Slow Boring — Archive

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A Senate majority could be within Democrats’ reach
That’s the real lesson of the Tennessee special — just don’t blow it
Tuesday discussion post
A Matthew Yglesias-X roundup
Even meritocratic systems aren’t fair
Hard work and intelligence are important, but luck matters a lot.
Shrinking rural school districts threaten Republican strongholds
Districts experiment with structural changes as political resistance to new funding leaves Republican-leaning communities to absorb the fallout.
A bolder vision for American energy
You can’t “electrify everything” without more electricity.
Sunday Thread + Mailbag
Saturday discussion post
The stakes in the Affordable Care Act subsidy debate
Who stands to lose
Imagining pro-growth urbanism
Plus my plan to spend $1 billion and the hottest Charles Evans Hughes takes around
Thursday discussion post
What happened to the smartest person you went to school with?
You can afford a tradlife
It’s rising, not falling, wages and incomes that make full-time homemaking rare.
Prices rise and experiments abound
Amid HUD shake-ups and rising costs, local governments experiment with new models to keep homes affordable.
No land acknowledgments, no remigration
Immigration is good for America, and America is good.
Tuesday discussion post
The last test for Democrats before 2026?
One million dollars
How you can live a happier life, crush our Substack rivals, and help people in need