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America’s lost liberal center • Part 1 in a series on liberalism
America’s lost liberal center
Part 1 in a series on liberalism
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January 15, 2026 at 2:05 PM
America’s lost liberal center • Part 1 in a series on liberalism
Housing abundance vs. energy efficiency • A new bill pits housing supply against environmental groups.
Housing abundance vs. energy efficiency
A new bill pits housing supply against environmental groups.
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January 15, 2026 at 2:05 AM
Housing abundance vs. energy efficiency • A new bill pits housing supply against environmental groups.
Schools are getting worse in most red states • The “Southern surge” is great, but it’s just four states.
Schools are getting worse in most red states
The “Southern surge” is great, but it’s just four states.
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January 14, 2026 at 2:05 PM
Schools are getting worse in most red states • The “Southern surge” is great, but it’s just four states.
Tuesday discussion post • Fish abundance
Tuesday discussion post
Fish abundance
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January 14, 2026 at 2:05 AM
Tuesday discussion post • Fish abundance
Where has all the money gone? • Benefits for the elderly have gotten more generous and there are more old people than ever.
Where has all the money gone?
Benefits for the elderly have gotten more generous and there are more old people than ever.
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January 13, 2026 at 2:04 PM
Where has all the money gone? • Benefits for the elderly have gotten more generous and there are more old people than ever.
The wars Trump ended • “I’m not going to start a war. I’m going to stop wars.”
The wars Trump ended
“I’m not going to start a war. I’m going to stop wars.”
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January 12, 2026 at 11:05 PM
The wars Trump ended • “I’m not going to start a war. I’m going to stop wars.”
Theft is not the road to prosperity • Trump’s attack on Venezuela recapitulates Venezuela’s failed economic model
Theft is not the road to prosperity
Trump’s attack on Venezuela recapitulates Venezuela’s failed economic model
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January 12, 2026 at 11:05 AM
Theft is not the road to prosperity • Trump’s attack on Venezuela recapitulates Venezuela’s failed economic model
Sunday Thread + Mailbag
Sunday Thread + Mailbag
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January 11, 2026 at 8:06 PM
Sunday Thread + Mailbag
Saturday discussion post
Saturday discussion post
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January 10, 2026 at 11:05 PM
Saturday discussion post
What the Maduro indictment actually says • Can you really bring machine gun charges against a foreign head of state?
What the Maduro indictment actually says
Can you really bring machine gun charges against a foreign head of state?
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January 9, 2026 at 11:05 PM
What the Maduro indictment actually says • Can you really bring machine gun charges against a foreign head of state?
Thursday discussion post • And now for Matt’s takes
Thursday discussion post
And now for Matt’s takes
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January 8, 2026 at 11:05 PM
Thursday discussion post • And now for Matt’s takes
A reply to critics on American oil and gas • Warning: This is very long because I’m trying to be thorough.
A reply to critics on American oil and gas
Warning: This is very long because I’m trying to be thorough.
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January 8, 2026 at 2:04 PM
A reply to critics on American oil and gas • Warning: This is very long because I’m trying to be thorough.
7 of Halina’s hottest takes • I thought this day would never come
7 of Halina’s hottest takes
I thought this day would never come
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January 8, 2026 at 2:05 AM
7 of Halina’s hottest takes • I thought this day would never come
2026 is the year of housing • The center of everyone’s 2026 agenda
2026 is the year of housing
The center of everyone’s 2026 agenda
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January 7, 2026 at 2:04 PM
2026 is the year of housing • The center of everyone’s 2026 agenda
Tuesday discussion post • Two weeks or two years?
Tuesday discussion post
Two weeks or two years?
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January 7, 2026 at 2:05 AM
Tuesday discussion post • Two weeks or two years?
Zohran Mamdani’s strong start • I feared disaster when he won the primary, but so far so good.
Zohran Mamdani’s strong start
I feared disaster when he won the primary, but so far so good.
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January 6, 2026 at 11:05 AM
Zohran Mamdani’s strong start • I feared disaster when he won the primary, but so far so good.
What to watch leading up to the 2026 midterm elections • Checking in at the beginning of the year
What to watch leading up to the 2026 midterm elections
Checking in at the beginning of the year
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January 6, 2026 at 2:06 AM
What to watch leading up to the 2026 midterm elections • Checking in at the beginning of the year
What I got wrong in 2025 • And some new predictions for 2026
What I got wrong in 2025
And some new predictions for 2026
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January 5, 2026 at 2:06 PM
What I got wrong in 2025 • And some new predictions for 2026
Sunday Thread + Mailbag
Sunday Thread + Mailbag
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January 4, 2026 at 8:00 PM
Sunday Thread + Mailbag
Saturday discussion post
Saturday discussion post
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January 3, 2026 at 8:07 PM
Saturday discussion post
Friday discussion post
Friday discussion post
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January 2, 2026 at 11:07 PM
Friday discussion post
The internet is killing sports • Plus AI predictions and the New York City I can't miss
The internet is killing sports
Plus AI predictions and the New York City I can't miss
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January 2, 2026 at 2:06 PM
The internet is killing sports • Plus AI predictions and the New York City I can't miss
Thursday discussion post
Thursday discussion post
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January 2, 2026 at 2:07 AM
Thursday discussion post
Wednesday discussion post
Wednesday discussion post
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January 1, 2026 at 2:00 AM
Wednesday discussion post
Finding meaning in a post-work future • I resolved to read more fiction in 2025. Here’s what I learned.
Finding meaning in a post-work future
I resolved to read more fiction in 2025. Here’s what I learned.
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December 31, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Finding meaning in a post-work future • I resolved to read more fiction in 2025. Here’s what I learned.