Gary Winslett
@garywinslett.bsky.social
Middlebury Professor + IPE Director. Sr Advisor at Chamber of Progress on the Democratic Cost-of-Living Agenda. Studies the politics of trade and the tech sector. YIMBY.
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There's a lot of anti-immigrant rhetoric from the right these days. It needs pushing back on, hard.
By building houses, providing healthcare and childcare, and helping put food on the table, immigrants make America more affordable!
New article from me today.
www.therebuild.pub/p/immigrants...
By building houses, providing healthcare and childcare, and helping put food on the table, immigrants make America more affordable!
New article from me today.
www.therebuild.pub/p/immigrants...
June 12, 2025 at 2:34 PM
There's a lot of anti-immigrant rhetoric from the right these days. It needs pushing back on, hard.
By building houses, providing healthcare and childcare, and helping put food on the table, immigrants make America more affordable!
New article from me today.
www.therebuild.pub/p/immigrants...
By building houses, providing healthcare and childcare, and helping put food on the table, immigrants make America more affordable!
New article from me today.
www.therebuild.pub/p/immigrants...
There's a lot of anti-immigrant rhetoric from the right these days. It needs pushing back on, hard.
By building houses, providing healthcare and childcare, and helping put food on the table, immigrants make America more affordable!
New article from me today.
www.therebuild.pub/p/immigrants...
By building houses, providing healthcare and childcare, and helping put food on the table, immigrants make America more affordable!
New article from me today.
www.therebuild.pub/p/immigrants...
June 12, 2025 at 2:34 PM
There's a lot of anti-immigrant rhetoric from the right these days. It needs pushing back on, hard.
By building houses, providing healthcare and childcare, and helping put food on the table, immigrants make America more affordable!
New article from me today.
www.therebuild.pub/p/immigrants...
By building houses, providing healthcare and childcare, and helping put food on the table, immigrants make America more affordable!
New article from me today.
www.therebuild.pub/p/immigrants...
Immigrants make America greater.
June 9, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Immigrants make America greater.
I've got a new article in the Washington Post out today explaining what exactly happened yesterday with the Court of International Trade's decision against Trump, what it means, and what the Trump administration's options are moving forward.
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Opinion | Trump’s trade war isn’t over yet
A court ruling paused Trump’s tariffs, but the White House has ways to continue the fight.
www.washingtonpost.com
May 29, 2025 at 5:13 PM
I've got a new article in the Washington Post out today explaining what exactly happened yesterday with the Court of International Trade's decision against Trump, what it means, and what the Trump administration's options are moving forward.
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
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I appreciate this piece from @garywinslett.bsky.social & @tahrajirari.bsky.social about Medicaid and what it means for rural communities. I particularly like this callout that the point is to kick people off of Medicaid to achieve the "savings."
open.substack.com/pub/colrebui...
open.substack.com/pub/colrebui...
May 28, 2025 at 12:43 PM
I appreciate this piece from @garywinslett.bsky.social & @tahrajirari.bsky.social about Medicaid and what it means for rural communities. I particularly like this callout that the point is to kick people off of Medicaid to achieve the "savings."
open.substack.com/pub/colrebui...
open.substack.com/pub/colrebui...
I’ve got an article out in the Washington Post today explaining how the South is doing so well in manufacturing and why neither party wants to talk about it. The #1 auto exporting state isn’t Michigan, it’s Alabama. How did that happen? 1/4
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Opinion | Manufacturing is thriving in the South. Here’s why neither party can admit it.
Both parties are afraid to confront the real story behind manufacturing losses.
www.washingtonpost.com
May 15, 2025 at 2:45 AM
I’ve got an article out in the Washington Post today explaining how the South is doing so well in manufacturing and why neither party wants to talk about it. The #1 auto exporting state isn’t Michigan, it’s Alabama. How did that happen? 1/4
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Potentially unpopular opinion: Conclave was pretty good but would have been better without the Benitez storyline.
It makes no sense, stretches credulity past the breaking point, and detracts from the movie.
It makes no sense, stretches credulity past the breaking point, and detracts from the movie.
April 21, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Potentially unpopular opinion: Conclave was pretty good but would have been better without the Benitez storyline.
It makes no sense, stretches credulity past the breaking point, and detracts from the movie.
It makes no sense, stretches credulity past the breaking point, and detracts from the movie.
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"California voters rate the high cost of housing as their top concern." But new housing construction in the state has faced political hurdles for decades, and they aren't going away. @garywinslett.bsky.social explores some of the reasons [The Rebuild]
California’s Anti-Development Addiction
There’s a maddening dynamic going on in California housing policy.
www.therebuild.pub
April 17, 2025 at 12:52 PM
"California voters rate the high cost of housing as their top concern." But new housing construction in the state has faced political hurdles for decades, and they aren't going away. @garywinslett.bsky.social explores some of the reasons [The Rebuild]
You’ve heard of Black Tuesday.
We’re about to get Orange Monday.
We’re about to get Orange Monday.
April 7, 2025 at 12:14 AM
You’ve heard of Black Tuesday.
We’re about to get Orange Monday.
We’re about to get Orange Monday.
I've got a new piece out today on Abundance and antitrust Some of the critics of Abundance politics have argued that it isn't sufficiently anti-monopoly. But it is. In fact, I would argue that Abundance is the real anti-monopoly position.
www.therebuild.pub/p/will-the-r...
www.therebuild.pub/p/will-the-r...
March 27, 2025 at 7:41 PM
I've got a new piece out today on Abundance and antitrust Some of the critics of Abundance politics have argued that it isn't sufficiently anti-monopoly. But it is. In fact, I would argue that Abundance is the real anti-monopoly position.
www.therebuild.pub/p/will-the-r...
www.therebuild.pub/p/will-the-r...
It's worth pointing out that fixing the travails of places like Detroit was a big part of Trump's political appeal. And yet, apart from maybe Buffalo, no major American city is more connected to Canada and more hurt by Trump's baseless antagonism toward Canada than Detroit.
March 22, 2025 at 3:57 PM
It's worth pointing out that fixing the travails of places like Detroit was a big part of Trump's political appeal. And yet, apart from maybe Buffalo, no major American city is more connected to Canada and more hurt by Trump's baseless antagonism toward Canada than Detroit.
In their new book "Abundance" Derek Thompson and Ezra Klein have written a timely, compelling manifesto for progressives who want to build a bright future.
It is *the book* laying out the case for Up-Left politics.
Here’s my review of it.
www.therebuild.pub/p/building-a...
It is *the book* laying out the case for Up-Left politics.
Here’s my review of it.
www.therebuild.pub/p/building-a...
March 14, 2025 at 6:02 PM
In their new book "Abundance" Derek Thompson and Ezra Klein have written a timely, compelling manifesto for progressives who want to build a bright future.
It is *the book* laying out the case for Up-Left politics.
Here’s my review of it.
www.therebuild.pub/p/building-a...
It is *the book* laying out the case for Up-Left politics.
Here’s my review of it.
www.therebuild.pub/p/building-a...
Being so bad at diplomacy you infuriate the Canadians is even more of an anti-accomplishment than being so bad at business you bankrupt a casino.
March 7, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Being so bad at diplomacy you infuriate the Canadians is even more of an anti-accomplishment than being so bad at business you bankrupt a casino.
I can have friendly disagreements with people who want Medicare for All.
I have nothing to say to people who daydream of putting their enemies to the guillotine.
There’s a difference.
The first group is what debate is for.
The second group is what police are for.
I have nothing to say to people who daydream of putting their enemies to the guillotine.
There’s a difference.
The first group is what debate is for.
The second group is what police are for.
December 5, 2024 at 4:15 AM
I can have friendly disagreements with people who want Medicare for All.
I have nothing to say to people who daydream of putting their enemies to the guillotine.
There’s a difference.
The first group is what debate is for.
The second group is what police are for.
I have nothing to say to people who daydream of putting their enemies to the guillotine.
There’s a difference.
The first group is what debate is for.
The second group is what police are for.
“My social enemies should be summarily executed French Revolution-style” is an evil position that’s totally incompatible with the rule of law, basic liberty, and human decency. Beyond the pale.
I said what I said.
I said what I said.
December 5, 2024 at 4:15 AM
“My social enemies should be summarily executed French Revolution-style” is an evil position that’s totally incompatible with the rule of law, basic liberty, and human decency. Beyond the pale.
I said what I said.
I said what I said.
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Georgia's moment of truth: Protesters demand Western path, not Russian past
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Georgia’s moment of truth: Protesters demand Western path not Russian past
The ruling party denies any Russian link, but its actions raise questions about Georgia's path to the EU.
www.bbc.com
December 3, 2024 at 11:48 PM
Georgia's moment of truth: Protesters demand Western path, not Russian past
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Hey look, $165 million in one export in under a week!
People are used to thinking about trade in goods but services matter too.
Moana 2 is an export every bit as much as a car is and the animators who worked on it are 🇺🇸 workers just as much as if they were on an assembly line.
People are used to thinking about trade in goods but services matter too.
Moana 2 is an export every bit as much as a car is and the animators who worked on it are 🇺🇸 workers just as much as if they were on an assembly line.
December 3, 2024 at 10:10 PM
Hey look, $165 million in one export in under a week!
People are used to thinking about trade in goods but services matter too.
Moana 2 is an export every bit as much as a car is and the animators who worked on it are 🇺🇸 workers just as much as if they were on an assembly line.
People are used to thinking about trade in goods but services matter too.
Moana 2 is an export every bit as much as a car is and the animators who worked on it are 🇺🇸 workers just as much as if they were on an assembly line.
RFK Jr. kryptonite.
December 1, 2024 at 3:38 AM
RFK Jr. kryptonite.
One of the great things about being 37 is you’re the target demographic for a lot of media.
For example, I’m about to start watching a baking show that combines Harry Potter and British Bake-off, and it’s totally aimed at me and my wife and I’m 100% cool with that.
For example, I’m about to start watching a baking show that combines Harry Potter and British Bake-off, and it’s totally aimed at me and my wife and I’m 100% cool with that.
December 1, 2024 at 3:22 AM
One of the great things about being 37 is you’re the target demographic for a lot of media.
For example, I’m about to start watching a baking show that combines Harry Potter and British Bake-off, and it’s totally aimed at me and my wife and I’m 100% cool with that.
For example, I’m about to start watching a baking show that combines Harry Potter and British Bake-off, and it’s totally aimed at me and my wife and I’m 100% cool with that.
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These results suggest that Dems would benefit from getting tougher on border security, tougher on crime, and more supply-side and consumer-oriented in their economic orientation.
There are lefties who will call that Republican-Lite. Ignore them. Listen to swing state voters.
There are lefties who will call that Republican-Lite. Ignore them. Listen to swing state voters.
December 1, 2024 at 12:19 AM
These results suggest that Dems would benefit from getting tougher on border security, tougher on crime, and more supply-side and consumer-oriented in their economic orientation.
There are lefties who will call that Republican-Lite. Ignore them. Listen to swing state voters.
There are lefties who will call that Republican-Lite. Ignore them. Listen to swing state voters.
The world is getting a lot better in a lot of ways.
December 1, 2024 at 12:55 AM
The world is getting a lot better in a lot of ways.
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Believe it or not, the world is both richer *and* more equal than it was in 1988.
November 30, 2024 at 5:53 PM
Believe it or not, the world is both richer *and* more equal than it was in 1988.
These results suggest that Dems would benefit from getting tougher on border security, tougher on crime, and more supply-side and consumer-oriented in their economic orientation.
There are lefties who will call that Republican-Lite. Ignore them. Listen to swing state voters.
There are lefties who will call that Republican-Lite. Ignore them. Listen to swing state voters.
December 1, 2024 at 12:19 AM
These results suggest that Dems would benefit from getting tougher on border security, tougher on crime, and more supply-side and consumer-oriented in their economic orientation.
There are lefties who will call that Republican-Lite. Ignore them. Listen to swing state voters.
There are lefties who will call that Republican-Lite. Ignore them. Listen to swing state voters.
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👇🎯 Instead of spending the last four years doing the mercantilism with a human face & pretending that we could rewind the 🇺🇸 economy to the 1960s, Biden should have spent it investing in programs that would move more people into sectors like health care where there are good jobs & high demand.
This is very welcome news. Factories are so automated now that broad-based manufacturing employment isn't going to return. So for men to succeed in the labor market, they can't let outdated gender stereotypes dissuade them from good jobs, including in nursing.
November 30, 2024 at 11:08 PM
👇🎯 Instead of spending the last four years doing the mercantilism with a human face & pretending that we could rewind the 🇺🇸 economy to the 1960s, Biden should have spent it investing in programs that would move more people into sectors like health care where there are good jobs & high demand.
This is very welcome news. Factories are so automated now that broad-based manufacturing employment isn't going to return. So for men to succeed in the labor market, they can't let outdated gender stereotypes dissuade them from good jobs, including in nursing.
November 30, 2024 at 10:36 PM
This is very welcome news. Factories are so automated now that broad-based manufacturing employment isn't going to return. So for men to succeed in the labor market, they can't let outdated gender stereotypes dissuade them from good jobs, including in nursing.