All articles from Slow Boring
Sunday Thread + Mailbag
Ask your questions below.
Saturday discussion post
A dollhouse for your Saturday:
The girlboss was never a feminist ideal
The 2010s turned an eBay hustler into a symbol of corporate feminism she never set out to represent.
Most politicians are charming and persuasive in person
Plus some Maine takes, Biden’s failure to prioritize, and speculation about Republican Spain
Thursday discussion post
A 10-day stay in Baltimore and they’ll pay YOU $5,100. What’s the catch?
Should race matter in college admissions?
On the premiere episode of The Argument, Matthew Yglesias and Jerusalem Demsas argue about the effectiveness of affirmative action.
Republican war-mongering is their worst economic policy
A repeated pattern of failure
Build, baby, build
The YIMBYs were right.
In defense of the "girlboss"
Feminism without anti-capitalism is good, actually
Tuesday discussion post
Every day is unbelievable.
My most progressive views
God, health, stereotyping, and caring about the poor
The midterms in motion
Early advantages are emerging, but so are the constraints that could blunt them.
Journalists should use A.I. more
Increasing productivity is good, actually
Sunday Thread + Mailbag
Ask your questions below.
Saturday discussion post
11 jobs that (probably) won’t be taken by A.I.
Who will survive the A.I. apocalypse?
The two homelessness problems
Plus Rahm, Mamdani, and what to say about voters who might be bigoted
Thursday discussion post
Big news!
My new podcast
Watch the official trailer for The Argument — a new podcast cohosted by Jerusalem Demsas and me.
The quest for a straight white Christian male savior is dumb
Good politicians come in all packages.
The Iran war is raising your mortgage rate
Inventory is finally rising, but war-driven increases in mortgage rates are making it harder for buyers to take advantage.
The real problem with billionaires
Lavish consumption and huge inheritances are hard to justify in a world with so many pressing needs.
Tuesday discussion post
How much A.I. is the right amount of A.I?
Yelling at ambitious young women won’t boost marriage
It’s men, especially less educated ones, who would need to change.
Testing Trump’s influence
As Democrats gain momentum across the country, Republicans rely on redistricting, voting laws, and court rulings to reshape the battlefield.