Eric Levitz
@ericlevitz.bsky.social
No, the neo-Nazism of young Republican staffers is not driven by economic anxiety
www.vox.com/politics/468...
www.vox.com/politics/468...
November 18, 2025 at 2:58 PM
No, the neo-Nazism of young Republican staffers is not driven by economic anxiety
www.vox.com/politics/468...
www.vox.com/politics/468...
If you want a picture of a Democratic future, imagine hyper-engaged, suburban wine-moms stomping on J.D. Vance’s face — forever (or, you know, in the 2028 election)
www.vox.com/politics/467...
www.vox.com/politics/467...
November 5, 2025 at 10:04 PM
If you want a picture of a Democratic future, imagine hyper-engaged, suburban wine-moms stomping on J.D. Vance’s face — forever (or, you know, in the 2028 election)
www.vox.com/politics/467...
www.vox.com/politics/467...
Jacobin founder Bhaskar Sunkara argues that past socialist societies were wrong to think they could do without markets.
But he insists that modern economies *can* do without capitalists
I asked him: Why take that risk? Why not stick to what definitely works (ie Sweden)?
www.vox.com/politics/467...
But he insists that modern economies *can* do without capitalists
I asked him: Why take that risk? Why not stick to what definitely works (ie Sweden)?
www.vox.com/politics/467...
November 5, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Jacobin founder Bhaskar Sunkara argues that past socialist societies were wrong to think they could do without markets.
But he insists that modern economies *can* do without capitalists
I asked him: Why take that risk? Why not stick to what definitely works (ie Sweden)?
www.vox.com/politics/467...
But he insists that modern economies *can* do without capitalists
I asked him: Why take that risk? Why not stick to what definitely works (ie Sweden)?
www.vox.com/politics/467...
NYC's new mayor believes in democratic socialism
But how would a democratic socialist economy actually work?
To @sunraysunray.bsky.social, it would mean market competition and profit-driven firms - without capitalists.
We debated his vision of market socialism
www.vox.com/politics/467...
But how would a democratic socialist economy actually work?
To @sunraysunray.bsky.social, it would mean market competition and profit-driven firms - without capitalists.
We debated his vision of market socialism
www.vox.com/politics/467...
November 5, 2025 at 4:07 PM
NYC's new mayor believes in democratic socialism
But how would a democratic socialist economy actually work?
To @sunraysunray.bsky.social, it would mean market competition and profit-driven firms - without capitalists.
We debated his vision of market socialism
www.vox.com/politics/467...
But how would a democratic socialist economy actually work?
To @sunraysunray.bsky.social, it would mean market competition and profit-driven firms - without capitalists.
We debated his vision of market socialism
www.vox.com/politics/467...
Elites have always depended on ordinary people's labor.
Society has became more egalitarian as workers leveraged this power.
But there is a risk that AI will eventually erode elites' dependence on the masses -- and usher in a permanent oligarchy. www.vox.com/the-highligh...
Society has became more egalitarian as workers leveraged this power.
But there is a risk that AI will eventually erode elites' dependence on the masses -- and usher in a permanent oligarchy. www.vox.com/the-highligh...
November 4, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Elites have always depended on ordinary people's labor.
Society has became more egalitarian as workers leveraged this power.
But there is a risk that AI will eventually erode elites' dependence on the masses -- and usher in a permanent oligarchy. www.vox.com/the-highligh...
Society has became more egalitarian as workers leveraged this power.
But there is a risk that AI will eventually erode elites' dependence on the masses -- and usher in a permanent oligarchy. www.vox.com/the-highligh...
Robots can now do many parts of my job better than I can
This has made me a bit anxious about my own obsolescence
It has also led me to contemplate the one AI dystopia that I find plausible: A world where robots free elites of all dependence on most ordinary people.
www.vox.com/the-highligh...
This has made me a bit anxious about my own obsolescence
It has also led me to contemplate the one AI dystopia that I find plausible: A world where robots free elites of all dependence on most ordinary people.
www.vox.com/the-highligh...
November 4, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Robots can now do many parts of my job better than I can
This has made me a bit anxious about my own obsolescence
It has also led me to contemplate the one AI dystopia that I find plausible: A world where robots free elites of all dependence on most ordinary people.
www.vox.com/the-highligh...
This has made me a bit anxious about my own obsolescence
It has also led me to contemplate the one AI dystopia that I find plausible: A world where robots free elites of all dependence on most ordinary people.
www.vox.com/the-highligh...
Highly-educated Democrats have very different priorities and policy preferences than Americans writ large. This is likely even more true of politically-engaged college grads.
The mood in our circles/social media feeds is not a reliable guide to public opinion
www.vox.com/politics/466...
The mood in our circles/social media feeds is not a reliable guide to public opinion
www.vox.com/politics/466...
October 29, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Highly-educated Democrats have very different priorities and policy preferences than Americans writ large. This is likely even more true of politically-engaged college grads.
The mood in our circles/social media feeds is not a reliable guide to public opinion
www.vox.com/politics/466...
The mood in our circles/social media feeds is not a reliable guide to public opinion
www.vox.com/politics/466...
Welcome PAC just released its case for Democrats to moderate.
I asked the report's author my own greatest reservation about moderation on certain issues -- that the costs of such positioning feel certain, while the benefits are hypothetical.
Here was his answer:
www.vox.com/politics/466...
I asked the report's author my own greatest reservation about moderation on certain issues -- that the costs of such positioning feel certain, while the benefits are hypothetical.
Here was his answer:
www.vox.com/politics/466...
October 29, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Welcome PAC just released its case for Democrats to moderate.
I asked the report's author my own greatest reservation about moderation on certain issues -- that the costs of such positioning feel certain, while the benefits are hypothetical.
Here was his answer:
www.vox.com/politics/466...
I asked the report's author my own greatest reservation about moderation on certain issues -- that the costs of such positioning feel certain, while the benefits are hypothetical.
Here was his answer:
www.vox.com/politics/466...
This week, Welcome PAC released its case for Democrats to moderate. I spoke with the author of its report, and pressed him on (nearly) every prominent, progressive objection to his analysis, including this one: www.vox.com/politics/466...
October 29, 2025 at 1:29 PM
This week, Welcome PAC released its case for Democrats to moderate. I spoke with the author of its report, and pressed him on (nearly) every prominent, progressive objection to his analysis, including this one: www.vox.com/politics/466...
I think trying to deport millions of law-abiding immigrants is morally wrong.
But even if you disagree, you should *still* oppose Trump's approach to enforcement -- so long as you value your own rights as a US citizen www.vox.com/politics/464...
But even if you disagree, you should *still* oppose Trump's approach to enforcement -- so long as you value your own rights as a US citizen www.vox.com/politics/464...
October 15, 2025 at 2:24 PM
I think trying to deport millions of law-abiding immigrants is morally wrong.
But even if you disagree, you should *still* oppose Trump's approach to enforcement -- so long as you value your own rights as a US citizen www.vox.com/politics/464...
But even if you disagree, you should *still* oppose Trump's approach to enforcement -- so long as you value your own rights as a US citizen www.vox.com/politics/464...
Some critics of "gifted" programs argue that they mainly serve to placate rich white parents, so they don't pull their kids from big-city public schools.
I don't think that's true. But also: placating rich white parents is important www.vox.com/politics/464...
I don't think that's true. But also: placating rich white parents is important www.vox.com/politics/464...
October 10, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Some critics of "gifted" programs argue that they mainly serve to placate rich white parents, so they don't pull their kids from big-city public schools.
I don't think that's true. But also: placating rich white parents is important www.vox.com/politics/464...
I don't think that's true. But also: placating rich white parents is important www.vox.com/politics/464...
Zohran Mamdani phasing out gifted programs for kindergarteners is fine.
But in later grades, progressive opposition to "tracking" is misguided imo. Ability sorting can be beneficial for all students, when done right www.vox.com/politics/464...
But in later grades, progressive opposition to "tracking" is misguided imo. Ability sorting can be beneficial for all students, when done right www.vox.com/politics/464...
October 10, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Zohran Mamdani phasing out gifted programs for kindergarteners is fine.
But in later grades, progressive opposition to "tracking" is misguided imo. Ability sorting can be beneficial for all students, when done right www.vox.com/politics/464...
But in later grades, progressive opposition to "tracking" is misguided imo. Ability sorting can be beneficial for all students, when done right www.vox.com/politics/464...
...in Bonica's suggestion that academic research shows that softening cultural positions doesn't yield significant gains in contemporary elections, and elsewhere. I think this conveys more certainty about the inefficacy of targeted national moderation than is warranted
September 26, 2025 at 4:25 PM
...in Bonica's suggestion that academic research shows that softening cultural positions doesn't yield significant gains in contemporary elections, and elsewhere. I think this conveys more certainty about the inefficacy of targeted national moderation than is warranted
But on their list of forces that drive contemporary elections, they did not include "position-taking by the national parties." To the contrary, they suggest that the relevant forces are ones that consultants cannot influence, which implies that national position-taking isn't a significant factor
September 26, 2025 at 3:52 PM
But on their list of forces that drive contemporary elections, they did not include "position-taking by the national parties." To the contrary, they suggest that the relevant forces are ones that consultants cannot influence, which implies that national position-taking isn't a significant factor
When Democrats argue about whether "moderation" works, I think they often conflate two distinct questions: www.vox.com/politics/462...
September 26, 2025 at 3:30 PM
When Democrats argue about whether "moderation" works, I think they often conflate two distinct questions: www.vox.com/politics/462...
Trump is waging a war on American science and innovation. His $100,000 fee on H-1B visas will chase top researchers to other rich countries.
In the long-term, our living standards will likely be lower as a result www.vox.com/politics/462...
In the long-term, our living standards will likely be lower as a result www.vox.com/politics/462...
September 23, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Trump is waging a war on American science and innovation. His $100,000 fee on H-1B visas will chase top researchers to other rich countries.
In the long-term, our living standards will likely be lower as a result www.vox.com/politics/462...
In the long-term, our living standards will likely be lower as a result www.vox.com/politics/462...
Few people still need to hear this but: The Trump administration wants you to say that Charlie Kirk's killer was far-right www.vox.com/politics/462...
September 20, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Few people still need to hear this but: The Trump administration wants you to say that Charlie Kirk's killer was far-right www.vox.com/politics/462...
Joe Biden pressured social media companies to suppress anti-vax advocacy during the COVID pandemic.
That raised legitimate free speech concerns. But Trump's attack on the First Amendment is vastly more egregious and profound. Conservatives shouldn't pretend otherwise www.vox.com/politics/462...
That raised legitimate free speech concerns. But Trump's attack on the First Amendment is vastly more egregious and profound. Conservatives shouldn't pretend otherwise www.vox.com/politics/462...
September 19, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Joe Biden pressured social media companies to suppress anti-vax advocacy during the COVID pandemic.
That raised legitimate free speech concerns. But Trump's attack on the First Amendment is vastly more egregious and profound. Conservatives shouldn't pretend otherwise www.vox.com/politics/462...
That raised legitimate free speech concerns. But Trump's attack on the First Amendment is vastly more egregious and profound. Conservatives shouldn't pretend otherwise www.vox.com/politics/462...
Trump's FCC isn't just threatening to take regulatory action against broadcasters who air criticism of the president. It has already done so. www.vox.com/politics/462...
September 19, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Trump's FCC isn't just threatening to take regulatory action against broadcasters who air criticism of the president. It has already done so. www.vox.com/politics/462...
Conservatives have decided to honor Charlie Kirk's memory by embracing woke safety-ism
www.vox.com/politics/461...
www.vox.com/politics/461...
September 11, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Conservatives have decided to honor Charlie Kirk's memory by embracing woke safety-ism
www.vox.com/politics/461...
www.vox.com/politics/461...
The right's response to Charlie Kirk's murder is nightmarishly Orwellian.
Conservatives are signaling that the truth will be no obstacle to the sating of their bloodlust, nor to the exploitation of tragedy for partisan gain. www.vox.com/politics/461...
Conservatives are signaling that the truth will be no obstacle to the sating of their bloodlust, nor to the exploitation of tragedy for partisan gain. www.vox.com/politics/461...
September 11, 2025 at 8:14 PM
The right's response to Charlie Kirk's murder is nightmarishly Orwellian.
Conservatives are signaling that the truth will be no obstacle to the sating of their bloodlust, nor to the exploitation of tragedy for partisan gain. www.vox.com/politics/461...
Conservatives are signaling that the truth will be no obstacle to the sating of their bloodlust, nor to the exploitation of tragedy for partisan gain. www.vox.com/politics/461...
4) It's also worth noting that -- while the benefits of a shutdown are hypothetical, many of its harms are certain: Public services will be interrupted, workers will lose pay, and vital agencies will be disrupted -- even as mass deportation continues apace.
www.vox.com/politics/460...
www.vox.com/politics/460...
September 10, 2025 at 5:14 PM
4) It's also worth noting that -- while the benefits of a shutdown are hypothetical, many of its harms are certain: Public services will be interrupted, workers will lose pay, and vital agencies will be disrupted -- even as mass deportation continues apace.
www.vox.com/politics/460...
www.vox.com/politics/460...
3) It's true that such a shutdown could concentrate public attention on Trump's abuses of power. But there's little reason to think this would *transform* public opinion any more than January 6th did. www.vox.com/politics/460...
September 10, 2025 at 5:13 PM
3) It's true that such a shutdown could concentrate public attention on Trump's abuses of power. But there's little reason to think this would *transform* public opinion any more than January 6th did. www.vox.com/politics/460...
2) The GOP will never agree to curb Trump's power, for the sake of reopening the government. Republicans will nuke the filibuster before they cross their party's personality cult. www.vox.com/politics/460...
September 10, 2025 at 5:10 PM
2) The GOP will never agree to curb Trump's power, for the sake of reopening the government. Republicans will nuke the filibuster before they cross their party's personality cult. www.vox.com/politics/460...