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8 hrs ago • Halina Bennet
Playing baseball like it’s 1864
No gloves, no steroids, no optimization
Apr 17 • Halina Bennet
It’s not “bad marketing” from A.I. companies
Plus progressive mayors, Vice President Henry Clay, and how Trump could be impeached
Apr 17 • Matthew Yglesias
Thursday discussion post
Can you tell Matt’s in the U.K?
Apr 16 • Halina Bennet
Destroy the internet to save it?
Jerusalem and I debate internet anonymity
Apr 16 • Matthew Yglesias
56:53
My most right-wing views
Human nature, law and order (if only they applied it to Trump’s cronies ...), and capitalism
Apr 16 • Matthew Yglesias
When more housing becomes a hard sell
The U.S. agrees it needs more homes, but fights over where and how reveal deeper conflicts about growth and change.
Apr 15 • Halina Bennet
We should plan for success
Cities shouldn’t just settle for “enough” housing.
Apr 15 • Matthew Yglesias
Tuesday discussion post
Another shake-up has hit Congress.
Apr 14 • Halina Bennet
America needs more statues
Let's think less about who to tear down and more about what to build
Apr 14 • Matthew Yglesias
Good environment, bad party
Trump’s approval rating is in the gutter, and Democrats lead the generic ballot. But Swalwell imploded, and a Senate primary devolved into a Hasan Piker…
Apr 13 • Halina Bennet
The NBA's problems are so much bigger than tanking
A broad agenda to make the regular season interest
Apr 13 • Matthew Yglesias
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