Slow Boring — Archive

Plus Matt Mahan, true beliefs, A.O.C.’s foreign policy gaffes, and more

Alcohol was bad for your body. The drugs replacing it may be worse for your social life.

We need to let friendly countries in the area sort out their own problems.

The first firing of Trump’s second term

Generous school spending doesn’t always deliver results

A blockbuster Senate vote, shaky fee waivers, and a study that says building won’t bring affordability in this lifetime all hit the housing conversation.

Off-grid systems use cheap old-fashioned batteries that aren’t recycled properly.

Lots to discuss.

More “calling out” by the same leaders of the same institutions isn’t going to work.

Here’s what we’re watching.

We don’t need an abundance agenda for *everything*

The politics of professional athletes are a clear reflection of league demographics.

Plus my favorite dad-lit, the farmer vote, and the futile effort to constrain presidential war powers

On sleep