Slow Boring — Archive

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Could the “Last Frontier” turn blue?
Alaska’s shifting rules and demographics could give Democrats a foothold in a state previously seen as untouchable.
Philosophical pragmatism as a way of life
Plus honor and learning from Maine
Thursday discussion thread
News beyond the bubble and a request for your moral convictions
The authoritarian menace has arrived
And so has the backlash — but the resistance needs to be smarter
Local housing efforts surge as federal shutdown stalls support
With HUD offices slowed by the government shutdown, cities and states are advancing reforms while high-demand markets struggle to catch up.
Bigger is often better
Competition is good, smallness isn’t
Tuesday discussion thread
Bondi deflects, attacks Democrats during Senate hearing on Epstein, D.O.J., and border cases
Great politicians aren’t “authentic”
It’s a performance!
Checking in on Virginia and New Jersey
Democrats lead, but the G.O.P. still has an opening.
The groups have learned nothing
We got the League of Conservation Voters’ endorsement questionnaire and it’s bad.
Sunday Thread + Mailbag
Saturday discussion thread
The medbed fantasy
How a deepfake pushed a conspiracy into politics
The paradox of progressive racial politics
Plus some good candidates and the Kaiser’s blunder
Thursday discussion thread
How two Guardsmen spent their afternoon in one of America’s “training grounds.”