Slow Boring — Archive

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The strange politics of a linguistic mystery
Hindu nationalists versus ancient DNA
Tuesday thread
Blue state Republicans are the problem
When it comes to housing reform in the Northeast, right-NIMBYs are quiet online but loud in state legislatures.
Monday thread
Real talk about FDR
Big progressive change has always involved massive compromise
Sunday thread + Mailbag
Saturday thread
Friday thread
An "abundance" theory of power
Plus, how AI has changed my writing and a little historical linguistics
Thursday thread
Where are all the daddy blogs?
Why dads should write more about parenting
Wednesday thread
Yes, DOGE failed — and it matters
You can't drastically reduce government spending without hurting people
Tuesday thread
An abundance agenda for antitrust policy
Promoting competition is good; arbitrary preferences for smallness not so much