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Tuesday discussion post • Olympic-level gossip
Tuesday discussion post
Olympic-level gossip
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February 11, 2026 at 2:06 AM
Tuesday discussion post • Olympic-level gossip
Don’t let Elon Musk monopolize space compute • A case for more antitrust enforcement
Don’t let Elon Musk monopolize space compute
A case for more antitrust enforcement
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February 10, 2026 at 11:06 AM
Don’t let Elon Musk monopolize space compute • A case for more antitrust enforcement
Big swings and calls for moderation • “Stop running candidates who excite the base but lose in the general.”
Big swings and calls for moderation
“Stop running candidates who excite the base but lose in the general.”
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February 10, 2026 at 1:59 AM
Big swings and calls for moderation • “Stop running candidates who excite the base but lose in the general.”
DoorDash and the dilemma of affluence • A more prosperous America is also a less thrifty America, with mixed results.
DoorDash and the dilemma of affluence
A more prosperous America is also a less thrifty America, with mixed results.
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February 9, 2026 at 1:59 PM
DoorDash and the dilemma of affluence • A more prosperous America is also a less thrifty America, with mixed results.
Sunday Thread + Mailbag
Sunday Thread + Mailbag
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February 8, 2026 at 7:59 PM
Sunday Thread + Mailbag
Better hockey, fewer miracles • What was lost and gained in the professionalization of the Olympics
Better hockey, fewer miracles
What was lost and gained in the professionalization of the Olympics
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February 7, 2026 at 2:05 AM
Better hockey, fewer miracles • What was lost and gained in the professionalization of the Olympics
Saying what we mean about ICE • Plus the under-appreciated Hakeem Jeffries and some Epstein takes
Saying what we mean about ICE
Plus the under-appreciated Hakeem Jeffries and some Epstein takes
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February 6, 2026 at 2:05 PM
Saying what we mean about ICE • Plus the under-appreciated Hakeem Jeffries and some Epstein takes
Thursday discussion post • A Gen-Z-led progressive content hub
Thursday discussion post
A Gen-Z-led progressive content hub
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February 6, 2026 at 2:05 AM
Thursday discussion post • A Gen-Z-led progressive content hub
Who really saved the whales? • The multiple lives and deaths of the commercial whaling industry
Who really saved the whales?
The multiple lives and deaths of the commercial whaling industry
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February 5, 2026 at 2:04 PM
Who really saved the whales? • The multiple lives and deaths of the commercial whaling industry
The limitations of YIMBYism • The housing debate stays heated.
The limitations of YIMBYism
The housing debate stays heated.
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February 5, 2026 at 2:04 AM
The limitations of YIMBYism • The housing debate stays heated.
A country can’t get rich by making housing scarce • Trump wants to reassure people he won’t make homes more affordable.
A country can’t get rich by making housing scarce
Trump wants to reassure people he won’t make homes more affordable.
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February 4, 2026 at 11:04 AM
A country can’t get rich by making housing scarce • Trump wants to reassure people he won’t make homes more affordable.
Tuesday discussion post • A football take that’s really about Bad Bunny
Tuesday discussion post
A football take that’s really about Bad Bunny
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February 4, 2026 at 2:04 AM
Tuesday discussion post • A football take that’s really about Bad Bunny
Liberalism and globalization • Good economics, questionable political analysis
Liberalism and globalization
Good economics, questionable political analysis
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February 3, 2026 at 11:04 AM
Liberalism and globalization • Good economics, questionable political analysis
An upset in Texas and a New Jersey primary • Early elections give Democrats an indication of which candidates can win.
An upset in Texas and a New Jersey primary
Early elections give Democrats an indication of which candidates can win.
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February 3, 2026 at 2:05 AM
An upset in Texas and a New Jersey primary • Early elections give Democrats an indication of which candidates can win.
Gavin Newsom is very similar to Kamala Harris • Two San Francisco local elected officials who successfully ran statewide in CA
Gavin Newsom is very similar to Kamala Harris
Two San Francisco local elected officials who successfully ran statewide in CA
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February 2, 2026 at 2:05 PM
Gavin Newsom is very similar to Kamala Harris • Two San Francisco local elected officials who successfully ran statewide in CA
Sunday Thread + Mailbag
Sunday Thread + Mailbag
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February 1, 2026 at 8:06 PM
Sunday Thread + Mailbag
Saturday discussion thread
Saturday discussion thread
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January 31, 2026 at 8:05 PM
Saturday discussion thread
Immigration enforcement’s accountability gap • This funding fight — and possible shutdown — exposes institutional failures that have allowed ICE to skirt standard law-enforcement protocols.
Immigration enforcement’s accountability gap
This funding fight — and possible shutdown — exposes institutional failures that have allowed ICE to skirt standard law-enforcement protocols.
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January 31, 2026 at 2:04 AM
Immigration enforcement’s accountability gap • This funding fight — and possible shutdown — exposes institutional failures that have allowed ICE to skirt standard law-enforcement protocols.
E-Verify isn’t magic • Plus flags, Morris Katz, teacher training, and the classics of Russian literature
E-Verify isn’t magic
Plus flags, Morris Katz, teacher training, and the classics of Russian literature
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January 30, 2026 at 2:04 PM
E-Verify isn’t magic • Plus flags, Morris Katz, teacher training, and the classics of Russian literature
Thursday discussion post • New polling from The Argument shows skepticism about Trump’s handling of Minneapolis — and has Democrats in the lead.
Thursday discussion post
New polling from The Argument shows skepticism about Trump’s handling of Minneapolis — and has Democrats in the lead.
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January 30, 2026 at 2:03 AM
Thursday discussion post • New polling from The Argument shows skepticism about Trump’s handling of Minneapolis — and has Democrats in the lead.
Trump embraces affordability slop • Politicians should try something that actually works.
Trump embraces affordability slop
Politicians should try something that actually works.
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January 29, 2026 at 2:04 PM
Trump embraces affordability slop • Politicians should try something that actually works.
A housing start-up hopes to save the American dream • Plus local experiments and policy reforms
A housing start-up hopes to save the American dream
Plus local experiments and policy reforms
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January 29, 2026 at 2:04 AM
A housing start-up hopes to save the American dream • Plus local experiments and policy reforms
“Corporate power” doesn’t mean anything • You can’t fight what you can’t measure or define.
“Corporate power” doesn’t mean anything
You can’t fight what you can’t measure or define.
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January 28, 2026 at 2:04 PM
“Corporate power” doesn’t mean anything • You can’t fight what you can’t measure or define.
Tuesday discussion post • Slip-sliding around
Tuesday discussion post
Slip-sliding around
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January 28, 2026 at 2:03 AM
Tuesday discussion post • Slip-sliding around
Eisenhower’s big mistake? • A short-term success that laid the groundwork for long-term disaster in Israel and Palestine
Eisenhower’s big mistake?
A short-term success that laid the groundwork for long-term disaster in Israel and Palestine
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January 27, 2026 at 11:04 AM
Eisenhower’s big mistake? • A short-term success that laid the groundwork for long-term disaster in Israel and Palestine