Jake Anbinder
@jakeanbinder.bsky.social
Author of NIMBY NATION: The War on Growth That Created Our Housing Crisis and Remade American Politics (Bloomsbury, 2027). American historian and Klarman Fellow @Cornell. Learn more: JacobAnbinder.com
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Thrilled to announce that my book NIMBY NATION: The War on Growth That Created Our Housing Crisis and Remade American Politics, is under contract with Bloomsbury and slated for publication in fall 2027.
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Please spread the news to anyone and everyone!
I would pay extra for a channel that does not have the NBC commentary
February 7, 2026 at 1:19 AM
I would pay extra for a channel that does not have the NBC commentary
It is tempting to see what‘s happening to the Post as a unique product of our time but “rich guy buys newspaper so he can steer it in more favorable direction” is a way more common occurrence in journalism history than “national newspaper develops reputation for solid, hard-hitting reporting”
February 5, 2026 at 10:15 PM
It is tempting to see what‘s happening to the Post as a unique product of our time but “rich guy buys newspaper so he can steer it in more favorable direction” is a way more common occurrence in journalism history than “national newspaper develops reputation for solid, hard-hitting reporting”
I thought the food dye people were his rank and file
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. took steps on Thursday to make it easier for food makers to claim that they are not using artificial dyes in their products, so long as they use dyes that are not petroleum based.
F.D.A. Relaxes Rules on ‘Naturally Derived’ Dyes
Food makers will now be able to claim that their products have “no artificial colors,” so long as they use dyes that are not petroleum-based.
nyti.ms
February 5, 2026 at 6:21 PM
I thought the food dye people were his rank and file
The three credit unions in Ithaca are now called Beginnings, Visions, and Alternatives
February 4, 2026 at 9:55 PM
The three credit unions in Ithaca are now called Beginnings, Visions, and Alternatives
Owning a newspaper is like owning a football team. You can either win a lot of trophies or you can squeeze money out of it, but you can’t do both.
February 4, 2026 at 6:04 PM
Owning a newspaper is like owning a football team. You can either win a lot of trophies or you can squeeze money out of it, but you can’t do both.
Wow ok; I see now why everyone’s mad at him
February 4, 2026 at 1:12 PM
Wow ok; I see now why everyone’s mad at him
that Onion headline about Trump scrambling to fill the summer jazz calendar came true
CNN is reporting the real reason Trump is closing the Kennedy Centre for two years is not for renovation: “the Kennedy Center does not have a 2026/2027 season. There would not have been any programming to announce."
February 3, 2026 at 2:54 PM
that Onion headline about Trump scrambling to fill the summer jazz calendar came true
I generally think that pretending we can put the AI genie back in the bottle is bad pedagogy but it became clear in the Claudine Gay discourse that there are some fields where the words you choose are part of what makes your work original and others where they are considered an annoying obstacle.
Humanities lag behind STEM in AI policy. They must catch up.
AI is useful in the humanities: in literature, it can identify trends across centuries with textual analysis, analyze emotional states, and handle routine tasks. Instead of an outright ban, humanities...
www.dailyprincetonian.com
February 3, 2026 at 2:40 PM
I generally think that pretending we can put the AI genie back in the bottle is bad pedagogy but it became clear in the Claudine Gay discourse that there are some fields where the words you choose are part of what makes your work original and others where they are considered an annoying obstacle.
Parking in Ithaca has gone up to $2.50/hour but a parking ticket remains $15 so we’ve got some fun moral hazard potential here
February 3, 2026 at 2:21 PM
Parking in Ithaca has gone up to $2.50/hour but a parking ticket remains $15 so we’ve got some fun moral hazard potential here
Now having watched HEAT for about the sixth time my take is the vibes and “love letter to LA” location shooting are impeccable which allows it to skirt the fact that the plot makes absolutely no sense
February 2, 2026 at 6:11 PM
Now having watched HEAT for about the sixth time my take is the vibes and “love letter to LA” location shooting are impeccable which allows it to skirt the fact that the plot makes absolutely no sense
Most of the people who say their ancestors immigrated "the right way" are describing an era when you could basically just show up at the dock
I genuinely have no idea how to convey this to the American people, but I think the biggest impediment to any kind of immigration reform is that people are convinced that "legal" and "illegal" are immutable, intrinsic categories instead of a rapidly-shifting arbitrary constellation of regulations.
February 2, 2026 at 4:29 PM
Most of the people who say their ancestors immigrated "the right way" are describing an era when you could basically just show up at the dock
Oscars: ok generally I know these people despite not being a movie buff
Grammys: Jesus Christ I’m old
Grammys: Jesus Christ I’m old
February 2, 2026 at 4:20 PM
Oscars: ok generally I know these people despite not being a movie buff
Grammys: Jesus Christ I’m old
Grammys: Jesus Christ I’m old
I could swear before the age of influencer moms no one used the terms “hubby” or “little ones”
January 31, 2026 at 6:20 PM
I could swear before the age of influencer moms no one used the terms “hubby” or “little ones”
The experience of writing a book can be summed up by finding a note you wrote to yourself eight years ago that says "see also Plotkin" with no further explanation
January 28, 2026 at 11:11 PM
The experience of writing a book can be summed up by finding a note you wrote to yourself eight years ago that says "see also Plotkin" with no further explanation
I have lived my whole life in places that have real winters and if there's a place where "people know how to drive in the snow" I haven't found it yet
January 24, 2026 at 9:35 PM
I have lived my whole life in places that have real winters and if there's a place where "people know how to drive in the snow" I haven't found it yet
The main funeral home in Ithaca is Bangs Funeral Home and the main ambulance company is Bangs Ambulance. It just seems like a conflict of interest, is all I'm saying.
January 10, 2026 at 10:33 PM
The main funeral home in Ithaca is Bangs Funeral Home and the main ambulance company is Bangs Ambulance. It just seems like a conflict of interest, is all I'm saying.
The Ravens job is the most appealing job up for grabs this year, thus I predict it will go to the top available candidate: John Harbaugh
January 7, 2026 at 2:01 AM
The Ravens job is the most appealing job up for grabs this year, thus I predict it will go to the top available candidate: John Harbaugh
My printer now mostly exists to print return labels
January 5, 2026 at 7:12 PM
My printer now mostly exists to print return labels
This is completely unprecedented from a winner of the FIFA Peace Prize
January 3, 2026 at 1:01 PM
This is completely unprecedented from a winner of the FIFA Peace Prize
My dry cleaner went from extremely low tech to extremely high tech all at once. A year ago they were cash only and hand wrote their tickets. Now there’s an app where each of my shirts is tracked like they’re making me a pizza.
December 18, 2025 at 2:35 PM
My dry cleaner went from extremely low tech to extremely high tech all at once. A year ago they were cash only and hand wrote their tickets. Now there’s an app where each of my shirts is tracked like they’re making me a pizza.
Everyone knows that if you win a championship in New York, you get a parade down Broadway. I propose that if you win an NBA Cup you should get a parade down 10th Avenue.
December 17, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Everyone knows that if you win a championship in New York, you get a parade down Broadway. I propose that if you win an NBA Cup you should get a parade down 10th Avenue.
Something I've really come to believe is we spill oceans of ink on the question of what precise mix of policy views is politically optimal when reality shows that sufficiently charismatic candidates can get voters to agree with pretty much anything
December 17, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Something I've really come to believe is we spill oceans of ink on the question of what precise mix of policy views is politically optimal when reality shows that sufficiently charismatic candidates can get voters to agree with pretty much anything
“I wish for the Knicks to win a championship in my lifetime” [monkey’s paw curls]
December 17, 2025 at 2:26 PM
“I wish for the Knicks to win a championship in my lifetime” [monkey’s paw curls]
lol Susie Wiles is Pat Summerall's daughter?
December 17, 2025 at 3:18 AM
lol Susie Wiles is Pat Summerall's daughter?