Slow Boring — Archive

In elections across the country, some housing measures passed handily while others failed, as affordability pressures mount and new projects and policy shifts shape the market.

A Democratic sweep so total it’s hard to make a lot of smart points about it

Winning in big cities as a progressive is easy; governing is harder.

Which measures and races are you paying attention to tonight?

Voters rightly consider everything you and your party say and do.

Both parties made cost-of-living relief the centerpiece of their 2025 gubernatorial races, but their tone, tactics, and cultural cues differ sharply.

SNAP is good; killing it is bad.

Key races, ballot measures, and shifting maps ahead of Tuesday’s vote

Plus the future of asylum and the scope

Is early holiday advertising a recession indicator?

A modest proposal

From density bets to zoning backlash, local battles hint at the country’s next housing phase.

Don’t rob the Louvre but we should redistribute the world’s art.