 8 NovWhat is Queen Rhaenyra's tax policy?
41. 7 NovMatt's Mailbox
42. 7 NovThere’s no substitute for being right all the time about everything
43. 6 NovSunday Thread
44. 5 NovSaturday Thread
45. 4 NovFriday Thread
46. 4 NovMidterm Mailbag
47. 3 NovThursday Thread
48. 3 NovWhat's concretely at stake in the midterms
49. 2 NovWednesday Thread
50. 2 NovD.C. is right to crack down on metro fare evasion
51. 1 NovTuesday Thread
52. 1 NovElon Musk needs to make Twitter better

October 2022

1. 31 OctMatt's Mailbox
2. 31 OctPart 2: Brad Delong on Slouching Toward Utopia
3. 30 OctSunday Thread
4. 29 OctSaturday Thread
5. 28 OctFriday Thread
6. 28 OctSpooky mailbag
7. 27 OctThursday Thread
8. 27 OctGetting back on track with the Latino vote
9. 26 OctWednesday Thread
10. 26 OctOne Billion Americans — now more than ever
11. 25 OctTuesday Thread
12. 25 OctWe badly need better alternatives to conventional meat
13. 24 OctMatt's Mailbox
14. 24 OctBrad DeLong on Slouching Toward Utopia
15. 23 OctSunday Thread
16. 22 OctSaturday Thread
17. 21 OctFriday Thread
18. 21 OctHouse of the mailbag
19. 20 OctThursday Thread
20. 20 OctPre-registering some takes on the midterms
21. 19 OctWednesday Thread
22. 19 OctJoe Biden is not the impediment to peace in Ukraine
23. 18 OctTuesday Thread
24. 18 OctWhere have all the deficit hawks gone?
25. 17 OctMatt's Mailbox
26. 17 OctElon Musk’s business ties deserve more scrutiny
27. 16 OctSunday Thread
28. 15 OctSaturday Thread
29. 14 OctFriday Thread
30. 14 OctMid-October mailbag
31. 13 OctThursday Thread
32. 13 OctYIMBYism without markets or supply and demand
33. 12 OctWednesday Thread
34. 12 OctEurope should look at hard rationing and price controls for natural gas
35. 11 OctReminder: Slow Boring Book Club Thursday
36. 11 OctTuesday Thread
37. 11 OctWe need permitting reform for geothermal power
38. 10 OctMatt's Mailbox
39. 10 OctColumbus Day was the original woke holiday
40. 9 OctSunday Thread
41. 8 OctSaturday Thread
42. 7 OctFriday Thread
43. 7 OctMilan's Mailbag
44. 6 OctThursday Thread
45. 6 OctTen years of YIMBYism have accomplished a lot
46. 5 OctWednesday Thread
47. 5 OctBook Review: Richard Reeves' "Of Boys and Men"
48. 4 OctTuesday Thread
49. 4 OctTo save downtowns, we need to embrace windowless bedrooms
50. 3 OctMilan's Mailbox
51. 3 OctThe best way to end mass incarceration is to catch more criminals
52. 2 OctSunday Thread
53. 1 OctSaturday Thread

September 2022

1. 30 SepFriday Thread
2. 30 SepAutumn vibes mailbag
3. 29 SepThursday Thread
4. 29 SepWe can do better than special accommodations
5. 28 SepWednesday Thread
6. 28 SepAt last, an AI existential risk policy idea
7. 27 SepTuesday Thread
8. 27 SepBeating climate change absolutely requires new technology
9. 26 SepMatt's Mailbox
10. 26 SepPolice for America
11. 25 SepSunday Thread
12. 24 SepSaturday Thread
13. 23 SepFriday Thread
14. 23 SepRoosevelt Island Mailbag
15. 22 SepThursday Thread
16. 22 SepIt's time to commit to refilling the Strategic Petroleum Reserve
17. 21 SepWednesday Thread
18. 21 SepRussia's military and economic strategy is failing
19. 20 SepTuesday Thread
20. 20 SepBring back the old bipartisan immigration consensus!
21. 19 SepMatt's Mailbox
22. 19 SepFor transportation innovation to work, we need parking reform
23. 18 SepSunday Thread
24. 17 SepSaturday Thread
25. 17 SepThe dangerous legal theory in front of the Supreme Court
26. 16 SepFriday Thread
27. 16 SepGod save the mailbag
28. 15 SepThursday Thread
29. 15 SepAre teachers overpaid or underpaid?
30. 14 SepWednesday Thread
31. 14 SepLet Joe Manchin have his pipeline
32. 13 SepSlow Boring Book Club: Slouching Toward Utopia
33. 13 SepTuesday Thread
34. 13 SepImmigrants could help alleviate the child care crisis
35. 12 SepMatt's Mailbox
36. 12 SepThe UK really needs better housing policy
37. 11 SepSunday Thread
38. 10 SepSaturday Thread
39. 9 SepFriday Thread
40. 9 SepJanet Yellen explains Bidenomics
41. 9 SepBonus mailbag
42. 8 SepThursday Thread
43. 8 SepRacism is a big deal
44. 7 SepWednesday Thread
45. 7 SepDefending democracy needs appeals to material self-interest
46. 6 SepTuesday Thread
47. 6 SepSchools should try to teach kids the basics
48. 5 SepMatt's Mailbox
49. 5 SepHappy Labor Day
50. 4 SepSunday Thread
51. 3 SepSaturday Thread
52. 2 SepFriday Thread
53. 2 SepMailbag Mailbag Mailbag
54. 1 SepThursday Thread
55. 1 SepThe mythical martyrdom of Mitt Romney

August 2022

1. 31 AugWednesday Thread
2. 31 AugJoe Biden should do some boring bipartisan commissions
3. 30 AugTuesday Thread
4. 30 AugThe student debt crisis as a macroeconomic phenomenon
5. 29 AugMatt's Mailbox
6. 29 AugThe case against Meta
7. 28 AugSunday Thread
8. 27 AugSaturday Thread
9. 26 AugFriday Thread
10. 26 AugLast week of summer mailbag!
11. 25 AugThursday Thread
12. 25 AugFor the next two years, Biden needs to bring back the economists
13. 24 AugWednesday Thread
14. 24 AugWe should expect more — and worse — pandemics to come
15. 23 AugTuesday Thread
16. 23 AugFunding the tax police is very good
17. 22 AugMatt's Mailbox
18. 22 AugSitting at home alone has become a lot less boring, and that might be bad
19. 21 AugSunday Thread
20. 20 AugSaturday Thread
21. 19 AugFriday Thread
22. 19 AugBetter Call Mailbag
23. 18 AugThursday Thread
24. 18 AugShould Democrats talk more about their values?
25. 17 AugWednesday Thread
26. 17 AugWhat's long-term about "longtermism"?
27. 16 AugTuesday Thread
28. 16 AugA totally off-the-news post about taxes
29. 15 AugMatt's Mailbox
30. 15 AugWhy does Switzerland work so well?
31. 14 AugSunday Thread
32. 13 AugSaturday Thread
33. 12 AugFriday Thread
34. 12 AugDog days of mailbag
35. 11 AugThursday Thread
36. 11 AugThere's no need to exaggerate Biden's legislative achievements
37. 10 AugWednesday Thread
38. 10 AugDark Brandon, explained
39. 9 AugTuesday Thread
40. 9 AugWhat do Donald Trump and Ron DeSantis think about federal abortion policy?
41. 8 AugMatt's Mailbox
42. 8 AugDemocrats' primary meddling is part of a bigger problem
43. 7 AugSunday Thread
44. 6 AugSaturday Thread
45. 5 AugFriday Thread
46. 5 AugFormentera mailbag
47. 4 AugThursday Thread
48. 4 AugThe monkeypox situation keeps getting worse
49. 3 AugWednesday Thread
50. 3 AugAnswering Bill Maher's concerns on traffic and One Billion Americans
51. 2 AugTuesday Thread
52. 2 AugHow the Green New Deal became the Inflation Reduction Act
53. 1 AugMatt's Mailbox
54. 1 AugJoe Manchin to the rescue

July 2022

1. 31 JulSunday Thread
2. 30 JulSaturday Thread
3. 29 JulFriday Thread
4. 29 JulBack in the USA mailbag
5. 28 JulThursday Thread
6. 28 JulThe way forward on health care
7. 27 JulWednesday Thread
8. 27 JulWhat's not wrong with Italy
9. 26 JulTuesday Thread
10. 26 JulTackling America's weirdly short life expectancy should be a priority
11. 25 JulMatt's Mailbox
12. 25 JulA bold agenda for D.C. housing
13. 24 JulSunday Thread
14. 23 JulSaturday Thread
15. 22 JulFriday Thread
16. 22 JulLa Dolce Mailbag
17. 21 JulThursday Thread
18. 21 JulI'm worried about Chicago
19. 20 JulWednesday Thread
20. 19 JulTuesday Thread
21. 19 JulMy top 10 issues to run on and why
22. 18 JulMatt's Mailbag
23. 18 JulAmtrak's proposed Union Station renovation is a terrible idea
24. 17 JulSunday Thread
25. 16 JulSaturday Thread
26. 15 JulFriday Thread
27. 15 JulUnder the Tuscan mailbag
28. 14 JulThursday Thread
29. 14 JulHow Hillary Clinton unleashed the Great Awokening
30. 13 JulWednesday Thread
31. 13 JulStreets of Gold
32. 12 JulTuesday Thread
33. 12 JulPro-life austerity: good luck with that
34. 11 JulMatt's Mailbox
35. 11 JulA slow and boring summer
36. 10 JulSunday Thread
37. 9 JulSaturday Thread
38. 8 JulFriday Thread
39. 8 JulEat, Pray, Mailbag
40. 7 JulThursday Thread
41. 7 JulWe could have universal COVID vaccines very soon — if we urgently reform the process
42. 6 JulWednesday Thread
43. 6 JulThe case for a gas tax increase
44. 5 JulTuesday Thread
45. 5 JulWe're getting an Omicron-optimized booster many months too late
46. 4 JulFourth of July Mailbox
47. 4 JulHappy Independence Day
48. 3 JulSunday Thread
49. 2 JulSaturday Thread
50. 1 JulFriday Thread
51. 1 JulNordic alliance mailbag

June 2022

1. 30 JunThursday Thread
2. 30 JunAmerica needs supply-side reform
3. 29 JunWednesday Thread
4. 29 JunSome practical advice for making a difference in the new abortion fight
5. 28 JunTuesday Thread
6. 28 JunMost Americans are moderates
7. 28 JunWhy progressive organizations have become so vulnerable to staff meltdowns
8. 27 JunMatt's Mailbox
9. 27 JunThe merits of a "narrow target" campaign
10. 26 JunSunday Thread
11. 25 JunSaturday Thread
12. 24 JunFriday Thread
13. 24 JunSARS-CoV-Mailbag
14. 23 JunThursday Thread
15. 23 JunHousing inflation is higher than the Fed thinks — but already falling
16. 22 JunWednesday Thread
17. 22 JunWe're asking the wrong question about AI sentience
18. 21 JunTuesday Thread
19. 21 JunWhy progressive organizations have become so vulnerable to staff meltdowns
20. 20 JunJuneteenth Mailbox
21. 20 JunHappy Juneteenth (observed)
22. 19 JunJuneteenth/Father's Day Thread
23. 18 JunSaturday Thread
24. 17 JunFriday Thread
25. 17 JunJuneteenth Mailbag
26. 16 JunA windfall profits tax idea that could actually work
27. 16 JunThursday Thread
28. 16 JunLegalize housing, not tent encampments
29. 15 JunWednesday Thread
30. 15 JunWe should build Jurassic Park
31. 14 JunTuesday Thread
32. 14 JunA windfall profits tax idea that could actually work
33. 13 JunMatt's Mailbox
34. 13 JunDenver Happy Hour today at 6pm
35. 13 JunThe case against restricting domestic fossil fuel supply
36. 12 JunSunday Thread
37. 11 JunSaturday Thread
38. 10 JunFriday Thread
39. 10 JunIs American democracy still doomed?
40. 10 JunStrange new mailbag
41. 9 JunThursday Thread
42. 9 JunDoes the Bush-era poverty cure deserve a comeback?
43. 9 JunIs American democracy still doomed?
44. 8 JunAmerica spends a lot more on schools than on police
45. 8 JunWednesday Thread
46. 8 JunWhen the "culture war" was about religion
47. 7 JunTuesday Thread
48. 7 JunAmerica spends a lot more on schools than on police
49. 6 JunMatt's Mailbox
50. 6 JunRussia's war on the world's food supply
51. 5 JunSunday Thread
52. 4 JunSaturday Thread
53. 3 JunFriday Thread
54. 3 JunMailbag: Maverick
55. 2 JunThursday Thread
56. 2 JunTwo cheers for American higher education
57. 1 JunWednesday Thread
58. 1 JunSure, don't "panic" about monkeypox — but it seems pretty bad

May 2022

1. 31 MayTuesday Thread
2. 31 MayWe need a new strategy on guns
3. 30 MayMemorial Day Mailbox
4. 29 MaySunday Thread
5. 28 MaySaturday Thread
6. 27 MayFriday Thread
7. 27 MayMemorial Day mailbag
8. 26 MayThursday Thread
9. 26 MayExpensive energy is really bad
10. 26 MayDoes the Bush-era poverty cure deserve a comeback?
11. 25 MayWednesday Thread
12. 25 MayRemote work is boosting housing demand and driving inflation
13. 24 MaySlow Boring Book Club: Streets of Gold
14. 24 MayTuesday Thread
15. 24 MayExpensive energy is really bad
16. 23 MayMatt's Mailbox
17. 23 MayWords aren't magic
18. 23 MayUnderstanding Effective Altruism's move into politics
19. 22 MaySunday Thread
20. 21 MaySaturday Thread
21. 20 MayFriday Thread
22. 20 MayBirthday mailbag
23. 20 MayA straightforward solution to the formula crisis
24. 19 MayThursday Thread
25. 19 MayWords aren't magic
26. 18 MayWednesday Thread
27. 18 MayLet's use unspent Covid funds to make great next generation vaccines
28. 17 MayTuesday Thread
29. 17 MaySolving problems by letting people do things
30. 17 MayHalf the population dying and then returning five years later would be a really big deal
31. 17 MayWhat the DLC got wrong
32. 17 MayA straightforward solution to the formula crisis
33. 16 MayMatt's Mailbox
34. 16 MayGreedflation is fake
35. 15 MaySunday Thread
36. 14 MaySaturday Thread
37. 14 MayThe problem with flexible average inflation targeting
38. 13 MayFriday Thread
39. 13 MayMultiverse of Mailbag
40. 12 MayThursday Thread
41. 12 MaySolving problems by letting people do things
42. 11 MayWednesday Thread
43. 11 MayDemocrats have changed a lot since 2012
44. 10 MayTuesday Thread
45. 10 MayHalf the population dying and then returning five years later would be a really big deal
46. 9 MayMatt's Mailbox
47. 9 MayWinning after Roe
48. 8 MaySunday Thread
49. 7 MaySaturday Thread
50. 6 MayFriday Thread
51. 6 MayDon't leak the mailbag
52. 5 MayThursday Thread
53. 5 MayWhat the DLC got wrong
54. 4 MayWednesday Thread
55. 4 MaySome boring takes on the French election
56. 4 MayDo investor-owned single-family homes cause drug overdoses?
57. 4 MayRepublicans have changed a lot since 2008
58. 3 MayTuesday Thread
59. 3 MayDo investor-owned single-family homes cause drug overdoses?
60. 2 MayMatt's Mailbox
61. 2 MayOvertreatment in American health care is a problem
62. 1 MaySunday Thread

April 2022

1. 30 AprSaturday Thread
2. 29 AprFriday Thread
3. 29 AprApril mailbag brings May takes
4. 28 AprThursday Thread
5. 28 AprIt's time to raise taxes on the rich
6. 28 AprSome boring takes on the French election
7. 27 AprWednesday Thread
8. 27 AprTwenty-three theses on Elon Musk and Twitter
9. 26 AprTuesday Thread
10. 26 AprIt's time to raise taxes on the rich
11. 25 AprMatt's Mailbox
12. 25 AprDonald Trump's re-election is a dire threat to free speech
13. 24 AprSunday Thread
14. 23 AprSaturday Thread
15. 22 AprFriday Thread
16. 22 AprData privacy is not the issue with TikTok
17. 22 AprA very messy mailbag
18. 21 AprThursday Thread
19. 21 AprData privacy is not the issue with TikTok
20. 20 AprWednesday Thread
21. 20 AprRigorous, accurate policy analysis is underrated
22. 20 AprThe misinformation cope
23. 19 AprTuesday Thread
24. 19 AprRigorous, accurate policy analysis is underrated
25. 18 AprMatt's Mailbox
26. 18 AprHousing reform shouldn't be a super-polarized partisan issue
27. 17 AprSunday Thread
28. 16 AprSaturday Thread
29. 15 AprFriday Thread
30. 15 AprSpring break mailbag
31. 14 AprThursday Thread
32. 14 AprThe American Rescue Plan was too big
33. 13 AprWednesday Thread
34. 13 AprDo we need a bigger defense budget?
35. 12 AprTuesday Thread
36. 12 AprThe case for Terminator analogies
37. 12 AprThe case for Terminator analogies
38. 11 AprMatt's Mailbox
39. 11 AprDemocrats are sleepwalking into a Senate disaster
40. 10 AprSunday Thread
41. 9 AprSaturday Thread
42. 8 AprFriday Thread
43. 8 AprWhat was the popularism debate?
44. 8 AprReading Railroad Mailbag
45. 7 AprThursday Thread
46. 7 AprMancur Olson at the end of history
47. 6 AprWednesday Thread
48. 6 AprWe need to find ways to do faster clinical research
49. 5 AprTuesday Thread
50. 5 AprThursday Thread
51. 5 AprWhat was the popularism debate?
52. 4 AprMatt's Mailbox
53. 4 AprThe bizarre myth that Ancient Greeks couldn't see blue
54. 3 AprSunday Thread
55. 2 AprSaturday Thread
56. 1 AprFriday Thread
57. 1 AprBest supporting mailbag

March 2022

1. 31 MarThursday Thread
2. 31 MarHow natural gas powers renewables
3. 31 MarHow natural gas powers renewables
4. 30 MarWednesday Thread
5. 30 MarUkraine and the end of history
6. 29 MarDevelop a healthier emotional relationship with Joe Manchin
7. 29 MarTuesday Thread
8. 29 MarDevelop a healthier emotional relationship with Joe Manchin
9. 28 MarMatt's Mailbox
10. 28 MarI’m an optimist about higher education
11. 27 MarSunday Thread
12. 26 MarSaturday Thread
13. 26 MarAbortion activists must learn to lose well
14. 25 MarFriday Thread
15. 25 MarAmerican poverty is too high for all kinds of people
16. 25 MarDouble digit mailbags
17. 24 MarThursday Thread
18. 24 MarAmerican poverty is too high for all kinds of people
19. 23 MarWednesday Thread
20. 23 MarPlaying to win against the attacks on LGBTQ progress
21. 23 MarThe housing shortage and what to do about it
22. 22 MarTuesday Thread
23. 22 MarThe housing shortage and what to do about it
24. 21 MarMatt's Mailbox Number Ten
25. 21 MarThe Fed should do more to fight inflation
26. 20 MarSunday Thread
27. 19 MarSaturday Thread
28. 19 MarThe case against legal gambling
29. 18 MarFriday Thread
30. 18 MarWe can do better than a gas tax holiday
31. 18 MarPurim/St. Patrick's mailbag
32. 17 MarThursday Thread
33. 17 MarWe can do better than a gas tax holiday
34. 16 MarWednesday Thread
35. 16 MarClimate politics for the real world
36. 15 MarTuesday Thread
37. 15 MarWhat went wrong with Russia in the 1990s
38. 15 MarWhat went wrong with Russia in the 1990s
39. 14 MarMatt's Mailbox Number Nine
40. 14 MarIt's good that people want to support Ukrainian refugees
41. 13 MarSunday Thread
42. 12 MarSaturday Thread
43. 11 MarFriday Thread
44. 11 MarAmerica needs an actual plan to boost domestic energy
45. 11 MarNew York State of mailbag
46. 10 MarThursday Thread
47. 10 MarAmerica needs an actual plan to boost domestic energy
48. 9 MarWednesday Thread
49. 9 MarThe Batman and the case for masked vigilantes
50. 9 MarTaking Putin's ideas seriously (and I guess literally, too)
51. 8 MarTuesday Thread
52. 8 MarTaking Putin's ideas seriously (and I guess literally, too)
53. 7 MarMatt's Mailbox Number Eight
54. 7 MarJoe Biden is right about police funding
55. 6 MarSunday Thread
56. 5 MarSaturday Thread
57. 4 MarFriday Thread
58. 4 MarEpisode VII: The mailbag awakens
59. 3 MarThursday Thread
60. 3 MarEurope needs to take primary responsibility for its own defense
61. 3 MarA good neighbor policy for the 21st Century
62. 3 MarHomeowners should be YIMBYs
63. 3 MarI’m not convinced by the new lab leak debunking
64. 2 MarWednesday Thread
65. 2 MarEurope needs to take primary responsibility for its own defense
66. 1 MarTuesday Thread
67. 1 Mar23 thoughts on the war in Ukraine

February 2022

1. 28 FebMatt's Mailbox Number Seven
2. 28 FebA good neighbor policy for the 21st Century
3. 27 FebSunday Thread
4. 26 FebSaturday Thread
5. 25 FebFriday Thread
6. 25 FebVacation mailbag
7. 24 FebThursday Thread
8. 24 FebHomeowners should be YIMBYs
9. 23 FebWednesday Thread
10. 23 FebThe case for the Austro-Hungarian Empire
11. 22 FebTuesday Thread
12. 22 FebClean air doesn't need explicit racial targeting
13. 22 FebClean air doesn't need explicit racial targeting
14. 21 FebMatt's Mailbox Number Six
15. 21 FebHappy Presidents Day
16. 20 FebSunday Thread
17. 19 FebSaturday Thread
18. 18 FebFriday Thread
19. 18 FebThe Fifth Mailbag
20. 17 FebThe regrettable death of the Slatepitch
21. 17 FebThursday Thread
22. 17 FebThe regrettable death of the Slatepitch
23. 16 FebWednesday Thread
24. 16 FebThe opioid crisis is an objectively very difficult problem
25. 15 FebThe "misinformation problem" seems like misinformation
26. 15 FebTuesday Thread
27. 15 FebThe "misinformation problem" seems like misinformation
28. 14 FebMatt's Mailbox Number Five
29. 14 FebDemocrats' college degree divide
30. 13 FebSunday Thread
31. 12 FebSaturday Thread
32. 11 FebFriday Thread
33. 11 FebMailbag IV: A New Hope
34. 10 FebThursday Thread
35. 10 FebPeople need to hear the good news about climate change
36. 10 FebPeople need to hear the good news about climate change
37. 9 FebWednesday Thread
38. 9 FebInvading Ukraine is a really bad idea
39. 8 FebTuesday Thread
40. 8 FebThe real story behind last week's jobs report
41. 8 FebThe real story behind last week's jobs report
42. 7 FebMatt's Mailbox Number Four
43. 7 FebLet's build back better
44. 6 FebSunday Thread
45. 5 FebSaturday Thread
46. 5 FebWhat anti-Covid policies actually work?
47. 4 FebFriday Thread
48. 4 FebThe past and future of the city
49. 4 FebMail:Bag:3
50. 3 FebThursday Thread
51. 3 FebThe past and future of the city
52. 2 FebWednesday Thread
53. 2 FebWhat to do after affirmative action
54. 1 FebTuesday Thread
55. 1 FebA tepid take on the bipartisan drive to ban tech self-preferencing
56. 1 FebA tepid take on the bipartisan drive to ban tech self-preferencing

January 2022

1. 31 JanMatt's Mailbox Number Three
2. 31 JanWhat we talk about when we talk about a return to normal
3. 30 JanSunday Thread
4. 29 JanSaturday Thread
5. 28 JanFriday Thread
6. 28 Jan2 Mail 2 Bag
7. 27 JanThursday Thread
8. 27 JanThe domestication of people and animals
9. 27 JanThe domestication of people and animals
10. 26 JanWednesday Thread
11. 26 JanChuck Schumer should call the Baileys
12. 26 JanPrivacy concerns are breaking the Census
13. 25 JanTuesday Thread
14. 25 JanChuck Schumer should call the Baileys
15. 24 JanMatt's Mailbox Number Two
16. 24 JanThey have homelessness in Europe, too
17. 23 JanSunday Thread
18. 22 JanSaturday Thread
19. 21 JanFriday Thread
20. 21 JanHousing policy lessons from the microchip shortage
21. 21 JanCan the NRC get to yes on a new reactor design?
22. 21 JanMatt's Mailbag — the first one ever
23. 20 JanThursday Thread
24. 20 JanHousing policy lessons from the microchip shortage
25. 19 JanWednesday Thread
26. 19 JanThe false "trap" of bipartisanship
27. 18 JanTuesday Thread
28. 18 JanCan America get to yes on a new reactor design?
29. 17 JanAsk me stuff
30. 17 JanMartin Luther King, Jr.'s plan for class struggle
31. 16 JanSunday Thread
32. 15 JanSaturday Thread
33. 15 JanThe case for rapprochement with Russia
34. 14 JanFriday Thread
35. 14 JanThe bad vibes of American political institutions
36. 13 JanThursday Thread
37. 13 JanThe myth of the "great resignation"
38. 13 JanThe myth of the "great resignation"
39. 12 JanWednesday Thread
40. 12 JanIs healthy food actually more expensive?
41. 11 JanTuesday Thread
42. 11 JanVaccines were becoming partisan before Covid-19
43. 11 JanVaccines were becoming partisan before Covid-19
44. 10 JanMonday Thread
45. 10 Jan"Don't Look Up" and the cinema of existential risk
46. 10 JanAll kinds of bad behavior is on the rise
47. 9 JanSunday Thread
48. 8 JanSaturday Thread
49. 7 JanFriday Thread
50. 7 JanThe good news on redistricting isn't that good
51. 6 JanThursday Thread
52. 6 JanJamaica and the case for energy abundance
53. 5 JanWednesday Thread
54. 5 JanHow I learned to stop worrying and love the Washington/Baltimore/Arlington Combined Statistical Area
55. 4 JanTuesday Thread
56. 4 Jan"Don't Look Up" and the cinema of existential risk
57. 3 JanMonday Thread
58. 3 JanThe vanishing case for student loan forgiveness
59. 2 JanSunday Thread
60. 1 JanNew Year's Day thread

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December 2021

1. 31 DecNew Year’s Eve Thread
2. 31 DecIt's the end of the year as we know it
3. 30 DecThursday Thread
4. 30 DecPredictions are hard
5. 29 DecWednesday Thread
6. 29 DecMy favorite movies of 2021
7. 28 DecTuesday Thread
8. 28 DecCharles Mills' "Black Rights, White Wrongs"
9. 27 DecMonday Thread
10. 27 DecThe case for a tax swap
11. 26 DecSunday Thread
12. 25 DecChristmas Thread
13. 24 DecFriday Thread
14. 23 DecThursday Thread
15. 23 DecHuman history in the very long run
16. 22 DecWednesday Thread
17. 22 DecDon't close schools
18. 21 DecTuesday Thread
19. 21 Dec$1.75 trillion is plenty of money to write a good Build Back Better bill
20. 20 DecMonday Thread
21. 20 DecNobody is acting like they believe the future of democracy is at stake
22. 19 DecSunday Thread
23. 18 DecSaturday Thread
24. 17 DecFriday Thread
25. 17 DecThe case against "creating jobs"
26. 16 DecThursday Thread
27. 16 DecOmicron looks pretty scary
28. 16 DecOmicron looks pretty scary
29. 15 DecWednesday Thread
30. 15 DecThe good news on America's cleaner water
31. 14 DecTuesday Thread
32. 14 DecCurtailing labor supply is a terrible way to boost wages
33. 14 DecCurtailing labor supply is a terrible way to boost wages
34. 13 DecMonday Thread
35. 13 DecCalifornia’s math detracking initiative seems pretty misguided
36. 12 DecSunday Thread
37. 11 DecSaturday Thread
38. 11 DecThe case for Medicare Advantage reform
39. 10 DecFriday Thread
40. 10 DecA boring post about how monetary policy works
41. 9 DecThursday Thread
42. 9 Dec"Latinx" is a symptom not the problem
43. 9 Dec"Latinx" is a symptom, not the problem
44. 8 DecWednesday Thread
45. 8 DecOur public health agencies should follow the science
46. 7 DecTuesday Thread
47. 7 DecThe CDC's vaccine data is all wrong
48. 7 DecThe CDC's vaccine data is all wrong
49. 6 DecMonday Thread
50. 6 DecWhat is the goal of child care policy?
51. 5 DecSunday Thread
52. 4 DecSaturday Thread
53. 3 DecFriday Thread
54. 3 DecPublic opinion was very conservative in the 1990s
55. 2 DecThursday Thread
56. 2 DecA better way to build back better
57. 2 DecA better way to build back better
58. 1 DecWednesday Thread
59. 1 Dec"Stop and frisk" was really bad

November 2021

1. 30 NovTuesday Thread
2. 30 NovOmicron is a reminder of how little we're doing on pandemic prevention
3. 30 NovOmicron is a reminder of how little we're doing on pandemic prevention
4. 29 NovMonday Thread
5. 29 NovAmerica should invest in its federal legislature
6. 28 NovSunday Thread
7. 27 NovSaturday Thread
8. 27 NovWhat we learned from the Scotland climate summit
9. 26 NovFriday Thread
10. 26 NovThe suffering is real, but there is no "Havana Syndrome"
11. 25 NovThanksgiving Thread
12. 25 NovGiving thanks to Slow Boring members
13. 24 NovWednesday Thread
14. 24 NovThe most important election of our lifetime
15. 23 NovWe're all doing our own research
16. 23 NovTuesday Thread
17. 23 NovWe're all doing our own research
18. 22 NovMonday Thread
19. 22 NovHow to be an anti-racist
20. 21 NovSunday Thread
21. 20 NovSaturday Thread
22. 19 NovFriday Thread
23. 19 NovThe real world is nominal
24. 18 NovThursday Thread
25. 18 NovOn what matters
26. 18 NovOn what matters
27. 17 NovWednesday Thread
28. 17 NovThe AMA's "Advancing Health Equity" plan leaves out everything that matters
29. 16 NovTuesday Thread
30. 16 NovTime to declare victory on stimulating the economy
31. 16 NovTime to declare victory on stimulating the economy
32. 15 NovMonday Thread
33. 15 NovExpanded legal immigration is the ultimate supply side reform
34. 14 NovSunday Thread
35. 13 NovSaturday Thread
36. 12 NovFriday Thread
37. 12 NovEuropean countries have really high taxes
38. 11 NovVeterans’ Day Thread
39. 11 Nov"Critical Race Theory" and actual education policy, part two
40. 11 NovHappy Veterans’ Day
41. 10 NovWednesday Thread
42. 10 NovPaid parental leave should be universal — and actually focused on parents
43. 9 NovTuesday Thread
44. 9 Nov"Critical Race Theory" and actual education policy, part one
45. 9 Nov"Critical Race Theory" and actual education policy, part two
46. 8 NovMonday Thread
47. 8 Nov"Critical Race Theory" and actual education policy, part one
48. 7 NovSunday Thread
49. 6 NovSaturday Thread
50. 6 NovAmerican trains need more than railfan nostalgia
51. 5 NovFriday Thread
52. 5 NovAutomate as much traffic enforcement as possible
53. 5 NovA very important Dune explainer
54. 4 NovThursday Thread
55. 4 NovAutomate as much traffic enforcement as possible
56. 3 NovWednesday Thread
57. 3 NovWe need to try harder to prevent the next pandemic
58. 2 NovTuesday Thread
59. 2 NovEnergy innovation needs more than R&D
60. 2 NovEnergy innovation needs more than R&D
61. 1 NovMonday Thread
62. 1 NovVal Demings wants to catch more murderers

October 2021

1. 31 OctSunday Thread
2. 30 OctSaturday Thread
3. 29 OctFriday Thread
4. 29 OctSlow Boring’s second year starts soon
5. 28 OctThursday Thread
6. 28 OctWhat "transitory" means and why it matters
7. 28 OctWhat "transitory" means and why it matters
8. 27 OctWednesday Thread
9. 27 OctThe politics of abundance
10. 26 OctTuesday Thread
11. 26 OctCongressional moderates could make a party of their own
12. 26 OctCongressional moderates could make a party of their own
13. 25 OctMonday Thread
14. 25 OctThe progressive mobilization myth is alive and well
15. 24 OctSunday Thread
16. 23 OctSaturday Thread
17. 22 OctFriday Thread
18. 22 OctCash benefits are the best family policy
19. 21 OctThursday Thread
20. 21 OctWhen do we wind down the Covid theater?
21. 21 OctWhen do we wind down the Covid theater?
22. 20 OctWednesday Thread
23. 20 OctDave Chappelle and the still-doomed politics of shunning
24. 19 OctTuesday Thread
25. 19 OctThe inflation situation is pretty simple
26. 19 OctThe inflation situation is pretty simple
27. 18 OctMonday Thread
28. 18 OctMy best case against popularism
29. 17 OctSunday Thread
30. 16 OctSaturday Thread
31. 15 OctFriday Thread
32. 15 OctEconomists aren't the problem on climate change
33. 14 OctThursday Thread
34. 14 OctAmazon isn’t lowering wages
35. 14 OctAmazon isn’t lowering wages
36. 13 OctWednesday Thread
37. 13 OctThe nuclear policy America needs
38. 13 OctThe upside of education polarization
39. 12 OctTuesday Thread
40. 12 OctThe nuclear policy America needs
41. 11 OctMonday Thread
42. 11 OctWhy state legislatures don't work (and how to fix them)
43. 10 OctSunday Thread
44. 9 OctSaturday Thread
45. 8 OctFriday Thread
46. 8 OctThe case for more energy
47. 8 OctThe BIF is a pretty BFD
48. 7 OctThursday Thread
49. 7 OctThe case for more energy
50. 6 OctWednesday Thread
51. 6 OctProgressives' mobilization delusion
52. 6 OctThe myth of the urban plague
53. 5 OctTuesday Thread
54. 5 OctIs quiet climate policy enough?
55. 4 OctMonday Thread
56. 4 OctProgressives' mobilization delusion
57. 3 OctSunday Thread
58. 2 OctSaturday Thread
59. 2 OctAmerica's cities need multi-party democracy
60. 1 OctFriday Thread
61. 1 OctInterview with Kathryn Paige Harden
62. 1 OctKathryn Paige Harden on The Genetic Lottery
63. 1 OctKyrsten Sinema must be stopped

September 2021

1. 30 SepThursday Thread
2. 30 SepMy favorite Covid counterfactuals
3. 30 SepMy favorite Covid counterfactuals
4. 29 SepWednesday Thread
5. 29 SepAirbnb is good, actually
6. 28 SepTuesday Thread
7. 28 SepA permanent CTC expansion with a sharper means-test would protect poor kids better and be more popular
8. 28 SepA permanent CTC expansion with a sharper means-test would protect poor kids better and be more popular.
9. 27 SepMonday Thread
10. 27 SepEducation polarization is only growing
11. 26 SepSunday Thread
12. 25 SepSaturday Thread
13. 24 SepFriday Thread
14. 24 SepUrban/rural polarization is about racial attitudes
15. 23 SepThursday Thread
16. 23 SepThe dangerous passivity of the moderate Democrats
17. 23 SepThe dangerous passivity of the moderate Democrats
18. 22 SepWednesday Thread
19. 22 SepThe hollowing out of Somerville
20. 22 SepThe median voter is a 50-something white person who didn't go to college
21. 21 SepTuesday Thread
22. 21 SepThe transit projects D.C. needs
23. 20 SepMonday Thread
24. 20 SepThe hollowing out of Somerville
25. 19 SepSunday Thread
26. 18 SepSaturday Thread
27. 17 SepFriday Thread
28. 17 SepCalifornia's recall system is really bad
29. 16 SepThursday Thread
30. 16 SepThe dumbest debt ceiling fight yet
31. 16 SepThe dumbest debt ceiling fight yet
32. 15 SepWednesday Thread
33. 15 SepHomelessness is about housing, not addiction or mental health
34. 14 SepTuesday Thread
35. 14 SepAn underrated way to boost global vaccine supply
36. 14 SepAn underrated way to boost global vaccine supply
37. 13 SepMonday Thread
38. 13 SepWMATA's plans for Metro expansion are bad
39. 12 SepSunday Thread
40. 11 SepTwenty years later
41. 10 SepFriday Thread
42. 10 SepEven mild inflation should change how we think about policy
43. 9 SepThursday Thread
44. 9 SepThe solution to Joe Manchin's concerns is to ditch the filibuster
45. 9 SepThe solution to Joe Manchin's concerns is to ditch the filibuster
46. 8 SepWednesday Thread
47. 8 SepShould the bus be free?
48. 7 SepTuesday Thread
49. 7 SepVisa recapture deserves a place in the reconciliation bill
50. 6 SepLabor Day thread
51. 5 SepSunday Thread
52. 4 SepSaturday Thread
53. 3 SepFriday Thread
54. 3 SepFull employment is the most important thing the Fed can do to fight climate change
55. 2 SepCovid-1889
56. 2 SepCovid-1889
57. 1 SepMore good news about D.C.'s teacher pay reforms

August 2021

1. 31 AugTuesday Thread
2. 31 AugA really boring way to solve more serious violent crimes
3. 30 AugMonday Thread
4. 30 AugBiden, Afghanistan, and the perils of "doing the right thing"
5. 29 AugSunday Thread
6. 28 AugThe rapidly shifting Hispanic experience of American criminal justice
7. 27 AugFriday Thread
8. 27 AugDC's teacher pay reforms are working
9. 27 AugAmerica's inflexible public health institutions
10. 26 AugThursday Thread
11. 26 AugD.C.'s teacher compensation reform is working
12. 25 AugWednesday Thread
13. 25 AugAmtrak's plans aren't good enough
14. 25 AugThe national security establishment has never cared about Afghanistan
15. 24 AugTuesday Thread
16. 24 AugAmtrak's plans for a cash infusion aren't good enough
17. 23 AugMonday Thread
18. 23 AugIs Cuban healthcare actually good?
19. 22 AugSunday Thread
20. 21 AugSaturday Thread
21. 20 AugFriday Thread
22. 20 AugSome farewell policy advice for Texas
23. 20 AugThe failure of humanitarian militarism
24. 19 AugThe failure of humanitarian militarism
25. 18 AugWednesday Thread
26. 18 AugWhy more Porsches means cheaper Priuses
27. 17 AugBiden (and Trump) did the right thing in Afghanistan
28. 17 AugTuesday Thread
29. 17 AugBiden (and Trump) did the right thing on Afghanistan
30. 16 AugMonday Thread
31. 16 AugThey deliberately put errors in the Census
32. 15 AugSunday Thread
33. 14 AugSaturday Thread
34. 13 AugFriday Thread
35. 13 AugCurb inflation by rescinding Trump's tariffs
36. 12 AugThursday Thread
37. 12 AugThe case against crisis-mongering
38. 11 AugWednesday Thread
39. 11 AugSaving openness from immigration
40. 11 AugWhy everyone is so crazy
41. 10 AugTuesday Thread
42. 10 AugSaving openness to immigration
43. 9 AugMonday Thread
44. 9 AugThe once and future politics of the national debt
45. 8 AugSunday Thread
46. 6 AugFriday Thread
47. 6 AugHungarian nationalism is not the answer
48. 5 AugThursday Thread
49. 5 AugSingle family homes don't need exclusionary zoning
50. 5 AugSingle-family houses are great, single-family zoning is not
51. 4 AugWednesday Thread
52. 4 AugHow to fix Amtrak
53. 4 AugIt's good to act before the emergency
54. 3 AugAmtrak should bring in foreign experts to make trains great again
55. 2 AugMonday Thread
56. 2 AugWhy has Biden's bipartisanship worked?
57. 1 AugSunday Thread

July 2021

1. 31 JulSaturday Thread
2. 30 JulFriday Thread
3. 30 JulThe future of the supermarket
4. 30 JulTo means-test or not to means-test
5. 29 JulThursday Thread
6. 29 JulThe future of the supermarket
7. 28 JulWednesday Thread
8. 28 JulKamala Harris should try to be really popular
9. 27 JulThe economic case for pro-natalism
10. 27 JulThe economic case for pro-natalism
11. 26 JulThere are too many scams in higher education
12. 25 JulSunday Thread
13. 24 JulSaturday Thread
14. 23 JulFriday Thread
15. 23 JulWhat does the "new cold war" with China even mean?
16. 23 JulThe FDA vs. cost-benefit analysis
17. 22 JulThursday Thread
18. 22 JulWhat does the "new Cold War" with China even mean?
19. 21 JulWednesday Thread
20. 21 JulLet's get more people vaccinated
21. 21 JulIn defense of the old-fashioned idea of "racism"
22. 20 JulTuesday Thread
23. 20 JulLet's get more people vaccinated
24. 19 JulMonday Thread
25. 19 JulThe expanded Child Tax Credit won't kill work
26. 18 JulSunday Thread
27. 16 JulFriday Thread
28. 16 JulThe case for banning non-competes
29. 16 JulSome ways to change things
30. 16 JulThe case for banning non-competes
31. 15 JulHere are some ways to change things
32. 15 JulChallenge accepted, asshole
33. 14 JulWednesday Thread
34. 14 JulAmerica needs more electrical transmission lines
35. 14 JulUnleash the trailers
36. 14 JulAmerica needs more interregional electric lines
37. 13 JulTuesday Thread
38. 13 JulSlow Boring seeks researcher
39. 13 JulWhat is the climate left doing?
40. 13 JulUnleash the trailers
41. 12 JulMonday Thread
42. 12 JulWhat is the climate left doing?
43. 11 JulSunday Thread
44. 10 JulSaturday Thread
45. 9 JulFriday Thread
46. 9 JulMaine's remote work opportunity
47. 9 JulMaine should capture the remote work opportunity
48. 8 JulThursday Thread
49. 8 JulWhat Martin Luther King really thought
50. 8 JulMartin Luther King called for radical redistribution of material resources
51. 7 JulWednesday Thread
52. 7 JulKnown unknowns
53. 7 JulThe known unknowns of our hot button debates
54. 6 JulTuesday Thread
55. 6 JulCarbon taxes and popularism
56. 6 JulPopularism for moderates: The case of the carbon tax
57. 5 JulMonday Thread
58. 4 JulIndependence Day Thread
59. 3 JulSaturday Thread
60. 2 JulFriday Thread
61. 2 JulThe trouble with Moynihan Station
62. 2 JulMoynihan Train Hall and our infrastructure problem
63. 1 JulThursday Thread
64. 1 JulWhen experts go astray
65. 1 JulWhen experts go astray

June 2021

1. 30 JunWednesday Thread
2. 30 JunWhat's the matter with Merrick Garland
3. 30 JunWhat's the matter with Stephen Breyer (and Merrick Garland)?
4. 30 JunThe history wars
5. 29 JunTuesday Thread
6. 29 JunConservatives can't win the history wars
7. 28 JunMonday Thread
8. 28 JunWhat if…
9. 27 JunSunday Thread
10. 26 JunSaturday Thread
11. 25 JunFriday Thread
12. 25 JunThirteen ways of looking at a bipartisan infrastructure deal
13. 25 JunThe good news on the economy
14. 25 JunThe Biden economy is good!
15. 24 JunThursday Thread
16. 24 JunMake the trains good
17. 24 JunWe should try to make good trains
18. 23 JunWednesday Thread
19. 23 JunThe case for tall buildings
20. 23 JunThe case for tall buildings
21. 22 JunTuesday Thread
22. 22 JunEric Adams, the Machine Man
23. 22 JunThe Machine Man
24. 22 JunTuesday takes special
25. 21 JunIntroducing Slow Boring Audio
26. 21 JunPodcast: The rise of Secret Congress
27. 21 JunThe rise and importance of Secret Congress
28. 20 JunSunday Thread
29. 19 JunSaturday Thread
30. 18 JunFriday Thread
31. 18 Jun“Future“ and the future of media
32. 17 JunWednesday Thread
33. 17 JunIn defense of Rochelle Walensky
34. 16 JunApple's App Store policies are a big mistake
35. 15 JunSomething really good is happening next month
36. 14 JunMonday Thread
37. 14 JunWhy we got more inflation than I expected
38. 13 JunSunday Thread
39. 12 JunFarewell from Marc the Intern (feat. Greatest Hits and Two Quick Takes)
40. 11 JunFriday Thread
41. 11 JunThere are a lot of poor white people in America
42. 10 JunThe fight for democracy is bigger than HR-1
43. 9 JunWednesday Thread
44. 9 JunDoes supersonic transport have a future?
45. 8 JunTuesday Thread
46. 8 JunAll news is bad news
47. 7 JunMonday Thread
48. 7 JunThe case for parking reform
49. 6 JunSunday thread
50. 5 JunWeekend Update, June 5
51. 4 JunFriday Thread
52. 4 JunObama won downscale white people’s votes by pandering to their views
53. 3 JunThursday Thread
54. 3 JunThe experts underrate full employment
55. 2 JunWednesday Thread
56. 2 JunWhat market does Amazon monopolize?
57. 1 JunTuesday Thread
58. 1 JunCriticizing China isn't racist

May 2021

1. 31 MayBig Mac-ghazi
2. 30 MaySunday Thread
3. 29 MayIt's time to take Andrew Yang's policy ideas seriously
4. 28 MayFriday Thread
5. 28 MayFree markets are creating a major free speech problem
6. 27 MayThursday Thread
7. 27 MayWhat is historic preservation for?
8. 26 MayWednesday Thread
9. 26 MayThe media's lab leak fiasco
10. 25 MayTuesday Thread
11. 25 MayWhat comes after the "defund" fad?
12. 24 MayMonday Thread
13. 24 MayThe case for higher alcohol taxes
14. 23 MaySunday Thread
15. 22 MaySaturday Thread
16. 21 MayFriday Thread
17. 21 MayThe anti-SAT push is misguided
18. 20 MayThursday Thread
19. 20 MayMake the Endless Frontier Act great again
20. 19 MayWednesday Thread
21. 19 MaySeventeen points on Israel and Palestine
22. 18 MayTuesday Thread
23. 18 MayWe should have done more bailouts
24. 17 MayMonday Thread
25. 17 MayHomelessness is about housing
26. 15 MaySaturday Thread
27. 14 MayFriday Thread
28. 14 MayWomen can win elections
29. 13 MayThursday Thread
30. 13 MayThe biggest threat to American democracy is it doesn't exist
31. 12 MayWednesday Thread
32. 12 MayDon't underreact to one bad jobs report
33. 11 MayTuesday Thread
34. 11 MayMost people have been wearing hard pants all year
35. 10 MayMonday Thread
36. 10 MayTema Okun's "White Supremacy Culture" work is bad
37. 9 MaySunday Thread
38. 8 MayWeekend Update, May 8
39. 7 MayFriday Thread
40. 7 MayWe should get people vaccinated against Covid-19
41. 6 MayThursday Thread
42. 6 MayIs inflation coming?
43. 5 MayWednesday Thread
44. 5 MayConservative populists should embrace housing deregulation
45. 4 MayTuesday Thread
46. 4 MaySome thoughts on "faculty lounge politics"
47. 3 MayMonday Thread
48. 3 MayAssessing the different family benefit programs
49. 2 MaySunday Thread
50. 1 MaySaturday Thread

April 2021

1. 30 AprFriday Thread
2. 30 AprThe case against coupon government
3. 29 AprThursday Thread
4. 29 AprIf you want to talk about racism, talk about racism
5. 28 AprWednesday Thread
6. 28 AprRemote work is underrated
7. 28 AprWhat's in Biden's American Families Plan
8. 27 AprTuesday Thread
9. 27 AprJoe Biden gets ready to soak the rich
10. 26 AprMonday Thread
11. 26 AprThe rise of self-made billionaires and the fall of economic dynamism
12. 24 AprWeekend Update, April 24
13. 23 AprFriday Thread
14. 23 AprSouth Korea and America's incredibly stupid Covid debate
15. 22 AprThursday Thread
16. 22 AprWho is the racial justice case for zoning reform for?
17. 21 AprWednesday Thread
18. 21 AprWhat to make of the labor shortage talk
19. 20 AprTuesday Thread
20. 20 AprFund the tax police
21. 19 AprMonday Thread
22. 19 AprLeaving the ESPN Zone of Empires
23. 18 AprSunday Thread
24. 17 AprWeekend Update, April 17
25. 16 AprFriday Thread
26. 16 AprShould we expand the House?
27. 15 AprThursday Thread
28. 15 AprFix the lead pipes
29. 14 AprWednesday Thread
30. 14 AprModerate Democrats should be popularists
31. 13 AprTuesday Thread
32. 13 AprHR 1 is kind of half-baked
33. 12 AprMonday Thread
34. 12 AprMore incarceration is not the answer
35. 11 AprBuilding a better welfare state
36. 10 AprIt's time to get real about climate change and immigration in Central America
37. 9 AprFriday Thread
38. 9 AprAndrew Yang versus the unrepresentative activists
39. 8 AprThursday Thread
40. 8 AprJoe Biden and the care economy
41. 7 AprWednesday Thread
42. 7 AprAmerica's "crumbling" roads and bridges are fine
43. 6 AprTuesday Thread
44. 6 AprThe stakes in Georgia's election changes
45. 5 AprMonday Thread
46. 5 AprAmerica is rapidly secularizing
47. 4 AprSunday Thread
48. 3 AprWeekend Update, April 3
49. 2 AprFriday Thread
50. 2 AprJoe Biden's next big plan
51. 1 AprThursday Thread
52. 1 AprDid the Democratic Majority emerge after all?

March 2021

1. 31 MarThe case for NGDP targeting
2. 30 MarTuesday Thread
3. 30 MarHomelessness and vacant houses
4. 29 MarMonday Thread
5. 29 Mar"Asset price inflation" is not a thing
6. 28 MarSunday Thread
7. 27 MarWeekend Update, March 27
8. 26 MarFriday Thread
9. 26 MarThe coming Unemployment Insurance bottleneck
10. 25 MarThursday Thread
11. 25 MarCritical Race Theory and its enemies
12. 24 MarWednesday Thread
13. 24 MarAmerica needs clearer goals on migration
14. 23 MarTuesday Thread
15. 23 MarHow to make the bus better
16. 22 MarMonday Thread
17. 22 MarTaking the murder surge seriously
18. 20 MarWeekend update, March 20
19. 19 MarFriday Thread
20. 19 MarJoe Biden and the underrated value of winning elections
21. 18 MarThursday Thread
22. 18 MarRepealing the estate tax is dumb
23. 17 MarWednesday Thread
24. 17 MarVaccinating the global poor is really important
25. 16 MarTuesday Thread
26. 16 MarMeritocracy is bad
27. 15 MarMonday Thread
28. 15 MarHow to pay for infrastructure
29. 14 MarSunday Thread
30. 13 MarWeekend Update, March 13
31. 12 MarFriday Thread
32. 12 MarWealth isn't what matters
33. 11 MarThursday Thread
34. 11 MarThe coming (mild) inflation
35. 10 MarWednesday Thread
36. 10 MarConsider the wealth tax
37. 9 MarTuesday Thread
38. 9 MarOh, the intellectual property rights you'll extend
39. 8 MarMonday Thread
40. 8 MarThe case for Bernie Sanders, revisited
41. 7 MarSunday Thread
42. 6 MarWeekend Update: March 6
43. 5 MarFriday Thread
44. 5 MarCovid: Year One
45. 4 MarThursday Thread
46. 4 MarWhat can we do about vaccine hesitancy?
47. 3 MarDemocrats should try harder to win elections
48. 2 MarTuesday Thread
49. 2 MarLearning from the Covid economy
50. 1 MarMonday Thread
51. 1 MarThe tragedy of the lost school year

February 2021

1. 28 FebSunday Thread
2. 27 FebWeekend Update, February 27
3. 26 FebFriday Thread
4. 26 FebBack to normal means ignoring the CDC
5. 25 FebThursday Thread
6. 25 FebNeera Tanden and the era of bad faith
7. 24 FebWednesday Thread
8. 24 FebThe Fed should give everyone a bank account
9. 23 FebTuesday Thread
10. 23 Feb"Back to normal" isn't a thing
11. 22 FebMonday Thread
12. 22 FebThe case for student debt relief is getting weaker
13. 21 FebSunday quick takes
14. 20 FebStop marketing race-blind policies as racial equity initiatives
15. 19 FebFriday Thread
16. 19 FebBuilt Back Better by cleaning up the lead
17. 18 FebThursday thread
18. 18 FebElite colleges should fight for social justice by helping to educate poor kids
19. 17 FebWednesday Thread
20. 17 FebIs asymmetrical polarization real?
21. 16 FebTuesday Thread
22. 16 FebApprove the AstraZeneca vaccine!
23. 15 FebMonday Thread
24. 15 FebThe myth of the Overton Window
25. 14 FebIn defense of interesting writing on controversial topics
26. 13 FebWeekend update: February 13
27. 12 FebFriday Thread
28. 12 FebThe misguided exam school debate
29. 11 FebThursday thread
30. 11 FebA better criticism of Biden's COVID-19 relief plan
31. 10 FebWednesday Thread
32. 10 FebMitt Romney's child allowance plan is pretty exciting
33. 9 FebTuesday Thread
34. 9 FebThe $1.9 trillion relief plan is not too big
35. 8 FebMonday Thread
36. 8 FebYou can't have progress without change
37. 6 FebBiden's anti-mobilization and big stimulus, Romney's child allowance
38. 5 FebFriday Thread
39. 5 FebQAnon is not a "conspiracy theory"
40. 4 FebThursday Thread
41. 4 FebHard money is a terrible way to fight the racial wealth gap
42. 3 FebWednesday Thread
43. 3 FebThe real case for universal programs
44. 2 FebTuesday Thread
45. 2 FebWhy don't we have more vaccines?
46. 1 FebMonday Thread
47. 1 FebThe normie case for filibuster reform

January 2021

1. 31 JanSunday Thread
2. 30 JanVaccines are better than you think — plus Robinhood, schools, and hurricanes
3. 29 JanFriday thread
4. 29 JanThe future of the superstar city
5. 28 JanThursday thread
6. 28 JanThe "cancel culture" debate is dumb
7. 27 JanWednesday thread
8. 27 JanThe “induced demand“ case against YIMBYism is wrong
9. 26 JanTuesday thread
10. 26 JanYou can't blame bad leaders for everything
11. 25 JanMonday thread
12. 25 JanFixing the police will take more funding, not less
13. 24 JanSunday thread
14. 23 JanLawyer-brain, NECTAs, marriage penalties, and the trouble with normal
15. 23 JanSaturday thread
16. 22 JanRaise the minimum wage
17. 21 JanThursday thread
18. 21 JanWhat happens next
19. 21 JanWednesday thread
20. 20 JanThe case for vaccine challenge trials
21. 19 JanTuesday thread
22. 19 JanWhat the inflation contrarians get right and how to fix it
23. 18 JanMartin Luther King, Jr.'s final unfinished struggle
24. 17 JanSunday thread
25. 16 JanHow Joe Biden's team hopes to turn five vaccine doses into six
26. 16 JanSaturday Thread
27. 15 JanFriday threat
28. 15 JanUniversal health insurance is a winning fight worth having
29. 15 JanWhite riot?
30. 14 JanMeet the American Rescue Act
31. 14 JanThe confused debate on “big tech” and free speech
32. 13 JanWednesday thread
33. 13 JanChemtrails over the country club
34. 12 JanTuesday thread
35. 12 JanSmall business is not the answer
36. 11 JanMonday thread
37. 11 JanThe system doesn't work
38. 10 JanSunday thread
39. 9 JanSaturday thread
40. 8 JanFriday thread
41. 8 JanPublic housing is not the answer
42. 8 JanThursday thread
43. 7 JanWhat Joe Manchin's Senate can deliver
44. 6 JanThe MAGA mob and the imperative to win
45. 6 JanMaking policy for a low-trust world
46. 5 JanTuesday thread
47. 5 JanRepublicans' unhinged moderation
48. 4 JanMonday thread
49. 4 JanThe truth about immigration and wages
50. 3 JanSunday thread
51. 2 JanSaturday thread
52. 1 JanNew Year’s Day Thread

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December 2020

1. 31 DecLast thread of the year
2. 31 DecCulturally relevant pedagogy is good
3. 30 DecWednesday thread
4. 30 DecNew Yang City
5. 30 DecTuesday thread
6. 29 DecThe CARES superdole was a huge success
7. 29 DecLate Monday Thread
8. 28 DecHow to be less full of shit
9. 27 DecSunday threat
10. 27 DecSunday thread
11. 26 DecSaturday thread
12. 24 DecChristmas Eve thread
13. 24 DecCongress' energy bill surprise with Dave Roberts
14. 24 DecThe welfare state is extremely good
15. 23 DecWednesday Thread
16. 23 DecWhat to do to save local news
17. 22 DecTuesday thread
18. 22 DecThe real economic challenge in 2021
19. 21 DecMonday thread
20. 21 DecACIP and the experts
21. 20 DecSunday thread
22. 20 DecFancy stations make quality mass transit harder
23. 19 DecSaturday thread
24. 18 DecFriday thread
25. 18 DecGive the vaccine to the elderly
26. 17 DecThursday thread
27. 17 DecWhy Trump's Latino gains matter
28. 16 DecWednesday thread
29. 16 DecThe case for not caring about Iran's "regional influence"
30. 16 Dec17 theses on Pete Buttigieg and the Department of Transportation
31. 15 DecTuesday open thread
32. 15 DecJoe Rogan and the doomed politics of shunning
33. 14 DecMonday open thread
34. 14 DecA better way to cure recessions
35. 13 DecSunday hot take
36. 12 DecSaturday open thread
37. 11 DecFriday open thread
38. 11 DecThe real history of race and the New Deal
39. 10 DecThursday open thread
40. 10 DecAmerica's amateur government
41. 9 DecWednesday open thread
42. 9 DecThe masks and the experts
43. 8 DecTuesday open thread
44. 8 DecFixing the mass transit crisis
45. 7 DecMonday thread
46. 7 DecDefund police is a bad idea, not a bad slogan
47. 6 DecSunday Thread
48. 5 DecSaturday open thread
49. 5 DecFriday open thread
50. 4 DecThe case for canceling a lot of student debt
51. 3 DecThursday open thread
52. 3 DecThe road not traveled
53. 2 DecWednesday open thread
54. 2 DecThe "racial wealth gap" is a class gap
55. 1 DecTuesday open thread
56. 1 DecClimate change is really hard

November 2020

1. 30 NovMonday open thread
2. 30 NovI'm a senior fellow at the Niskanen Center
3. 30 NovAmerica could use more marijuana activism
4. 29 NovSunday open thread
5. 28 NovSaturday open thread
6. 27 NovPREWRITE DO NOT PUBLISH: It happened again
7. 26 NovGiving thanks
8. 25 NovThanksgiving Eve open thread
9. 25 NovNational Democrats' misguided re-embrace of gun control
10. 24 NovTuesday open thread
11. 24 NovElectoral politics on an unfair playing field
12. 24 NovLow interest rates are a curse — we need massive fiscal imprudence
13. 23 NovMonday thread
14. 23 NovJanet Yellen's mistake
15. 22 NovSunday open thread
16. 21 NovSaturday open thread
17. 20 NovFriday open thread
18. 20 NovSome optimism about America's Covid response
19. 19 NovThursday open thread
20. 19 NovWhat's wrong with the media
21. 18 NovWednesday open thread
22. 18 NovJoe Biden's Cabinet isn't what matters
23. 17 NovTuesday open thread
24. 17 NovMinimum wage wins, affirmative action loses
25. 16 NovMonday open thread
26. 16 NovMake Blue America Great Again
27. 15 NovSunday open thread
28. 14 NovSaturday open thread
29. 13 NovFriday the 13th Open Thread
30. 13 NovWelcome to Slow Boring