Derek Thompson
@dkthomp.bsky.social
Staff writer at The Atlantic. Host of Plain English podcast. Books.
Well whatever we want to call it it’s bad!
September 20, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Well whatever we want to call it it’s bad!
I'm going to lose my mind here.
Lance said he sees no evidence for your position.
Your whole Dallas oligopoly case is: Big builders use market share to create shortages and drive up profits.
Lance just said: Nope! I don't see any evidence that they do.
Lance said he sees no evidence for your position.
Your whole Dallas oligopoly case is: Big builders use market share to create shortages and drive up profits.
Lance just said: Nope! I don't see any evidence that they do.
August 1, 2025 at 6:04 PM
I'm going to lose my mind here.
Lance said he sees no evidence for your position.
Your whole Dallas oligopoly case is: Big builders use market share to create shortages and drive up profits.
Lance just said: Nope! I don't see any evidence that they do.
Lance said he sees no evidence for your position.
Your whole Dallas oligopoly case is: Big builders use market share to create shortages and drive up profits.
Lance just said: Nope! I don't see any evidence that they do.
What sentence in the article is a lie?
August 1, 2025 at 5:48 PM
What sentence in the article is a lie?
frequent theme of today's episode: there are 2 housing americas now
if you live in the northeast or midwest, prices are rising, everywhere around you.
if you live in the south or west, prices are falling, everywhere around you.
if you live in the northeast or midwest, prices are rising, everywhere around you.
if you live in the south or west, prices are falling, everywhere around you.
July 30, 2025 at 3:00 PM
frequent theme of today's episode: there are 2 housing americas now
if you live in the northeast or midwest, prices are rising, everywhere around you.
if you live in the south or west, prices are falling, everywhere around you.
if you live in the northeast or midwest, prices are rising, everywhere around you.
if you live in the south or west, prices are falling, everywhere around you.
oh calm down, that was as arch as arch can be
July 30, 2025 at 1:46 PM
oh calm down, that was as arch as arch can be
Some commentators talk about the GOP being too obsessed with economic efficiency and the Democrats being too obsessed with identity.
But on energy, GOP lawmakers have assigned solar the identity of "lib" and so they're willing to make our grids less efficient as long as they can own the libs.
But on energy, GOP lawmakers have assigned solar the identity of "lib" and so they're willing to make our grids less efficient as long as they can own the libs.
July 1, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Some commentators talk about the GOP being too obsessed with economic efficiency and the Democrats being too obsessed with identity.
But on energy, GOP lawmakers have assigned solar the identity of "lib" and so they're willing to make our grids less efficient as long as they can own the libs.
But on energy, GOP lawmakers have assigned solar the identity of "lib" and so they're willing to make our grids less efficient as long as they can own the libs.
It was a fair hit!
I mean, in my mild defense, I don't have a 5 year old (she's 2) and I've never written memos, so it was an abstract logistical scenario rather than a description of an ideal life.
But anyway, getting roasted on social once in a while is good: a controlled burn for humility.
I mean, in my mild defense, I don't have a 5 year old (she's 2) and I've never written memos, so it was an abstract logistical scenario rather than a description of an ideal life.
But anyway, getting roasted on social once in a while is good: a controlled burn for humility.
May 20, 2025 at 7:15 PM
It was a fair hit!
I mean, in my mild defense, I don't have a 5 year old (she's 2) and I've never written memos, so it was an abstract logistical scenario rather than a description of an ideal life.
But anyway, getting roasted on social once in a while is good: a controlled burn for humility.
I mean, in my mild defense, I don't have a 5 year old (she's 2) and I've never written memos, so it was an abstract logistical scenario rather than a description of an ideal life.
But anyway, getting roasted on social once in a while is good: a controlled burn for humility.