Slow Boring — Archive

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Monday Thread
The case for student debt relief is getting weaker
Stimulus success means tradeoffs are real again
Sunday quick takes
A little followup
Stop marketing race-blind policies as racial equity initiatives
The country is already sold on a left-of-center economic agenda. Why complicate it?
Friday Thread
Built Back Better by cleaning up the lead
The best investment America can make
Thursday thread
Elite colleges should fight for social justice by helping to educate poor kids
There's way too much symbolic politics on campus
Wednesday Thread
Is asymmetrical polarization real?
Since the mid-aughts, both parties have mostly shifted left
Tuesday Thread
Approve the AstraZeneca vaccine!
Yes, their trial was messed up. But it clearly works.
Monday Thread
The myth of the Overton Window
Deliberately advancing bad ideas is in fact bad.
In defense of interesting writing on controversial topics
Some thoughts on the New York Times' Slate Star Codex profile