Archive - Slow Boring

California state legislature says no housing and no foundational learning skills!

6 hrs ago •

Econ 101 is underrated

A powerful, flexible paradigm for understanding the world

17 hrs ago •

Matthew Yglesias

Apr 28 •

What's the plan to win the Senate?

The status quo isn’t going to work

Apr 28 •

Matthew Yglesias

Sunday thread + Mailbag

Have a question for Matt?

Apr 27 •

Saturday thread

Sorry, late thread!

Apr 26 •

The most elite seltzer.

Apr 25 •

Mailbag: Negativity has consequences

Plus Alternate Hillarys, things it's smart to downplay, and movements without leaders

Apr 25

Thursday thread

Apr 24 •

The government shouldn’t tell people where to live

Housing belongs where the demand is

Apr 24 •

Matthew Yglesias

Wednesday thread

I think it’s great that Pete has a substack, but I think he should write his posts less like fundraising emails and more like a regular writer.

Apr 23 •

Trump is crippling the tax police

The dire consequences of a decline in voluntary compliance

Apr 23 •

Matthew Yglesias

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