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"in a better America, firing a worker would be an exhaustive process"
that's a good way to make hiring a worker an exhaustive process
that's a good way to make hiring a worker an exhaustive process
December 12, 2025 at 6:49 PM
"in a better America, firing a worker would be an exhaustive process"
that's a good way to make hiring a worker an exhaustive process
that's a good way to make hiring a worker an exhaustive process
>they completely left Central Asia as is
oh come on! have a little fun with it
oh come on! have a little fun with it
December 12, 2025 at 6:45 PM
>they completely left Central Asia as is
oh come on! have a little fun with it
oh come on! have a little fun with it
Is there a reason mixed-use (light commercial + residential) zoning is so unpopular? Why not just rezone the space in that fashion instead of strictly residential?
November 30, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Is there a reason mixed-use (light commercial + residential) zoning is so unpopular? Why not just rezone the space in that fashion instead of strictly residential?
And my point originally was that it's ridiculous that it's taking so long to make these changes. Look at how fast Madrid or Valencia has built out its subway let alone Shanghai. What are we even doing? We need to fix the regulatory restrictions that make American subways take so long to build.
November 28, 2025 at 4:35 AM
And my point originally was that it's ridiculous that it's taking so long to make these changes. Look at how fast Madrid or Valencia has built out its subway let alone Shanghai. What are we even doing? We need to fix the regulatory restrictions that make American subways take so long to build.
What we need is denser subway service in DC (and upzoning around the stations) not more commuter rail and a faster link to a city that doesn't have a subway of its own (meaning you need a Lyft once you get there). I'd rather we spend 20 years making a real change than 10 years barely doing anything.
November 28, 2025 at 4:32 AM
What we need is denser subway service in DC (and upzoning around the stations) not more commuter rail and a faster link to a city that doesn't have a subway of its own (meaning you need a Lyft once you get there). I'd rather we spend 20 years making a real change than 10 years barely doing anything.
immigrants don't depress average wages for any group except previous immigrants
November 28, 2025 at 2:32 AM
immigrants don't depress average wages for any group except previous immigrants
embarrassing that we're not doing both automated doors and a metro expansion. truly a 20th century city
November 17, 2025 at 4:57 PM
embarrassing that we're not doing both automated doors and a metro expansion. truly a 20th century city
>moving fast
>over 15 years
???
>over 15 years
???
November 17, 2025 at 4:56 PM
>moving fast
>over 15 years
???
>over 15 years
???
> Ironically, Andor was a smash hit around the office.
well I suppose they're not called Media Literacy Solutions
well I suppose they're not called Media Literacy Solutions
October 21, 2025 at 12:52 AM
> Ironically, Andor was a smash hit around the office.
well I suppose they're not called Media Literacy Solutions
well I suppose they're not called Media Literacy Solutions
not loving our influencer-ocracy
October 8, 2025 at 8:10 PM
not loving our influencer-ocracy
This is brilliant, thank you!
September 28, 2025 at 4:21 PM
This is brilliant, thank you!
If we want more housing, local government has to stop making it illegal or unprofitable for developers to build it.
September 26, 2025 at 8:25 PM
If we want more housing, local government has to stop making it illegal or unprofitable for developers to build it.
@leedrutman.bsky.social This looks fascinating. Would love a PiQ episode with the authors! Just a thought
September 25, 2025 at 5:44 PM
@leedrutman.bsky.social This looks fascinating. Would love a PiQ episode with the authors! Just a thought
I tried giving his column a shot but it was immediately obvious he was hiding his power level. He's a Deneen-type who clearly wants a theocracy but knows he can't say that out loud. I don't know what I found more offensive, the authoritarianism or the deception.
September 21, 2025 at 3:33 PM
I tried giving his column a shot but it was immediately obvious he was hiding his power level. He's a Deneen-type who clearly wants a theocracy but knows he can't say that out loud. I don't know what I found more offensive, the authoritarianism or the deception.
Authoritarian populists including fascists fetishize low-wage manufacturing as manly and hate the higher education necessary for higher value added enterprises
September 21, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Authoritarian populists including fascists fetishize low-wage manufacturing as manly and hate the higher education necessary for higher value added enterprises
How depressing that we're celebrating a single sixplex.
September 19, 2025 at 3:01 PM
How depressing that we're celebrating a single sixplex.
The past half century clearly demonstrates that local control of land use and housing abundance are incompatible
September 18, 2025 at 3:01 PM
The past half century clearly demonstrates that local control of land use and housing abundance are incompatible
dude needs to wake the fuck up
September 18, 2025 at 12:17 AM
dude needs to wake the fuck up
In the sense that its candidate got 75 million votes (48%) in the last election, it's a big tent party. The real issue is the two-party system, not Democrats
September 17, 2025 at 5:33 PM
In the sense that its candidate got 75 million votes (48%) in the last election, it's a big tent party. The real issue is the two-party system, not Democrats
You can't win non-voters over for free, meaning you risk losing actual voters. And it's possible that they aren't being honest about why they aren't voting for you, or don't even know it themselves, so when you adopt their preferred policy they realize they still don't want to vote for you
September 17, 2025 at 5:24 PM
You can't win non-voters over for free, meaning you risk losing actual voters. And it's possible that they aren't being honest about why they aren't voting for you, or don't even know it themselves, so when you adopt their preferred policy they realize they still don't want to vote for you
Is there data on which approach (maximizing base turnout vs appealing to swing voters) is more successful? Have any political scientists studied this?
September 17, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Is there data on which approach (maximizing base turnout vs appealing to swing voters) is more successful? Have any political scientists studied this?
Do you disagree with for example Congress under Biden renaming nine bases which were named after Confederate generals? That seems like a good parallel for your suggestion. I'm trying to understand your animosity for Woke 1.0
September 17, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Do you disagree with for example Congress under Biden renaming nine bases which were named after Confederate generals? That seems like a good parallel for your suggestion. I'm trying to understand your animosity for Woke 1.0
This reads like mockery of the progressive movement after George Floyd's murder and through Biden's term
September 17, 2025 at 4:40 PM
This reads like mockery of the progressive movement after George Floyd's murder and through Biden's term
Maybe its problem is that it's a big tent party in a two-party system and that's a miserable experience because it's impossible to please half the electorate
September 17, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Maybe its problem is that it's a big tent party in a two-party system and that's a miserable experience because it's impossible to please half the electorate