Volcanoes are erupting in The Philippines, but on-fire Australia received some welcome rain. The Iran war cries have been called off and The Donald’s military powers are about to be hamstrung by the Senate. Meanwhile, his impeachment trial is starting, and we’re all on Twitter for a front-row seat.
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03/09/2023
What the 15-minute city misses
I live around the corner from my son’s elementary school. We’re five minutes from a Trader Joe’s and 10 minutes in the other direction from a Whole Foods.
12/08/2022
Opinion: Amtrak should build a good train
Amtrak released their new vision for passenger rail expansion in the United States, and I don’t really know what to say except that it sucks.
10/25/2022
Opinion: We badly need better alternatives to conventional meat
The case for big investments in plant-based and lab-grown alternative proteins.
10/13/2022
YIMBYism without markets or supply and demand
Even in a socialist utopia it matters who sets the zoning rules.
09/20/2022
Opinion: Bring back the old bipartisan immigration consensus!
A secure border, a path to citizenship, new legal channels, and no giant flow of asylum claims.
06/20/2022
Happy Juneteenth (observed)
Juneteenth is the newest celebration on the official calendar of federal holidays, a move that I liked for the symbolism of the day but also because creating more holidays in general is a good idea.
03/29/2022
Develop a healthier emotional relationship with Joe Manchin
In some of his disputes with liberals and mainstream Democrats these days, I think Joe Manchin is right on the merits.
03/14/2022
It’s good that people want to support Ukrainian refugees
Let's take advantage of a chance to do something good.
02/15/2022
Opinion: The “misinformation problem” seems like misinformation
If anything people have become better informed.
02/10/2022
People need to hear the good news about climate change
"Climate anxiety" isn't going to solve anything
01/17/2022
Martin Luther King, Jr.’s plan for class struggle
Martin Luther King, Jr. died in Memphis standing in solidarity with a sanitation workers’ strike. But at the time of his murder, he was planning something bigger for later in the year.
01/03/2022