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October 2026

1. 30 OctFriday discussion post
2. 30 OctThe underrated — but hated — insights of Econ 101
3. 29 OctThursday discussion post
4. 29 Oct“The Argument” podcast, ad free: The human condition in the age of A.I.
5. 29 OctHow I would fix all of America’s major problems
6. 28 OctA pastor, a Tejano singer, and a slew of salmon and Sullivans walk into a midterm
7. 28 OctThose who work and those who post
8. 27 OctTuesday discussion post
9. 27 OctWhy I don’t write about A.I. all the time
10. 26 OctMake housing affordable again
11. 26 OctScammy fundraising is a big problem
12. 25 OctSunday Thread + Mailbag
13. 24 OctThe polls were fake, but the results were real
14. 23 OctFriday discussion post
15. 23 OctObama’s forgotten late-term moves
16. 22 OctThursday discussion post
17. 22 Oct“The Argument” podcast, ad free: Can Congress finally pass permitting reform?
18. 22 OctYour favorite cause is not the civil rights movement and neither is mine
19. 21 OctRepublicans are scrambling to beat the odds
20. 21 OctAmericans need to get out of the house
21. 20 OctTuesday discussion post
22. 20 OctOur culture is way too eager to embrace deception
23. 19 OctHousing is on the ballot
24. 19 OctDon’t get complacent but also don’t doom
25. 18 OctSunday Thread + Mailbag
26. 17 OctThe voice of a generation
27. 16 OctFriday discussion post
28. 16 OctThe lost wisdom of the Old Moderates
29. 15 OctThursday discussion post
30. 15 OctWhy anti-Israel protestors are targeting New York’s anti-Zionist mayor
31. 15 Oct“The Argument” podcast, ad free: Who should history cancel?
32. 14 OctPaying Whole Foods prices for a losing basket
33. 14 OctThe right-wing obsession with “The Indian Question”
34. 13 OctTuesday discussion post
35. 13 OctDestroying the West in order to save it
36. 12 OctMonday discussion post
37. 12 OctLive your values, and adopt values to live by
38. 11 OctSunday Thread + Mailbag
39. 10 OctI went to the Renaissance fair and got a lesson in belonging
40. 9 OctFriday discussion post
41. 9 OctThe dream of Blue Texas
42. 8 OctThursday discussion post
43. 8 OctAn honest framework for assessing electoral performance
44. 8 Oct“The Argument” podcast, ad free: Jordan Schneider talks China’s AI hype
45. 7 OctA blue wave is building as the G.O.P.’s numbers sink
46. 7 OctThere aren’t 100 good TV shows
47. 6 OctTuesday discussion post
48. 6 OctThe permitting deal is good and should pass
49. 5 OctWith a new agenda, the Build America Caucus gets ambitious with abundance
50. 5 OctTrump’s new student loan rule is fine
51. 4 OctSunday Thread + Mailbag
52. 3 OctAn A.I. legislator running a cost campaign
53. 2 OctFriday discussion post
54. 2 OctHow blue-state Republicans can be relevant again
55. 1 OctThursday discussion post
56. 1 Oct“The Argument” podcast, ad free: Europe’s liberals are losing on immigration
57. 1 OctWho lost Afghanistan?

September 2026

1. 30 SepCracks in the Republican coalition
2. 30 SepMath needs a phonics-style reckoning
3. 29 SepTuesday discussion post
4. 29 SepThe truth about rich people in America
5. 28 SepThe housing market is way out of whack
6. 28 SepFeed the lizard
7. 27 SepSunday Thread + Mailbag
8. 26 SepThe map is melting
9. 25 SepFriday discussion post
10. 25 SepGetting to yes with Iran
11. 24 SepThursday discussion post
12. 24 SepThe A.I. apocalypse canon and why it matters
13. 24 Sep“The Argument” podcast, ad free: Is the A.I. apocalypse coming for us all?
14. 23 SepWednesday discussion post
15. 23 SepThe Republican urge to start wars in the Middle East
16. 22 SepTuesday discussion post
17. 22 SepWhy I send my kid to low-income urban public schools
18. 21 SepA market full of paradoxes
19. 21 SepIs the blue wave forecast by polling real?
20. 20 SepSunday Thread + Mailbag
21. 19 SepWhat stake does Airbnb have in the supply game?
22. 18 SepFriday discussion post
23. 18 SepTrying to convince people you’re right is underrated
24. 17 SepThursday discussion post
25. 17 Sep“The Argument” podcast, ad free: Why the worst people always end up in charge
26. 17 SepHow to stop Hitler
27. 16 SepRepublicans are playing defense in what should be easy races
28. 16 SepDestroying women’s sports in order to save it
29. 15 SepTuesday discussion post
30. 15 SepSanctions on West Bank settlements aren’t enough
31. 14 SepBay Area officials want more housing to keep up with the A.I. boom. One developer sees a different opportunity.
32. 14 SepA simple plan to save the world from rogue A.I.
33. 13 SepSunday Thread + Mailbag
34. 12 SepWhat I’ve learned after a year covering housing
35. 11 SepFriday discussion post
36. 11 SepWe’re still underrating 9/11’s impact
37. 10 SepThursday discussion post
38. 10 SepThe economy could survive a downtick in A.I.
39. 10 SepThe 9/11 attacks and the crisis of global liberalism
40. 9 SepAlaska’s ranked choice voting: Six years of experimenting and its biggest test yet
41. 9 SepTrump’s terrible plan to break skilled immigration
42. 8 SepTuesday discussion post
43. 8 SepThere’s an awful lot we don’t know about data centers
44. 7 SepMonday discussion post
45. 6 SepSunday Thread + Mailbag
46. 5 SepThe return of institutional purpose
47. 4 SepFriday discussion post
48. 4 SepSlow Boring D.C. happy hour on Wednesday
49. 4 SepYou can’t blame housing shortages for literally everything
50. 3 SepThursday discussion post
51. 3 SepStop making up reasons to be mad
52. 3 SepIs there a liberal center? Should there be?
53. 2 SepCoalescence or ... no-alescence
54. 2 SepAn easy way to give kids more freedom
55. 1 SepTuesday discussion post
56. 1 SepRepublicans have a big midterm cash advantage

August 2026

1. 31 AugThe many ways to build more housing
2. 31 AugDemocrats should vow to surrender in the Canada trade war
3. 30 AugSunday Thread + Mailbag
4. 29 AugEverything is country
5. 28 AugFriday discussion post
6. 28 AugThe Great Awokening started in 2014, not 2020
7. 27 AugThursday discussion post
8. 27 AugPolitics should be more boring
9. 27 AugThe “anti-social century” with Derek Thompson
10. 26 AugAs one housing reform works in Texas, another in Colorado hits a budgetary hitch
11. 26 AugYIMBYs already have a bold vision for solving the housing crisis
12. 25 AugTuesday discussion post
13. 25 AugThe Western water crisis has a simple solution
14. 24 AugThree Dan Sullivans walk into a race for Senate
15. 24 AugThe real reason nobody feels good about technological progress
16. 23 AugSunday Thread + Mailbag
17. 22 AugSaturday discussion post
18. 21 AugWhat kind of Democrat can win?
19. 21 AugGiving the people what they want (not data centers)
20. 20 AugThursday discussion post
21. 20 AugThousands of years of indoor air pollution
22. 20 AugEveryone hates the “elites,” but who are they?
23. 19 AugThe have-and-have-not housing market
24. 19 AugTwo kinds of moderate Democrats
25. 18 AugTuesday discussion post
26. 18 AugThe invisible faction that dominates the Democratic Party
27. 17 AugChaos theory
28. 17 AugWoke 1 is dead. We’ve learned nothing.
29. 16 AugSunday Thread + Mailbag
30. 15 AugSaturday discussion post
31. 14 AugWhat is college worth?
32. 14 AugHistory often hinges on boring technical questions
33. 13 AugThursday discussion post
34. 13 AugMedicare for All should be more like Medicare
35. 13 AugFrom “Bowling Alone” to scrolling alone
36. 12 AugNew York is building. But where?
37. 12 AugAbdul El-Sayed can win moderate voters
38. 11 AugTuesday discussion post
39. 11 AugThe $20 burrito tearing the Republican Party apart
40. 10 AugThe left is winning primaries. Can it win general elections?
41. 10 AugA strange gifted education success story
42. 9 AugSunday Thread + Mailbag
43. 8 AugSaturday discussion post
44. 7 AugTheater is weird, and that’s the point.
45. 7 AugIn praise of commercial culture
46. 6 AugThursday discussion post
47. 6 AugThe message behind Christopher Nolan’s most important change to “The Odyssey”
48. 6 AugA look back at #MeToo
49. 5 AugThey’ve had it up to here with the NIMBYs
50. 5 AugRepublicans are in too little disarray
51. 4 AugTuesday discussion post
52. 4 AugMamdani’s not the first to try to bring cheap groceries to N.Y.C.
53. 3 AugDemocrats are winning the polls but losing the plot
54. 3 AugDemocrats should seize the chance to end the filibuster
55. 2 AugSunday Thread + Mailbag
56. 1 AugSaturday discussion post

July 2026

1. 31 Jul12 things I’ve learned in 12 months of writing for Slow Boring
2. 31 JulMega-events are the new monoculture
3. 30 JulThursday discussion post
4. 30 JulHow Trump made America less popular than China
5. 30 JulThe case against homeownership
6. 29 JulOne block, two fights
7. 29 JulWhy free markets beat capitalism
8. 28 JulTuesday discussion post
9. 28 JulA great idea that everyone hates
10. 27 JulThe midterms, 100 days out
11. 27 JulHistorical accuracy is a surprisingly modern idea
12. 26 JulSunday Thread + Mailbag
13. 25 JulSaturday discussion post
14. 24 JulThank you, Christopher Nolan
15. 24 JulGreat speeches need good ideas
16. 23 JulThursday discussion post
17. 23 JulLandlords are inevitable
18. 23 JulWill A.I. take your job? Mine? Everyone’s?
19. 22 JulHousing is at the top of everyone’s agenda
20. 22 JulThe lost joy of monoculture
21. 21 JulTuesday discussion post
22. 21 JulHow the center-left can come back in 2028
23. 20 JulDemocratic fields are shifting; G.O.P. bank accounts are growing
24. 20 JulThe futile quest to define class in America
25. 19 JulSunday Thread + Mailbag
26. 18 JulSaturday discussion post
27. 17 JulVibes are winning, whether you like it or not
28. 17 JulThe data center backlash isn’t just NIMBYism
29. 16 JulThursday discussion post
30. 16 JulThe progressive executive power delusion
31. 16 JulIs there any “oligarchy” to fight?
32. 15 JulThe abundance agenda has arrived
33. 15 JulFarms aren’t nature
34. 14 JulTuesday discussion post
35. 14 JulTrump hasn’t even tried to pass an immigration bill
36. 13 JulTwo Grahams, one wild week
37. 13 JulThe midterm candidates who deserve your money
38. 12 JulSunday Thread + Mailbag
39. 11 JulSaturday discussion post
40. 10 JulThe party can’t fire you
41. 10 JulThe promise and peril of an abundance faction
42. 9 JulThursday discussion post
43. 9 JulMark Carney’s national liberalism
44. 9 JulJane Jacobs’s urbanism without economics
45. 8 JulUpzoned, overbid, under construction
46. 8 JulThe Resistance’s favorite poker metaphor makes no sense
47. 7 JulTuesday discussion post
48. 7 JulBaltimore’s incredible crime-fighting success story
49. 6 JulWhere key battleground races stand four months before the midterm elections
50. 6 JulTo save capitalism we need radical land-use reform
51. 5 JulSunday Thread + Mailbag
52. 4 JulSaturday discussion post
53. 3 JulHappy Independence Day weekend
54. 3 JulReformist Democrats need more team spirit
55. 2 JulThursday discussion post
56. 2 JulThey should teach patriotism in schools
57. 2 JulThe case for assimilation
58. 1 JulCongress waits, cities experiment
59. 1 JulNobody likes a party crasher

June 2026

1. 30 JunTuesday discussion post
2. 30 JunTrump’s weird D.C.-specific initiatives, ranked
3. 29 JunNew York’s insurgent left sent ripples across America
4. 29 JunWhat New York City taught me about Dutch values
5. 28 JunSunday Thread + Mailbag
6. 27 JunSaturday discussion post
7. 26 JunThe SAVE America Act (and related orders), explained
8. 26 JunThe paradoxes of populism
9. 25 JunThursday discussion post
10. 25 JunThe narrow path to saving the republic
11. 25 JunRanking Joe Biden’s mistakes
12. 24 JunCongress passed the biggest housing bill in a generation. Trump is holding it hostage.
13. 24 JunShould data centers pay a carbon tax?
14. 23 JunTuesday discussion post
15. 23 JunWhat I learned as Chuck Schumer’s intern
16. 22 JunWhen Trump’s influence is no match for money’s
17. 22 JunAgainst urban planning
18. 21 JunSunday Thread + Mailbag
19. 20 JunSaturday discussion post
20. 19 JunFriday discussion post
21. 19 JunHappy Juneteenth
22. 18 JunThursday discussion post
23. 18 JunWhat New York used to be
24. 18 JunGrading the internet’s dating advice
25. 17 JunCongress cuts a deal on the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act
26. 17 JunHow to fix transit construction in America
27. 17 JunThe real problem with “gifted” education
28. 16 JunTuesday discussion post
29. 16 JunBetter immigration can help fix the debt
30. 15 JunGood news and bad news for Democrats’ Senate odds
31. 15 JunAgainst the “Positive Good” theory of Platner
32. 14 JunSunday Thread + Mailbag
33. 13 JunSaturday discussion post
34. 12 JunA German soccer fan walks into a Buc-ee’s and discovers abundance
35. 12 JunHard work is good
36. 11 JunThursday discussion post
37. 11 JunCan we retire “public safety”?
38. 11 JunMatt and Jerusalem read “Silent Spring”
39. 10 JunA market moves, with a crisis unresolved
40. 10 JunTrump’s war on state capacity is coming home to roost
41. 9 JunTuesday discussion post
42. 9 JunNobody knows what they’re talking about on A.I. consciousness
43. 8 JunTrump and Schumer test their endorsement power
44. 8 JunThe neglected importance of boring methodological disputes
45. 7 JunSunday Thread + Mailbag
46. 6 JunSaturday discussion post
47. 5 JunWhat Colonial Williamsburg can teach us about the trades revival
48. 5 JunThe origins of horseshoe politics
49. 4 JunThursday discussion post
50. 4 JunElizabeth Warren’s “new“ child care push doesn’t make sense
51. 4 JunCan AI Cure Cancer?
52. 3 JunThe housing regulator is now also the spymaster
53. 3 JunWe're hiring!
54. 3 JunLearning from Poland’s economic success story
55. 2 JunDC Happy Hour + Tuesday discussion post
56. 2 JunThe triumph of capital
57. 1 JunThe primaries are heating up
58. 1 JunJames Talarico has an obligation to win

May 2026

1. 31 MaySeventeen thoughts on Graham Platner
2. 31 MaySunday Thread + Mailbag
3. 30 MaySaturday discussion post
4. 29 MayBreaking down the Clarity Act
5. 29 MayThe left-populist fallacy
6. 28 MayThursday discussion post
7. 28 MayUnion enthusiasts should support abundance
8. 28 MayThe amazing — somewhat mysterious — crime drop
9. 27 MayThe 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act finally passed the House
10. 27 MayTime to freak out about the national debt
11. 26 MayTuesday discussion post
12. 26 MayI’m sick of “affordability”
13. 25 MayMonday discussion post
14. 25 MayThe man behind Memorial Day
15. 24 MaySunday Thread + Mailbag
16. 23 MaySaturday discussion post
17. 22 MayFriday discussion post
18. 22 MayIdeas are still big but books got small
19. 21 MayThursday discussion post
20. 21 MayThe dumb policy making groceries more expensive
21. 21 MayThe strategic case against Chinese EVs
22. 20 MayWednesday discussion post
23. 20 MayWe can fix the Trump/Warren build-to-rent ban
24. 19 MayTuesday discussion post
25. 19 MayA diverse “Odyssey” is the triumph of Western civilization
26. 18 MayMonday discussion post
27. 18 MayTrump’s China policy is a disaster
28. 17 MaySunday Thread + Mailbag
29. 16 MaySaturday discussion post
30. 15 MayYou can’t prepare for the next pandemic without confronting the last one
31. 15 MayHow to know what politicians really think
32. 14 MayThursday discussion post
33. 14 MayWhat the Spirit debate is really about
34. 14 MayThe case for clean energy abundance
35. 13 MayThere’s no place like home
36. 13 MayWhy kids don’t go anywhere anymore
37. 12 MayTuesday discussion post
38. 12 MayShmoderation is the future
39. 11 MayDemocrats have, for now, lost the redistricting war
40. 11 MayHantavirus is a reminder we should prepare for the next pandemic
41. 10 MaySunday Thread + Mailbag
42. 9 MaySaturday discussion post
43. 9 MayThis Mother’s Day, let moms have Waymo
44. 8 MaySmart girls read smut
45. 8 MayThe real lesson of Spirit’s bankruptcy
46. 7 MayThursday discussion post
47. 7 MayMatt and Jerusalem read Betty Friedan’s classic, “The Feminine Mystique”
48. 7 MayPolitical commentary should be boring
49. 6 MayAre we kind of being pricks?
50. 6 MayDon’t copy Donald Trump’s failed presidency
51. 5 MayTuesday discussion post
52. 5 MaySeniors aren’t living on “fixed incomes”
53. 4 MayTrump is losing his own people
54. 4 MayWe should pay more for the best teachers
55. 3 MayNot dead, just delayed
56. 3 MaySunday Thread + Mailbag
57. 2 MaySaturday discussion post
58. 1 MayMore of Halina’s hottest takes
59. 1 MayThe case for housing is jobs and growth

April 2026

1. 30 AprThursday discussion post
2. 30 AprShould we end asylum?
3. 30 AprTechnological progress isn’t always good
4. 29 AprA strong month in a fragile market
5. 29 AprKen Martin is doing a terrible job
6. 28 AprTuesday discussion post
7. 28 AprA radical idea for breaking the cycle of public anger
8. 27 AprMaps, maps, and more maps
9. 27 AprWhere DOGE hit DC hardest
10. 26 AprSunday Mailbag + Thread
11. 25 AprSaturday discussion post
12. 24 AprWhat the offline discourse class is talking about
13. 24 AprWhat to make of the generic ballot
14. 23 AprThursday discussion post
15. 23 AprShould we miss hypocritical idealism in American foreign policy?
16. 23 AprMy politically homeless views
17. 22 AprHousing policy keeps running into the same problems
18. 22 AprIf Israel doesn’t like how it’s perceived, it should change its behavior
19. 21 AprTuesday discussion post
20. 21 AprCandidates shouldn’t release lots of “plans”
21. 20 AprOne state could tip the House
22. 20 AprDogs aren’t people
23. 19 AprSunday Thread + Mailbag
24. 18 AprSaturday discussion post
25. 17 AprPlaying baseball like it’s 1864
26. 17 AprIt’s not “bad marketing” from A.I. companies
27. 16 AprThursday discussion post
28. 16 AprDestroy the internet to save it?
29. 16 AprMy most right-wing views
30. 15 AprWhen more housing becomes a hard sell
31. 15 AprWe should plan for success
32. 14 AprTuesday discussion post
33. 14 AprAmerica needs more statues
34. 13 AprGood environment, bad party
35. 13 AprThe NBA's problems are so much bigger than tanking
36. 12 AprSunday Thread + Mailbag
37. 11 AprSaturday discussion post
38. 10 AprThe girlboss was never a feminist ideal
39. 10 AprMost politicians are charming and persuasive in person
40. 9 AprThursday discussion post
41. 9 AprShould race matter in college admissions?
42. 9 AprRepublican war-mongering is their worst economic policy
43. 8 AprBuild, baby, build
44. 8 AprIn defense of the "girlboss"
45. 7 AprTuesday discussion post
46. 7 AprMy most progressive views
47. 6 AprThe midterms in motion
48. 6 AprJournalists should use A.I. more
49. 5 AprSunday Thread + Mailbag
50. 4 AprSaturday discussion post
51. 3 Apr11 jobs that (probably) won’t be taken by A.I.
52. 3 AprThe two homelessness problems
53. 2 AprThursday discussion post
54. 2 AprMy new podcast
55. 2 AprThe quest for a straight white Christian male savior is dumb
56. 1 AprThe Iran war is raising your mortgage rate
57. 1 AprThe real problem with billionaires

March 2026

1. 31 MarTuesday discussion post
2. 31 MarYelling at ambitious young women won’t boost marriage
3. 30 MarTesting Trump’s influence
4. 30 MarMake townhouses great again
5. 29 MarDecolonization gone wrong
6. 29 MarSunday Thread + Mailbag
7. 28 MarSaturday discussion post
8. 27 MarThe case for the “Solid B” city
9. 27 MarUnrealistic plans to fix America’s gun problem
10. 26 MarThursday discussion post
11. 26 MarWhy movies are getting longer
12. 25 MarWhen policy meets reality
13. 25 MarIn defense of being wildly out of touch
14. 24 MarTuesday discussion post
15. 24 MarWhy hasn’t oil gotten even more expensive?
16. 23 MarThe Democratic Party’s debate has become more confusing
17. 23 MarEd tech is not the answer or the problem
18. 22 MarSunday Thread + Mailbag
19. 21 MarSaturday discussion post
20. 20 MarIn defense of having a dumb thing to care about
21. 20 MarThe racial justice case for zoning reform
22. 19 MarThursday discussion post
23. 19 MarThe Obama of 2028?
24. 18 MarWashington goes YIMBY?
25. 18 MarWorry less, do more
26. 17 MarTuesday discussion post
27. 17 MarWhy Silicon Valley hasn’t done more for most Americans
28. 16 MarQuinceañeras and Republican tumult
29. 16 MarUpscale liberals are developing class consciousness
30. 15 MarSunday Thread + Mailbag
31. 14 MarSaturday discussion post
32. 14 MarCould the Second Mexican Empire have endured?
33. 13 MarI don’t buy your “dating recession”
34. 13 MarThe demonic policy strangling the British economy
35. 12 MarThursday discussion post
36. 12 MarMaybe *all* rental housing should be owned by large institutional investors
37. 11 MarOne bad provision could sink a critical bipartisan housing bill
38. 11 MarNobody plans for a quagmire
39. 10 MarTuesday discussion post
40. 10 MarA.O.C. is not the problem
41. 9 MarFirst primaries, first lessons
42. 9 MarEveryone gets canceled sooner or later
43. 8 MarSunday Thread + Mailbag
44. 7 MarSaturday discussion post
45. 7 Mar100 years of increasing leisure
46. 6 MarAll wired up and nowhere to go
47. 6 MarAmerica should be less involved in the Middle East
48. 5 MarThursday discussion post
49. 5 MarIs a new teacher better off in Mississippi than in New York?
50. 4 MarSupply, skepticism, and scandal
51. 4 MarSolar in poor countries is creating a huge lead hazard
52. 3 MarTuesday discussion post
53. 3 MarThe anti-antisemitism movement is failing
54. 2 MarTomorrow is the first official test in the midterms
55. 2 MarLobsters and the limits of neoliberalism
56. 1 MarSunday Thread + Mailbag

February 2026

1. 27 FebN.H.L. players are Republicans
2. 27 FebMayors need to understand the problem
3. 26 FebThursday discussion post
4. 26 FebI’m not convinced the “A.I. backlash” is real
5. 25 FebThe State of the Union’s housing non-moment
6. 25 FebLegal sports gambling has gone way too far
7. 24 FebTuesday discussion post
8. 24 FebDemocrats need to think bigger on utilities
9. 23 FebNearly a week out from Texas
10. 23 FebDemocrats don’t need a Project 2029
11. 22 FebSunday Thread + Mailbag
12. 21 FebSaturday discussion post
13. 20 FebRepublicans are complaining about a redistricting war they started
14. 20 FebCharismatic leaders can roll their base
15. 19 FebThursday discussion post
16. 19 FebJesse Jackson and the rise of the progressive movement
17. 18 FebA House caucus hopes to fix housing
18. 18 FebA.I. progress is giving me writer’s block
19. 17 FebTuesday discussion post
20. 17 FebTrump’s terrible plan to revive coal
21. 16 FebMonday discussion post
22. 16 FebPresidential democracy was a mistake
23. 15 FebSunday Thread + Mailbag
24. 14 FebSaturday discussion post
25. 13 FebMarriage is down but Valentine’s Day is bigger than ever
26. 13 FebGavin Newsom’s electoral track record is bad
27. 12 FebThursday discussion post
28. 12 FebAmericans think everyone is corrupt
29. 11 FebHousing has a pulse ... and a reckoning
30. 11 FebThe liberal case for the Olympics
31. 10 FebTuesday discussion post
32. 10 FebDon’t let Elon Musk monopolize space compute
33. 9 FebBig swings and calls for moderation
34. 9 FebDoorDash and the dilemma of affluence
35. 8 FebSunday Thread + Mailbag
36. 7 FebSaturday discussion post
37. 6 FebBetter hockey, fewer miracles
38. 6 FebSaying what we mean about ICE
39. 5 FebThursday discussion post
40. 5 FebWho really saved the whales?
41. 4 FebThe limitations of YIMBYism
42. 4 FebA country can’t get rich by making housing scarce
43. 3 FebTuesday discussion post
44. 3 FebLiberalism and globalization
45. 2 FebAn upset in Texas and a New Jersey primary
46. 2 FebGavin Newsom is very similar to Kamala Harris
47. 1 FebSunday Thread + Mailbag

January 2026

1. 31 JanSaturday discussion thread
2. 30 JanImmigration enforcement’s accountability gap
3. 30 JanE-Verify isn’t magic
4. 29 JanThursday discussion post
5. 29 JanTrump embraces affordability slop
6. 28 JanA housing start-up hopes to save the American dream
7. 28 Jan“Corporate power” doesn’t mean anything
8. 27 JanTuesday discussion post
9. 27 JanEisenhower’s big mistake?
10. 26 JanRetirements are changing the map
11. 26 JanA turning point in Minnesota
12. 25 JanSunday Mailbag + Thread
13. 24 JanSaturday discussion post
14. 24 JanTrump’s war on birthright citizenship gets its day in court
15. 23 JanWinter-weather weekend recommendations
16. 23 JanThe shocking collapse of American vaccination
17. 22 JanThursday discussion post
18. 22 JanLet companies set prices
19. 21 JanMore money, same problems
20. 21 JanLiberalism and the search for meaning
21. 21 JanOne (or maybe five) years of Trump
22. 20 JanTuesday discussion post
23. 20 JanBlame Trump for Trump-era immigration excesses
24. 19 JanMonday discussion post
25. 19 JanThe dream still matters
26. 18 JanSunday Mailbag + Thread
27. 17 JanSaturday discussion post
28. 16 JanAn American obsession
29. 16 JanWhy A.I. might kill us
30. 15 JanThursday discussion post
31. 15 JanAmerica’s lost liberal center
32. 14 JanHousing abundance vs. energy efficiency
33. 14 JanSchools are getting worse in most red states
34. 13 JanTuesday discussion post
35. 13 JanWhere has all the money gone?
36. 12 JanThe wars Trump ended
37. 12 JanTheft is not the road to prosperity
38. 11 JanSunday Thread + Mailbag
39. 10 JanSaturday discussion post
40. 9 JanWhat the Maduro indictment actually says
41. 9 JanThe actual barrier to self-driving cars
42. 8 JanThursday discussion post
43. 8 JanA reply to critics on American oil and gas
44. 7 Jan7 of Halina’s hottest takes
45. 7 Jan2026 is the year of housing
46. 6 JanTuesday discussion post
47. 6 JanZohran Mamdani’s strong start
48. 5 JanWhat to watch leading up to the 2026 midterm elections
49. 5 JanWhat I got wrong in 2025
50. 4 JanSunday Thread + Mailbag
51. 3 JanSaturday discussion post
52. 2 JanFriday discussion post
53. 2 JanThe internet is killing sports
54. 1 JanThursday discussion post

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December 2025

1. 31 DecWednesday discussion post
2. 31 DecFinding meaning in a post-work future
3. 30 DecTuesday discussion post
4. 30 DecMy favorite movies of 2025
5. 29 DecMonday discussion post
6. 29 DecLet’s all practice billionaire positivity
7. 28 DecSunday discussion post
8. 27 DecSaturday Thread + New Year's Mailbag
9. 26 DecFriday discussion post
10. 26 DecCyborg Slow Boring
11. 25 DecThursday discussion post
12. 25 DecFeeding America is getting harder next year
13. 24 DecWednesday discussion post
14. 24 DecGive yourself the gift of doing things
15. 23 DecTuesday discussion post
16. 23 DecNobody will read this article
17. 22 DecSix months of the Evening Edition
18. 22 DecThe case for progressive austerity
19. 21 DecSunday discussion post
20. 20 DecSaturday Thread + Boxing Day Mailbag
21. 19 DecTips and the F.B.I.
22. 19 DecEveryone should benefit from AI
23. 18 DecThursday discussion post
24. 18 DecDemocrats should try to win in Florida
25. 17 DecGod or Government
26. 17 DecConfessions of a former “studies say” guy
27. 16 DecTuesday discussion post
28. 16 DecThe most important open question about the political future
29. 15 DecA tale of Time and Warner
30. 15 DecTalking myself into a Netflix-Warner merger
31. 14 DecSunday Thread + Mailbag
32. 13 DecSaturday discussion thread
33. 12 DecHow large public universities model their funding
34. 12 DecGavin Newsom is the 2028 front-runner and that’s bad
35. 11 DecThursday discussion post
36. 11 DecAmerican higher education is adrift
37. 10 DecWill there be a “great housing reset”?
38. 10 DecA Senate majority could be within Democrats’ reach
39. 9 DecTuesday discussion post
40. 9 DecEven meritocratic systems aren’t fair
41. 8 DecShrinking rural school districts threaten Republican strongholds
42. 8 DecA bolder vision for American energy
43. 7 DecSunday Thread + Mailbag
44. 6 DecSaturday discussion post
45. 5 DecThe stakes in the Affordable Care Act subsidy debate
46. 5 DecImagining pro-growth urbanism
47. 4 DecThursday discussion post
48. 4 DecYou can afford a tradlife
49. 3 DecPrices rise and experiments abound
50. 3 DecNo land acknowledgments, no remigration
51. 2 DecTuesday discussion post
52. 2 DecOne million dollars
53. 1 DecMinnesota’s long road to restitution
54. 1 DecThe bizarre march to war with Venezuela

November 2025

1. 30 NovSunday Thread + Mailbag
2. 29 NovSaturday discussion post
3. 28 NovFriday discussion post
4. 28 NovHow to actually feed America
5. 27 NovThursday discussion post
6. 26 NovWednesday discussion post
7. 26 NovMissing the point about heredity
8. 25 NovTuesday discussion post
9. 25 NovI've been covering Larry Summers controversies for most of my life
10. 24 NovThe Slow Boring process
11. 24 NovThe hidden cause of cultural stagnation
12. 23 NovSunday Thread + Mailbag
13. 22 NovSaturday discussion post
14. 21 NovJeffrey Epstein: A comprehensive timeline
15. 21 NovThe “strange new respect” for Marjorie Taylor Greene
16. 20 NovThursday discussion post
17. 20 NovParents can’t do this alone
18. 19 NovPolicy chaos and housing hacks
19. 19 NovAffordability means hard choices
20. 18 NovTuesday discussion post
21. 18 NovI don’t see images in my mind and I feel fine about it
22. 17 NovTariff chaos hits American agriculture
23. 17 NovFolding a winning hand isn’t moderation
24. 16 NovSunday Thread + Mailbag
25. 15 NovSaturday discussion post
26. 14 NovA tale of two cities
27. 14 NovThe dubious case for a 50-year mortgage
28. 13 NovThursday discussion post
29. 13 NovThe candidates who deserve your money
30. 12 NovWhat kind of policy overhaul would fix housing?
31. 12 NovDid prison just replace mental hospitals?
32. 11 NovTuesday discussion post
33. 11 NovWhat if Italy joined the Central Powers in World War I?
34. 10 NovThe problem with condo liability rules
35. 10 Nov13 thoughts on the end of the shutdown
36. 10 Nov“Affordability” is just high nominal prices
37. 9 NovSunday Thread + Mailbag
38. 8 NovSaturday discussion post
39. 7 NovDemocrats sweep Georgia’s quiet election
40. 7 NovWho advises the donor advisers?
41. 6 NovThursday discussion post
42. 6 NovNancy Pelosi is stepping down — a look back at her career
43. 6 NovAn immigration agenda for 2029
44. 5 NovHousing on the ballot and beyond
45. 5 Nov13 takeaways from last night’s elections
46. 5 NovNow comes the interesting part
47. 4 NovTuesday discussion post
48. 4 NovThere’s more to politics than what you “run on”
49. 3 NovHow candidates are actually running in Virginia and New Jersey
50. 3 NovTrump turned off critical food assistance for millions
51. 2 NovSunday Thread + Mailbag
52. 1 NovSaturday discussion thread

October 2025

1. 31 OctA very comprehensive rundown of next week’s elections
2. 31 OctWhat you say and do matters
3. 30 OctThursday discussion post
4. 30 OctClimate policy should reduce greenhouse gas emissions
5. 29 OctAmerica builds — and balks
6. 29 OctBreak up the big museums
7. 28 OctTuesday discussion post
8. 28 OctDemocrats’ biggest immigration dilemma
9. 27 OctReimagining Los Angeles’s future ahead of the 2028 Olympics
10. 27 OctWomen’s professional rise is good, actually
11. 26 OctSunday Thread + Mailbag
12. 25 OctSaturday discussion thread
13. 24 OctWhat do Santos, Sweeney, and the Pope have in common?
14. 24 OctBuilding a culture of abundance
15. 23 OctThursday discussion post
16. 23 OctThe forgotten politics of “big tobacco”
17. 22 OctMoore fights outmigration with housing
18. 22 OctDemocrats can’t just “go back” to Obama’s immigration approach
19. 21 OctTuesday discussion post
20. 21 OctThe Nobel Prize-winning case for a little bit of monopoly
21. 20 OctWhy they marched
22. 20 OctMore streaming video is bad
23. 19 OctSunday Thread + Mailbag
24. 18 OctSaturday discussion thread
25. 17 OctWeekend roundup
26. 17 OctFictional politics as a vocation
27. 16 OctThursday discussion post
28. 16 OctThe AI boom is propping up the whole economy
29. 15 OctTales of construction and corruption
30. 15 OctWhat went wrong with Biden and immigration
31. 14 OctTuesday discussion thread
32. 14 OctDemocrats need to debate ideas, not people
33. 13 OctDay off discussion thread
34. 13 OctPostcards from the wrong side of history
35. 12 OctSunday Thread + Mailbag
36. 11 OctSaturday discussion thread
37. 10 OctCould the “Last Frontier” turn blue?
38. 10 OctPhilosophical pragmatism as a way of life
39. 9 OctThursday discussion thread
40. 9 OctThe authoritarian menace has arrived
41. 8 OctLocal housing efforts surge as federal shutdown stalls support
42. 8 OctBigger is often better
43. 7 OctTuesday discussion thread
44. 7 OctGreat politicians aren’t “authentic”
45. 6 OctChecking in on Virginia and New Jersey
46. 6 OctThe groups have learned nothing
47. 5 OctSunday Thread + Mailbag
48. 4 OctSaturday discussion thread
49. 3 OctThe medbed fantasy
50. 3 OctThe paradox of progressive racial politics
51. 2 OctThursday discussion thread
52. 2 OctCapitalism needs honor and ethics
53. 1 OctAmerican life is shifting amid rising costs and shrinking support
54. 1 OctSeventeen thoughts on the government shutdown
55. 1 OctLive your values

September 2025

1. 30 SepTuesday discussion post
2. 30 SepClimate advocacy should focus more on the hard problems
3. 29 SepMunicipalities rethink their approach as office vacancies reach record highs
4. 29 SepThe left is right about the Democrats
5. 28 SepSunday Thread + Mailbag
6. 28 SepTalking education with Jon Lovett
7. 27 SepSaturday discussion thread
8. 26 SepWeekend reading list
9. 26 SepThe Biden reckoning Democrats need
10. 25 SepThursday discussion thread
11. 25 SepThe dangerous war on Tylenol
12. 24 SepAs federal housing rules retreat, cities rewrite their own
13. 24 SepThe obscure coup that changed the world forever
14. 23 SepTuesday discussion thread
15. 23 SepThe problems with transit have nothing to do with crime
16. 22 SepUndeterred by rhetoric, local news leaders adapt
17. 22 SepAmerican students are getting dumber
18. 21 SepSunday Thread + Mailbag
19. 20 SepSaturday discussion thread
20. 19 SepVisualizing Colorado’s voters
21. 19 SepThe future of journalism
22. 18 SepThursday discussion thread
23. 18 SepMAGA’s scary clampdown on free speech
24. 17 SepThe week in housing news
25. 17 SepWhat the research really says about immigration politics
26. 16 SepTuesday discussion post
27. 16 SepThere’s too many lumpers out there
28. 15 SepCuts to health care threaten an industry that’s already facing a mass exodus
29. 15 SepCould a shutdown finally end the filibuster?
30. 14 SepSunday Thread + Mailbag
31. 13 SepSaturday discussion thread
32. 12 SepInflation has cooled, anger about the cost of living hasn’t
33. 12 SepThe half-drawn horse of abundance
34. 11 SepThursday discussion thread
35. 11 SepChuck Schumer needs to lead
36. 10 SepLast week in housing
37. 10 SepThe state of the 2026 Senate map
38. 9 SepTuesday discussion post
39. 9 SepThere’s no conspiracy against healthy eating
40. 8 SepBEAD’s quiet underspending
41. 8 Sep“National” conservatism is un-American
42. 7 SepSunday Thread + Mailbag
43. 5 SepWhat you missed at the National Conservatism Conference
44. 5 SepWhy “Moneyball” worked while DOGE failed
45. 4 SepThursday discussion thread
46. 4 SepA boring theory of the populist right
47. 3 SepHas Denver’s minimum wage gone too far?
48. 3 SepI’ve been right about some things
49. 2 SepTuesday discussion thread
50. 2 SepHow the stock market learned to love Trump
51. 1 SepDenver’s restaurants are dying

August 2025

1. 31 AugSunday Thread + Mailbag
2. 30 AugSaturday discussion thread
3. 29 AugThree phases of affordable housing
4. 29 AugWhat makes sense in ’90s nostalgia
5. 28 AugWaning days of a dying empire
6. 28 AugWhen people don’t vote, Democrats win
7. 27 AugChatbots may not be causing psychosis, but they’re probably making it worse
8. 27 AugWhat cash can and can’t do
9. 26 AugHow will the Electoral College look in 2032?
10. 26 AugPostcards from the wrong side of history
11. 25 AugBreaking down State Senate Bill 79
12. 25 AugYour cause is not the moral equivalent of fighting slavery
13. 24 AugSunday Thread + Mailbag
14. 22 AugA few things worth noting (and trying)
15. 22 AugI’m sort of “against polling” too
16. 21 AugYour take on Slow Boring’s evening post
17. 21 AugA warning sign for America about Trump’s personalist rule
18. 20 AugA week in housing
19. 20 AugD.C. needs real policing, not propaganda
20. 19 AugA case study in the new politics of higher education
21. 19 AugMoms leaving the workforce is a warning sign, not a revolution
22. 18 AugSB PM: Launch day
23. 18 AugModeration is not overrated
24. 17 AugSunday Thread + Mailbag
25. 15 AugSB PM: A week in review
26. 15 AugValue over replacement cop
27. 14 AugSB PM: The Loomer-Wiles power struggle
28. 14 AugDemocrats’ strategy for winning union voters is broken
29. 13 AugSB PM: The state of art
30. 13 AugTrump’s awful turn against mRNA vaccine research
31. 12 AugSB PM: A government-data skeptic with a history of economic errors
32. 12 AugAvoiding a data center electricity price apocalypse
33. 11 AugSB PM: Putin goes to Russia
34. 11 AugProportional representation is the solution to gerrymandering
35. 10 AugSunday Thread + Mailbag
36. 8 AugSB PM: Rebuilding the National Weather Service
37. 8 AugHelp improve federal mass transit policy
38. 8 AugA cure for high grocery prices
39. 7 AugThursday Discussion Thread
40. 7 AugThe humanities should be harder
41. 6 AugWednesday Discussion Thread
42. 6 AugMatt and Joseph Gordon-Levitt on AI and copyright
43. 6 AugMAGA’s war on the American economy
44. 5 AugTuesday Thread
45. 5 AugEmotional labor was about paid work
46. 4 AugMonday Thread
47. 4 AugRide-sharing apps are good, actually
48. 3 AugSunday Thread + Mailbag
49. 1 AugA Zoomer explains it all

July 2025

1. 31 JulThursday thread
2. 31 JulHow Wuthering Heights keeps changing
3. 30 JulWednesday thread
4. 30 JulTax the tourists
5. 29 JulTuesday thread
6. 29 JulThe case against debate
7. 28 JulMonday thread
8. 28 JulThe power of a single-issue group
9. 27 JulSunday thread + Ben Mailbag
10. 26 JulSaturday thread
11. 26 JulReal talk about agriculture and climate
12. 25 JulFriday thread
13. 25 JulIt's time for abundance Democrats to embrace cultural moderation
14. 25 JulThe power of fiction
15. 24 JulThursday thread
16. 24 JulRepairing the tax code after Trump
17. 23 JulWednesday thread
18. 23 JulTrump's insane war on renewable energy
19. 22 JulTuesday thread
20. 22 JulThere's plenty of water for data centers
21. 21 JulMonday thread
22. 21 JulAmerica should stop giving Israel financial aid
23. 20 JulSunday thread + Mailbag
24. 19 JulSaturday thread
25. 18 JulFriday thread
26. 18 JulWe probably can't ban prescription drug ads
27. 17 JulThursday thread
28. 17 JulThe crisis of expertise is about values
29. 16 JulWednesday thread
30. 16 JulThe investment-led approach to climate only works if you actually do it
31. 15 JulTuesday thread
32. 15 JulWhat to make of Javier Milei's early successes
33. 14 JulMonday thread
34. 14 JulInclusionary zoning is a tax on new construction
35. 13 JulSunday thread + Mailbag
36. 12 JulSaturday thread
37. 11 JulFriday thread
38. 11 JulThe promise and peril of tracking
39. 10 JulThursday thread
40. 10 Jul30 months of great news on falling crime
41. 9 JulWednesday thread
42. 9 JulOnly a big tent can maximize the OBBBA opportunity
43. 8 JulTuesday thread
44. 8 JulGerontocracy is everywhere
45. 7 JulMonday thread
46. 7 JulThe scary surrender to Trump’s attacks on free speech
47. 6 JulSunday thread + Mailbag
48. 5 JulSaturday thread
49. 4 JulFriday thread
50. 4 JulOn the 4th of July, thinking about what the US and Europe can learn from each other
51. 3 JulThursday thread
52. 3 JulRepublicans' most toxic policy commitment
53. 2 JulWednesday thread
54. 2 JulThe power of coalition merchants
55. 1 JulTuesday thread
56. 1 JulProgressive millennials are old now

June 2025

1. 30 JunMonday thread
2. 30 JunDerek Thompson on the politics of abundance
3. 30 JunLearning from Milwaukee's "Sewer Socialists"
4. 29 JunSunday thread + Mailbag
5. 28 JunSaturday thread
6. 27 JunFriday thread
7. 27 JunPresidential luck
8. 26 JunThursday thread
9. 26 JunWhat true political leadership looks like
10. 25 JunWednesday thread
11. 25 JunRaising taxes is hard
12. 24 JunTuesday thread
13. 24 JunLeftists and moderates agree on what Democrats get wrong
14. 23 JunMonday thread
15. 23 JunThe stationary bandits of New York City
16. 22 JunSunday thread + Mailbag
17. 22 Jun21 thoughts on Trump's war with Iran
18. 21 JunSaturday thread
19. 20 JunFriday thread
20. 20 JunThe case for parliamentary cities
21. 19 JunThursday thread
22. 19 JunWhy I joined a weird Zoom book club
23. 18 JunWednesday thread
24. 18 JunTrump rediscovers comprehensive immigration reform
25. 17 JunTuesday thread
26. 17 JunBig-Ass Truck Abundance
27. 16 JunMonday thread
28. 16 JunWhy I'm obsessed with winning the Senate
29. 15 JunSunday Thread + Mailbox + JOBS!
30. 14 JunSaturday thread
31. 13 JunFriday thread
32. 13 JunA Rawlsian case for smallness
33. 12 JunThursday thread
34. 12 JunTrump's "beautiful" bill wrecks our energy future
35. 11 JunWednesday thread
36. 11 JunThe strange politics of a linguistic mystery
37. 10 JunTuesday thread
38. 10 JunBlue state Republicans are the problem
39. 9 JunMonday thread
40. 9 JunReal talk about FDR
41. 8 JunSunday thread + Mailbag
42. 7 JunSaturday thread
43. 6 JunFriday thread
44. 6 JunAn "abundance" theory of power
45. 5 JunThursday thread
46. 5 JunWhere are all the daddy blogs?
47. 4 JunWednesday thread
48. 4 JunYes, DOGE failed — and it matters
49. 3 JunTuesday thread
50. 3 JunAn abundance agenda for antitrust policy
51. 2 JunMonday Thread
52. 2 JunNBA officiating needs more bias
53. 1 JunSunday thread + Mailbag

May 2025

1. 31 MaySaturday thread
2. 30 MayFriday Thread
3. 30 MayWho are the groups?
4. 29 MayThursday thread
5. 29 MayI swore I’d never give Harvard money — Trump changed my mind
6. 28 MayWednesday thread
7. 28 MayPoliticians need to take AI progress seriously
8. 27 MayTuesday thread
9. 27 MayWhat we don't learn in "Original Sin"
10. 26 MayNoah Smith on China, industrial policy and more
11. 26 MayDemocrats should care less about demographics
12. 25 MaySunday thread + Mailbag
13. 24 MaySaturday thread
14. 24 MayProgressives need to reckon with Brandon Johnson
15. 23 MayFriday thread
16. 23 MayMailbag: Overton window myths
17. 22 MayThursday Thread
18. 22 MayBanning lab-grown meat is stupid
19. 21 MayWednesday thread
20. 21 MayWhere should new cities go?
21. 20 MayTuesday thread
22. 20 MayWhy I write such excellent posts
23. 19 MayMonday thread
24. 19 MayThe Democratic Party’s siren call to defeat
25. 18 MaySunday thread + Mailbag
26. 17 MaySaturday thread
27. 16 MayFriday Thread
28. 16 MayMailbag: The Buttigieg legacy
29. 15 MayThursday thread
30. 15 MayCan we be normal about family policy?
31. 14 MayWednesday thread
32. 14 MayEleven thoughts on a really shitty House budget
33. 14 MayWhat can we learn from politicians who overperform
34. 13 MayTuesday thread
35. 13 MayAt last, a workable plan for high-speed rail
36. 12 MayMonday thread
37. 12 MayWe’re sleeping on the most dangerous situation in the world
38. 11 MaySunday thread + Mailbag
39. 10 MaySaturday thread
40. 9 MayFriday Thread
41. 9 MayHakeem Jeffries on the GOP reconciliation bill and more
42. 9 MayHakeem Jeffries joins Slow Boring
43. 9 MayMailbag: Stakeholder management and its limits
44. 8 MayThursday thread
45. 8 MayDoubling down on climate won't win the Senate
46. 7 MayWednesday thread
47. 7 MayWhat cities can learn from Disney World
48. 6 MayTuesday thread
49. 6 MayDog-whistle moderation is not the way
50. 5 MayMonday thread
51. 5 MayThe most disturbing aspect of Trump’s first 100 days
52. 4 MaySunday thread + Mailbag
53. 3 MaySaturday thread
54. 2 MayFriday thread
55. 2 MayMailbag: Mythical class resentments
56. 1 MayThursday thread
57. 1 MaySocial media makes people sad

April 2025

1. 30 AprWednesday thread
2. 30 AprTrump threw away our best chance at fairer trade
3. 29 AprTuesday thread
4. 29 AprEcon 101 is underrated
5. 28 AprMonday thread
6. 28 AprWhat's the plan to win the Senate?
7. 27 AprSunday thread + Mailbag
8. 26 AprSaturday thread
9. 25 AprFriday thread
10. 25 AprMailbag: Negativity has consequences
11. 24 AprThursday thread
12. 24 AprThe government shouldn’t tell people where to live
13. 23 AprWednesday thread
14. 23 AprTrump is crippling the tax police
15. 22 AprTuesday thread
16. 22 AprThe New Jersey Democratic field needs an education reform
17. 21 AprMonday thread
18. 21 AprTrump’s war on Harvard
19. 20 AprSunday thread + Mailbag
20. 19 AprSaturday thread
21. 18 AprFriday thread
22. 18 AprMailbag: The gender politics of Trumponomics
23. 17 AprThursday thread
24. 17 AprDon't ignore Republicans' awful budget
25. 16 AprWednesday thread
26. 16 AprIt’s not just trade
27. 15 AprTuesday thread
28. 15 AprFour trade deficit myths hurting the economy
29. 14 AprMonday thread
30. 14 AprThe troubling rise of Hitler revisionism
31. 13 AprSunday thread + Mailbag
32. 12 AprSaturday thread
33. 11 AprFriday Thread
34. 11 AprMailbag: Condescending to the wine moms
35. 10 AprThursday thread
36. 10 AprThe fall of The White Lotus
37. 9 AprWednesday thread
38. 9 AprEconomic data face imminent threats
39. 8 AprTuesday thread
40. 8 Apr29 thoughts on Liberation Day and the fallout
41. 8 AprHow will we know if abundance is winning?
42. 7 AprMonday thread
43. 7 AprTalking "Abundance" with Ezra Klein & Derek Thompson
44. 7 AprCory Booker showed how it's done
45. 6 AprSunday thread + Mailbag
46. 5 AprSaturday thread
47. 4 AprFriday thread
48. 4 AprMailbag: Alternate Canada
49. 3 AprThursday thread
50. 3 AprYIMBYism as industrial policy
51. 2 AprWednesday thread
52. 2 AprThe underrated power of not doing things
53. 1 AprTuesday Thread
54. 1 AprTariffs only "work" if they make prices higher

March 2025

1. 31 MarMonday thread
2. 31 MarThe founding myth of progressive economics
3. 30 MarSunday thread + Mailbag
4. 29 MarSaturday thread
5. 28 MarFriday thread
6. 28 MarCome work with us!
7. 28 MarMailbag: Parenting and politics
8. 27 MarThursday thread
9. 27 MarTrump's war on science
10. 26 MarWednesday thread
11. 26 MarHow Democrats lost their edge on education
12. 25 MarTuesday thread
13. 25 MarDemocrats can't hide from immigration forever
14. 24 MarMonday thread
15. 24 MarProtectionism for small landlords is a dumb idea
16. 23 MarSunday thread + Mailbag
17. 22 MarSaturday thread
18. 21 MarFriday thread
19. 21 MarMailbag: An AI take on AI-proofing your job
20. 20 MarThursday thread
21. 20 MarWhat abundance means to me
22. 19 MarWednesday thread
23. 19 MarNew York City can do better than Andrew Cuomo
24. 19 MarWhat if Grover Cleveland had served consecutive terms?
25. 18 MarTuesday thread
26. 18 MarThe stock market won't save us
27. 17 MarMonday thread
28. 17 MarWhat the Department of Education actually does
29. 16 MarSunday thread + Mailbag
30. 15 MarSaturday thread
31. 14 MarFriday thread
32. 14 MarMailbag: Remembering Kevin Drum
33. 14 MarSixteen thoughts on an averted shutdown
34. 13 MarThursday thread
35. 13 MarCities aren't back
36. 12 MarWednesday thread
37. 12 MarIt's time to take AI job loss seriously
38. 11 MarTuesday thread
39. 11 MarTrump is lying about dead people and Social Security
40. 10 MarMonday thread
41. 10 MarDemocrats should take their opposition to Trump's tariffs seriously
42. 9 MarSunday thread + Mailbag
43. 8 MarSaturday thread
44. 7 MarFriday thread
45. 7 MarMailbag: Donation recommendations and old-school heroes
46. 6 MarThursday thread
47. 6 MarThey're on the other side
48. 5 MarWednesday thread
49. 5 Mar17 thoughts on Trump's big speech
50. 5 MarA very online person's attempt to be less online
51. 4 MarTuesday thread
52. 4 MarCutting health care “waste” is hard
53. 3 MarMonday thread
54. 3 MarTrump threatens personal liberty and free markets
55. 2 MarSunday thread + Mailbag
56. 1 MarSaturday thread

February 2025

1. 28 FebFriday thread
2. 28 FebMailbag: More philosophical than usual
3. 27 FebThursday thread
4. 27 FebFlu and measles are getting worse as vaccination rates fall
5. 26 FebWednesday thread
6. 26 FebMisinformation mostly confuses your own side
7. 25 FebTuesday thread
8. 25 FebHow we’re thinking about covering Donald Trump
9. 24 FebMonday thread
10. 24 FebDemocrats should stop subsidizing Tesla
11. 23 FebSunday thread + Mailbag
12. 22 FebSaturday thread
13. 21 FebFriday thread
14. 21 FebMailbag: When to ring the alarm?
15. 20 FebThursday thread
16. 20 FebThe path forward for Common Sense Democrats
17. 19 FebWednesday thread
18. 19 FebThe Full Common Sense Democrat Manifesto
19. 19 FebAmerica stopped caring how poor kids do in school
20. 18 FebTuesday Thread
21. 18 FebDemocrats don't need more "infrastructure"
22. 17 FebMonday thread
23. 17 FebHappy Presidents' Day!
24. 16 FebSunday thread + Mailbag
25. 15 FebSaturday thread
26. 14 FebFriday thread
27. 14 FebMailbag: Alternate Trump
28. 13 FebThursday thread
29. 13 FebThe world should call Trump's bluff on tariffs
30. 12 FebWednesday thread
31. 12 FebThe paradox of Trump's first weeks
32. 11 FebTuesday thread
33. 11 FebMake foreign aid great
34. 10 FebMonday thread
35. 10 FebImmigration policy should prioritize American interests
36. 9 FebSunday thread + Mailbag
37. 8 FebSaturday thread
38. 8 FebShould Democrats be left-wing economic populists?
39. 7 FebFriday thread
40. 7 FebThree must-knows from today's big-deal jobs report
41. 7 FebMailbag: The payment system endgame
42. 6 FebThursday thread
43. 6 FebDoomscrolling in the age of Trump
44. 5 FebWednesday thread
45. 5 FebAn epidemiologist on bird flu and RFK, Jr
46. 5 FebWhat to do with sincere but unpopular beliefs?
47. 4 FebTuesday thread
48. 4 FebPublic services are for users, not providers
49. 3 FebMonday thread
50. 3 FebCivil servants shouldn't quit their jobs
51. 2 FebSunday thread + Mailbag
52. 1 FebSaturday thread

January 2025

1. 31 JanFriday thread
2. 31 JanMailbag: Biden’s indecisive lawfare
3. 30 JanThursday thread
4. 30 JanThe mistake of the century
5. 29 JanWednesday thread
6. 29 JanThrow Biden under the bus
7. 28 JanTuesday thread
8. 28 JanCongressional Republicans’ coming war on poor people
9. 27 JanMonday thread
10. 27 JanDefund the language police
11. 26 JanSunday thread + Mailbag
12. 25 JanSaturday thread
13. 24 JanFriday thread
14. 24 JanMailbag: Imagining a high-growth New York
15. 23 JanSlow Boring February Happy Hour
16. 23 JanThe Vibes They Are a-Shiftin'
17. 22 JanWednesday thread
18. 22 JanThe case for vaccinating chickens
19. 21 JanTuesday thread
20. 21 JanThirty-one thoughts on the ceasefire deal
21. 20 JanMonday thread
22. 20 JanNobody knows what Trump is going to do
23. 19 JanSunday thread + Mailbag
24. 18 JanSaturday thread
25. 17 JanFriday thread
26. 17 JanLast Biden mailbag
27. 16 JanThursday thread (Events!)
28. 16 JanRep Ritchie Torres on what’s next
29. 16 JanRitchie Torres on what’s next for Democrats
30. 16 JanAfter the Green New Deal
31. 15 JanWednesday thread
32. 15 JanCrushing the NIMBYs of Middlemarch
33. 14 JanTuesday thread
34. 14 JanMajor data revisions are coming
35. 13 JanMonday thread
36. 13 JanDon't blame Joe Manchin for child poverty
37. 12 JanSunday thread + Mailbag
38. 11 JanSaturday thread
39. 10 JanFriday thread
40. 10 JanA frozen mailbag
41. 9 JanThursday thread
42. 9 JanThe '90s weren't that great
43. 8 JanWednesday thread
44. 8 JanSkilled immigration is good
45. 7 JanTuesday thread
46. 7 JanMen and women are different
47. 6 JanMonday thread
48. 6 JanFour years later
49. 5 JanSunday thread + Mailbag
50. 4 JanSaturday thread
51. 3 JanFriday thread
52. 3 JanNew year, new mailbag
53. 2 JanThursday Thread
54. 2 JanTwenty-five years in 2,500 words
55. 1 JanNew Years Day Thread