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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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
this is why I prefer the 'no ethical consumption under capitalism' bumper sticker
February 5, 2026 at 4:08 PM
this is why I prefer the 'no ethical consumption under capitalism' bumper sticker
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.
You just don’t gatekeep something like that
February 4, 2026 at 1:14 PM
You just don’t gatekeep something like that
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
the orphan crushing machine metaphor implies he is solving big problems though, whereas what Mamdani's correctly identified is the mayoralty is an excellent platform to combine relentless PR with solving modest problems (this is also what Trump wishes the presidency were)
February 3, 2026 at 2:44 PM
the orphan crushing machine metaphor implies he is solving big problems though, whereas what Mamdani's correctly identified is the mayoralty is an excellent platform to combine relentless PR with solving modest problems (this is also what Trump wishes the presidency were)
or put another way, AI in the classroom is really a proxy for what your discipline considers plagiarism or not and I feel like we don't talk nearly enough about the vast differences among disciplines in this regard
February 3, 2026 at 2:42 PM
or put another way, AI in the classroom is really a proxy for what your discipline considers plagiarism or not and I feel like we don't talk nearly enough about the vast differences among disciplines in this regard
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
Unlike AOC he doesn’t have to take tough votes
February 3, 2026 at 12:55 PM
Unlike AOC he doesn’t have to take tough votes
by orphan crushing machine maybe they mean “the observation deck of the municipal building was not open to the public”
February 3, 2026 at 12:47 PM
by orphan crushing machine maybe they mean “the observation deck of the municipal building was not open to the public”
I like him but he’s put out an RFP for toilets and got some homeless people off the street before a snowstorm. pretty standard mayor stuff.
February 3, 2026 at 12:45 PM
I like him but he’s put out an RFP for toilets and got some homeless people off the street before a snowstorm. pretty standard mayor stuff.
I watch it while I do the dishes
February 2, 2026 at 6:45 PM
I watch it while I do the dishes
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
Cooking for one can come close if you shop at a high end grocery store and/or are not good at planning how to use leftover ingredients. But it scales very quickly with 2+.
February 2, 2026 at 6:06 PM
Cooking for one can come close if you shop at a high end grocery store and/or are not good at planning how to use leftover ingredients. But it scales very quickly with 2+.
see also: vaccines
February 2, 2026 at 4:31 PM
see also: vaccines
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
As the (maybe apocryphal) story about the US News rankings goes, when the man who used to run them was asked how he was sure of his methodology he said "because Harvard and Yale are at the top"
January 31, 2026 at 9:59 PM
As the (maybe apocryphal) story about the US News rankings goes, when the man who used to run them was asked how he was sure of his methodology he said "because Harvard and Yale are at the top"
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”