Slow Boring — Archive

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Taking the murder surge seriously
People are dying — of hate crimes and other crimes, too
Weekend update, March 20
Takes... hot and fast
Friday Thread
Joe Biden and the underrated value of winning elections
It all depends on what happens next
Thursday Thread
Repealing the estate tax is dumb
But we could do better than the status quo
Wednesday Thread
Vaccinating the global poor is really important
Current U.S. funding commitments are woefully inadequate
Tuesday Thread
Meritocracy is bad
America is good at elevating "the best" people; the problem is that's a bad idea
Monday Thread
How to pay for infrastructure
Borrowed money is great — but is the infrastructure a good idea at all?
Sunday Thread
Weekend Update, March 13
Some fast takes
Friday Thread