Policy analysis and political commentary from Matt Yglesias.
Generative A.I. gives institutions the chance to re-evaluate their values
Plus alternate Reconstructions, saving D.C. real estate, and the truth about Tupac
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A conversation with Nate Silver and Jeremiah Johnson
A harmless old A.E.S. tweet, a paranoid anti-A.E.S. conspiracy theory, and the case for a mind of winter
Apple should let kids use digital transit passes. They’re already riding the bus — make it easier!
Candidates in Texas are being left out to dry by members of their own parties — even as their counterparts in Michigan are gaining support from unlikely places
Democrats have alienated billionaires without winning back the working class
Good politics, good policy, and the search for a peaceful world require complete repudiation of this nonsense
A judge blocks HUD and California stacks up YIMBY wins. Commercial conversions and A.I. show different paths to more housing, while rent control gets in the way
Plus price controls, a lot of Maine stuff, and what a 2028 anti-MAGA insurgency could look like