Matthew Yglesias

Writes Slow Boring, a near-daily newsletter on American politics and public policy; co-founded Vox in 2014 and left it in 2020.

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The way forward 4 Nov 2026

What they believe

There are very few single-issue pro-Israel voters in America

Nobody particularly cares about Stevens, and there are very few single-issue pro-Israel voters in America — especially at a time when Israel played a key role in getting America embroiled in a toxically unpopular war.

slowboring.comSaid 4 Nov 2026This on korrents
Changed their mind The Black Death, striking a Malthusian economy, raised living standards for the survivors because there was more land to go around.

Now But new research casts serious doubt on this story. It seems that while there was an economic dividend from the plague, it took time to materialize and was significantly mediated by political institutions.

Said 30 Oct 2024This on korrents

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4 November

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From one piece The way forward 3 beliefs · slowboring.com

From one piece Seventeen thoughts on an epic repudiation of Donald Trump 2 beliefs · slowboring.com

korrents.com
Large electoral swings are very real and can happen in both directions.

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If they get sloppy, lazy, or undisciplined, we’ve seen over and over again that large electoral swings are very real and they happen in both directions.

The way forwardslowboring.com
korrents.com
Politics is about more than vibes, vertical video skills, or superficial rhetorical choices.

politics

Their words

That politics isn’t just about “vibes” or vertical video skills or superficial rhetorical choices.

The way forwardslowboring.com
korrents.com
Public appetite for sweeping change is quite limited.

Their words

state elections are a constant reminder that public appetite for sweeping change is actually quite limited.

The way forwardslowboring.com

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korrents.com
Democrats need to stick with their new, better messages if they want to win in the future

Their words

It’s important to keep these changes in mind, because Democrats are going to need to stick with their new, better messages if they want to win in the future.

slowboring.com
korrents.com
There are very few single-issue pro-Israel voters in America

America

Their words

Nobody particularly cares about Stevens, and there are very few single-issue pro-Israel voters in America — especially at a time when Israel played a key role in getting America embroiled in a toxically unpopular war.

slowboring.com

3 November

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From one piece What not to watch tonight 2 beliefs · slowboring.com

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Senate maps are bad for Democrats in 2026 and 2028.

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But the 2026 map is also bad and the 2028 map will also be bad. Basically all the Senate maps are bad, so you can’t grade Democratic electoral performance in any given cycle on a curve.

What not to watch tonightslowboring.com
korrents.com
The slow counting of California votes meaningfully distorts the understanding of the national political climate.

America

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But something like 12 percent of Americans — and a much larger share of Democrats — live in California, so the slow counting of California votes meaningfully distorts our understanding of the national political climate.

What not to watch tonightslowboring.com

2 November

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From one piece The seven most important midterms of all time 2 beliefs · slowboring.com

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The phenomenon of midterm backlash is not an actual law of physics

Americaphysicspolitics

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The phenomenon of “midterm backlash” is something we’re accustomed to, but while it now operates more or less as a law of the political system, it’s not an actual law of physics — whether any given backlash emerges is somewhat contingent and actually drives much of the drama of American politics.

The seven most important midterms of all timeslowboring.com
korrents.com
Congress is the main driving force of the American constitutional system outside of foreign policy

America

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Midterms lack the personalistic drama of American presidential elections, but outside of foreign policy, Congress really is the main driving force of the American constitutional system, and midterm votes often bring big changes.

The seven most important midterms of all timeslowboring.com

30 October

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Doing so across a large fraction of occupations will end up making everyone worse off than if you hadn't done it.

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This means that while you can boost the fortunes of any given occupation by creating barriers to entry, doing so across a large fraction of occupations will end up making everyone worse off than if you hadn’t done it.

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29 October

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From one piece How I would fix all of America’s major problems 3 beliefs · slowboring.com

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There ought to be a system whereby everyone can get free or nearly free health care at government expense.

government

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Medicare for All has become this endless factional discourse object that only serves to make people angry at each other, but there ought to be a system whereby everyone can get free or nearly free health care at government expense.

How I would fix all of America’s major problemsslowboring.com
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The material living standards of the poorest Americans are shockingly bad given the overall high living standards.

America

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The material living standards of the poorest Americans are shockingly bad given the overall high living standards.

How I would fix all of America’s major problemsslowboring.com
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The U.S. is a rich country with relatively poor public-health outcomes given its prosperity.

America

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The U.S. is a rich country with relatively poor public-health outcomes given our prosperity.

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As A.I. companies race to rid the world of gainful employment, we face the question of what it would even mean to be human if labor itself becomes obsolete.

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As A.I. companies race to rid the world of gainful employment, we now face the question of what it would even mean to be human if labor itself becomes obsolete.

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28 October

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The natural state of safe-seat Democratic Party legislators is to say "yes" to many different interest-group asks without considering if they are contradictory.

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The difference is that the natural state of the safe-seat Democratic Party legislator is to say “yes” to a lot of different interest-group asks without thinking too hard about them or whether they’re contradictory.

Those who work and those who postslowboring.com

27 October

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Why I don’t write about A.I. all the time

26 October

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Scammy fundraising is a big problem

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Beliefs

Korrents What they believe 62 beliefs, 1 changed mind — each backed by an exact quote.
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- There are very few single-issue pro-Israel voters in America
  
  Nobody particularly cares about Stevens, and there are very few single-issue pro-Israel voters in America — especially at a time when Israel played a key role in getting America embroiled in a toxically unpopular war.
  
  Seventeen thoughts on an epic repudiation of Donald Trump Said 4 Nov 2026
  
  Full record — everyone who holds this →
  
  America
- Democrats need to stick with their new, better messages if they want to win in the future
  
  It’s important to keep these changes in mind, because Democrats are going to need to stick with their new, better messages if they want to win in the future.
  
  Seventeen thoughts on an epic repudiation of Donald Trump Said 4 Nov 2026
  
  Full record — everyone who holds this →
- Public appetite for sweeping change is quite limited.
  
  state elections are a constant reminder that public appetite for sweeping change is actually quite limited.
  
  The way forward Said 4 Nov 2026
  
  Full record — everyone who holds this →
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Politics is about more than vibes, vertical video skills, or superficial rhetorical choices.

That politics isn’t just about “vibes” or vertical video skills or superficial rhetorical choices.

The way forward Said 4 Nov 2026

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politics

Large electoral swings are very real and can happen in both directions.

If they get sloppy, lazy, or undisciplined, we’ve seen over and over again that large electoral swings are very real and they happen in both directions.

The way forward Said 4 Nov 2026

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The slow counting of California votes meaningfully distorts the understanding of the national political climate.

But something like 12 percent of Americans — and a much larger share of Democrats — live in California, so the slow counting of California votes meaningfully distorts our understanding of the national political climate.

What not to watch tonight Said 3 Nov 2026

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America

Senate maps are bad for Democrats in 2026 and 2028.

But the 2026 map is also bad and the 2028 map will also be bad. Basically all the Senate maps are bad, so you can’t grade Democratic electoral performance in any given cycle on a curve.

What not to watch tonight Said 3 Nov 2026

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Congress is the main driving force of the American constitutional system outside of foreign policy

Midterms lack the personalistic drama of American presidential elections, but outside of foreign policy, Congress really is the main driving force of the American constitutional system, and midterm votes often bring big changes.

The seven most important midterms of all time Said 2 Nov 2026

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America

The phenomenon of midterm backlash is not an actual law of physics

The phenomenon of “midterm backlash” is something we’re accustomed to, but while it now operates more or less as a law of the political system, it’s not an actual law of physics — whether any given backlash emerges is somewhat contingent and actually drives much of the drama of American politics.

The seven most important midterms of all time Said 2 Nov 2026

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America physics politics

Doing so across a large fraction of occupations will end up making everyone worse off than if you hadn't done it.

This means that while you can boost the fortunes of any given occupation by creating barriers to entry, doing so across a large fraction of occupations will end up making everyone worse off than if you hadn’t done it.

The underrated — but hated — insights of Econ 101 Said 30 Oct 2026

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As A.I. companies race to rid the world of gainful employment, we face the question of what it would even mean to be human if labor itself becomes obsolete.

As A.I. companies race to rid the world of gainful employment, we now face the question of what it would even mean to be human if labor itself becomes obsolete.

“The Argument” podcast, ad free: The human condition in the age of A.I. Said 29 Oct 2026

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The U.S. is a rich country with relatively poor public-health outcomes given its prosperity.

The U.S. is a rich country with relatively poor public-health outcomes given our prosperity.

How I would fix all of America’s major problems Said 29 Oct 2026

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America

The material living standards of the poorest Americans are shockingly bad given the overall high living standards.

The material living standards of the poorest Americans are shockingly bad given the overall high living standards.

How I would fix all of America’s major problems Said 29 Oct 2026

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America

There ought to be a system whereby everyone can get free or nearly free health care at government expense.

Medicare for All has become this endless factional discourse object that only serves to make people angry at each other, but there ought to be a system whereby everyone can get free or nearly free health care at government expense.

How I would fix all of America’s major problems Said 29 Oct 2026

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government

The natural state of safe-seat Democratic Party legislators is to say "yes" to many different interest-group asks without considering if they are contradictory.

The difference is that the natural state of the safe-seat Democratic Party legislator is to say “yes” to a lot of different interest-group asks without thinking too hard about them or whether they’re contradictory.

Those who work and those who post Said 28 Oct 2026

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There is no way to rescue the country without Democrats becoming meaningfully competitive in multiple states that Trump won three times in a row.

There is no way to rescue the country without Democrats becoming meaningfully competitive in multiple states that Trump won three times in a row.

Scammy fundraising is a big problem Said 26 Oct 2026

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Romney could have won if he had Trump's views on Social Security and Medicare.

This serves to rationalize all kinds of scumbag behavior when the simple truth is that Romney — or some other honorable and decent person — could easily have won if he had Trump’s views on Social Security and Medicare.

Obama’s forgotten late-term moves Said 23 Oct 2026

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Political progress in a highly partisan environment involves unavoidable tradeoffs between different policy goals.

But under conditions of contemporary partisanship, a risk you take to expand access to health care is a drag on efforts to secure abortion rights or address climate change or help the poor.

Your favorite cause is not the civil rights movement and neither is mine Said 22 Oct 2026

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climate change politics

Democrats have made meaningful gestures that have had a real impact on voters.

The truth is that Democrats have made meaningful gestures, and those gestures have had a real impact on voters.

Don’t get complacent but also don’t doom Said 19 Oct 2026

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In inflation-adjusted terms, hardcover books are much cheaper than they used to be.

In inflation-adjusted terms, hardcover books are much cheaper than they used to be.

The lost wisdom of the Old Moderates Said 16 Oct 2026

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inflation

The approach of targeting Mamdani is not a good way to do politics.

I agree with Hasan that this approach of targeting Mamdani is not a good way to do politics.

Why anti-Israel protestors are targeting New York’s anti-Zionist mayor Said 15 Oct 2026

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politics

The United States could substantially increase permanent residency slots by making the increase selective toward people with above-average earnings.

So it should be easy for a country like the United States to substantially increase the number of permanent residency slots we hand out while making all of the increase selective in the sense of bringing over people with above-average earnings.

The right-wing obsession with “The Indian Question” Said 14 Oct 2026

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America

Making symbolic concessions that undermine the legitimacy of the national community is more toxic than is generally realized.

And I think it’s more toxic than generally realized to make symbolic concessions that undermine the legitimacy of the national community.

Destroying the West in order to save it Said 13 Oct 2026

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Public schools only work if people with financial and social capital participate.

Public schools only work if people with financial and social capital participate.

Live your values, and adopt values to live by Said 12 Oct 2026

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education

The betting odds heavily favor Greg Abbott

The betting odds heavily favor Greg Abbott, and I don’t see any reason to doubt that.

The dream of Blue Texas Said 9 Oct 2026

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The ideal profile for a statewide Democratic candidate in Texas would be a Hispanic moderate from South Texas.

The ideal profile for a statewide Democratic candidate in Texas would be a Hispanic moderate from South Texas.

The dream of Blue Texas Said 9 Oct 2026

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Democrats are at a financial disadvantage all across the board.

It’s just hard to make the case for it in a world of financial scarcity where Democrats are at a financial disadvantage all across the board.

The dream of Blue Texas Said 9 Oct 2026

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It is easier to run against the backdrop of an unpopular Trump presidency than an unpopular Biden presidency.

Beyond Michigan or the specifics of that race, though, it’s just a lot easier to run against the backdrop of an unpopular Trump presidency than an unpopular Biden presidency.

An honest framework for assessing electoral performance Said 8 Oct 2026

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Specific candidate effects are real and important.

Nonetheless, if we’re disciplined about it, we can discern specific candidate effects — they are real and they’re important.

An honest framework for assessing electoral performance Said 8 Oct 2026

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There are not 100 good TV shows.

I just kind of dispute the premise that there are 100 good TV shows.

There aren’t 100 good TV shows Said 7 Oct 2026

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Television has mostly not been a forum for really great, really ambitious storytelling.

while “The Sopranos” (ineligible for inclusion on the New York Times list because it launched in 1999) showed the world that television could be a forum for really great, really ambitious storytelling, it mostly hasn’t been.

There aren’t 100 good TV shows Said 7 Oct 2026

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Permitting reform as climate policy relies on the assumption that storage technology will continue to improve and become cheaper.

It’s a bet that the battery optimists are correct that storage technology will keep getting better and cheaper so that this line will keep going up rather than hit a wall when the summer market gets saturated.

The permitting deal is good and should pass Said 6 Oct 2026

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optimism batteries permitting

Efforts to influence global fossil-fuel consumption by constraining American fossil-fuel production have a terrible cost-benefit profile.

Efforts to influence global fossil-fuel consumption by constraining American fossil-fuel production have a terrible cost-benefit profile and always will.

The permitting deal is good and should pass Said 6 Oct 2026

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America

Making it harder for schools to build a business model around nonperforming loans is a good idea

making it harder for schools to build a business model around nonperforming loans is a good idea

Trump’s new student loan rule is fine Said 5 Oct 2026

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education

The federal government should not be subsidizing higher-education scams

The federal government should not be subsidizing higher-education scams!

Trump’s new student loan rule is fine Said 5 Oct 2026

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government education

Blue-state Republicans could be sporadically competitive by applying the national GOP formula of electorally driven culture-war stances and pro-business policy to a more left-wing electorate.

All you really need to do to be sporadically competitive in blue states is just apply that exact same formula to an electorate where the median voter is more left-wing.

How blue-state Republicans can be relevant again Said 2 Oct 2026

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NIMBY conservatism in the urban/suburban American Northeast is a crank movement rather than a problem-solving one.

NIMBY conservatism in the context of the actual urban/suburban American Northeast is just a crank movement rather than a problem-solving one.

How blue-state Republicans can be relevant again Said 2 Oct 2026

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America

A Democratic administration cannot conclude agreements that will stick.

but they’re also aware that a Democratic administration can’t conclude agreements that will stick.

Getting to yes with Iran Said 25 Sept 2026

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Recursive self-improvement of AI is dangerous.

We have always known that recursive self-improvement is dangerous.

The A.I. apocalypse canon and why it matters Said 24 Sept 2026

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recursive self-improvement

Republican foreign policy is systematically bad due to inattention to the risks of hawkishness.

But having watched both the George W. Bush and second Trump presidencies unfold, I think it’s because Republicans have systematically bad foreign policy that is inattentive to the downside risk of saber-rattling and hawkishness.

The Republican urge to start wars in the Middle East Said 23 Sept 2026

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Trump's team of super-hawks seems to have kind of wrecked his second presidency.

I noted at the time that it seemed like a team that would lead the country into war with Iran and then hedged with the observation that presidents sometimes surprise us. So far so good! What I didn’t do in the piece was dwell on the idea at any length, which is too bad because I was right about the team of super-hawks and this seems to have kind of wrecked Trump’s presidency.

The Republican urge to start wars in the Middle East Said 23 Sept 2026

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The actual details of schools that serve high-need populations vary quite a lot.

But the actual details of schools that serve high-need populations vary quite a lot, and it’s worth both engaging with the specifics of your local situation and thinking about the general policy questions.

Why I send my kid to low-income urban public schools Said 22 Sept 2026

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education

At his son's mostly low-income school, the child learned a broader range of social interactions, and engaged affluent parents likely made a real difference for teachers and students.

But the school was still a well-run, happy place for our child, who learned to navigate a much broader range of social interactions than if we’d sent him to school only with other affluent children, and the presence of a critical mass of affluent, educated, engaged parents I think made a real difference in the lives of the teachers and the students.

Why I send my kid to low-income urban public schools Said 22 Sept 2026

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education

Prediction markets seem, for now at least, to be efficient processors of public information and a good index of conventional wisdom but not necessarily a source of fresh insights.

So we’re left, for now at least, with what seems to me like an efficient processor of public information and a good index of conventional wisdom but not necessarily a source of fresh insights.

Is the blue wave forecast by polling real? Said 21 Sept 2026

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It is hard to find examples of election betting markets doing much more than processing polling data as it comes in.

The problem is that it’s hard to find examples of the betting markets doing much more than processing the polling data as it comes in.

Is the blue wave forecast by polling real? Said 21 Sept 2026

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Most people who hold a widely-held political view are ignorant or intellectually sloppy about it

The fact is that for basically any widely held political view, a huge share of the people who hold the view are going to be ignorant, intellectually sloppy, or otherwise badly flawed in their reasoning.

Trying to convince people you’re right is underrated Said 18 Sept 2026

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Progressive political thinking has neglected the value of persuading others that one is right

I think the big thing that has gone weirdly missing from a lot of progressive thinking about the political system is the concept of "persuade people that you are correct."

Trying to convince people you’re right is underrated Said 18 Sept 2026

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Major historical events do not necessarily have deep intellectual or ideological causes; assuming so is a common fallacy.

But I think this impulse to gild the lily and attribute the rise of Hitler to deep intellectual trends is an example of a pretty common fallacy of assuming that an incredibly important world event must have incredibly important roots.

How to stop Hitler Said 17 Sept 2026

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Hitler's rise to power was mainly the product of contingent political and economic mistakes rather than deep ideological inevitability.

The real story of Hitler's rise is mostly a history of contingency - bad choices by specific influential politicians first wrecked the German economy and then handed power to Hitler.

How to stop Hitler Said 17 Sept 2026

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Promoting women's sports has always been a progressive cause, not one the right actually champions.

Promoting women's sports is and always has been a progressive cause.

Destroying women’s sports in order to save it Said 16 Sept 2026

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Large national investments in girls' athletic opportunities translate into better international sports results.

America has made unusually large investments in athletic opportunities for girls and it pays off.

Destroying women’s sports in order to save it Said 16 Sept 2026

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America

In the Title IX debate, conservatives are the side seeking to shrink funding and opportunities for girls' sports.

And the broader Title IX fight is a classic left/right political battle, where conservatives just want to shrink opportunities and funding for girls' sports.

Destroying women’s sports in order to save it Said 16 Sept 2026

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Changing Israeli policy toward Palestinians requires imposing costs on mainstream, not just settler, Israelis.

We need to do something that inflicts pain on nicer, more sympathetic Israelis in Tel Aviv and Haifa, something that makes them want to actually change course and meaningfully alter the situation.

Sanctions on West Bank settlements aren’t enough Said 15 Sept 2026

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Netanyahu's governing coalition depends on parties that openly back anti-Palestinian violence.

The current Netanyahu coalition is dependent on small parties that are overtly supportive of irregular anti-Palestinian violence.

Sanctions on West Bank settlements aren’t enough Said 15 Sept 2026

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Only a safe, aligned superintelligence built within liberal democracies can entrench liberal-democratic values globally.

Only a safe, well-aligned superintelligence developed in the world of liberal democracies could entrench liberal-democratic values.

A simple plan to save the world from rogue A.I. Said 14 Sept 2026

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AI alignment

Progressive politics has a failure mode of treating hard technical and coordination problems as purely political fights to win.

I think a huge failure mode for progressive politics is looking at a difficult problem like climate change that can only be addressed through a mix of hard international coordination problems and hard technical problems, only to decide that it's really just a political question of beating the fossil fuel industry.

A simple plan to save the world from rogue A.I. Said 14 Sept 2026

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climate change politics

There is now broad agreement within AI safety circles that fully open AI development is undesirable.

I think it's now pretty widely agreed in safety circles that total openness is in fact not desirable.

A simple plan to save the world from rogue A.I. Said 14 Sept 2026

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AI alignment

9/11 and Osama bin Laden's actions fundamentally shaped the world we live in today.

It's on some levels obvious that we are all very much living in a world that Osama bin Laden made.

We’re still underrating 9/11’s impact Said 11 Sept 2026

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The plan to hijack airplanes and destroy the World Trade Center was an eccentric, unlikely scheme rather than a natural or inevitable one.

I think appreciation of the contingency starts with observing that the whole idea of hijacking airplanes in order to destroy the World Trade Center is eccentric.

We’re still underrating 9/11’s impact Said 11 Sept 2026

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aviation

Post-9/11 American public sentiment was malleable enough that leaders could have directed it toward inward-looking demagoguery instead of foreign war.

If Bush had wanted to whip people up into an inward-looking demagogic fervor instead of an external-facing one, he clearly could have accomplished that, too.

We’re still underrating 9/11’s impact Said 11 Sept 2026

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America
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- Republican foreign policy is systematically bad due to inattention to the risks of hawkishness. 2 hold this
  
  But having watched both the George W. Bush and second Trump presidencies unfold, I think it’s because Republicans have systematically bad foreign policy that is inattentive to the downside risk of saber-rattling and hawkishness.
  
  The Republican urge to start wars in the Middle East Said 23 Sept 2026
  
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- Progressive political thinking has neglected the value of persuading others that one is right 2 hold this
  
  I think the big thing that has gone weirdly missing from a lot of progressive thinking about the political system is the concept of "persuade people that you are correct."
  
  Trying to convince people you’re right is underrated Said 18 Sept 2026
  
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  A much better explanation is suggested in a book coming out next spring, “The Hollow Parties.” It was written by two friends of mine, and I got to read in draft form. The book itself is a fascinating history of the two parties, but the hollowness thesis speaks particularly to the present.
  
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- The way forward 4 Nov 2026 How to build on commonsense gains and drive a stake through the heart of MAGA
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The seven most important midterms of all time 2 Nov 2026 A subjective — but objectively correct — list
The underrated — but hated — insights of Econ 101 30 Oct 2026 Plus remote work, ethnostates, and my interview with Mehdi Hasan
“The Argument” podcast, ad free: The human condition in the age of A.I. 29 Oct 2026 Stream this week’s episode without ads and get the transcript and show notes.
How I would fix all of America’s major problems 29 Oct 2026 Let’s stop being practical for once.
Those who work and those who post 28 Oct 2026 Mamdani seems surprisingly moderate because mayors need to govern.
Why I don’t write about A.I. all the time 27 Oct 2026 It might be the most important issue right now, but I’m not history’s main character.
Scammy fundraising is a big problem 26 Oct 2026 It’s tough to say anything meaningful about the midterms at this point, but Democrats should think harder about their fundraising.
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