Slow Boring — Archive

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I’m not convinced the “A.I. backlash” is real
Data center skeptics are worried about local impacts, not A.I.
The State of the Union’s housing non-moment
Efforts to solve housing at the federal level are messy, but states are picking up the slack.
Legal sports gambling has gone way too far
The Supreme Court created a big problem and Trump is making it worse.
Tuesday discussion post
An essay I enjoyed.
Democrats need to think bigger on utilities
We need more power, not just short-term rate cuts.
Nearly a week out from Texas
National numbers look good for Democrats. The early primary races look murkier.
Democrats don’t need a Project 2029
The party needs fewer big ideas, not more.
Sunday Thread + Mailbag
Saturday discussion post
Republicans are complaining about a redistricting war they started
An avoidable, somewhat pointless fight is roiling America’s House maps.
Charismatic leaders can roll their base
Plus a detailed explanation of something obscure Chuck Schumer did in 2008
Thursday discussion post
A banquet of consequences
Jesse Jackson and the rise of the progressive movement
Today’s Democratic Party is very much the quilt he called for.
A House caucus hopes to fix housing
In the meantime, states in every region are trying to do the work themselves.
A.I. progress is giving me writer’s block
It’s hard to write good articles when you have no idea if everything is about to change.