James Feigenbaum
jamesfeigenbaum.bsky.social
James Feigenbaum
@jamesfeigenbaum.bsky.social
Assistant Professor of Economics at Boston University | Economic History, Labor, Inequality

https://jamesfeigenbaum.github.io/
**Roche** (YIMBY) and Gordon (NIMBY) beat Gross in Ward 6 At Large

Typing is hard
November 5, 2025 at 10:57 AM
And my classification was based on only their voting strongly against Lobovitz and Getz in 2023, so they might just really like incumbents
November 5, 2025 at 3:16 AM
not exactly, although it took me 10 minutes to find my own house because these maps are not super easy to read www.newtonma.gov/home/showpub...
November 5, 2025 at 3:15 AM
Just waiting on Ward 5-2 and Ward 6-3, which, as everyone knows, are YIMBY strongholds (based on a really quick skim of 2023 results)
November 5, 2025 at 3:05 AM
"Times Blank Voted" is running WAY ahead of several city councilors in hotly contested races. I would read an ethnography of the people who turn out to vote in off-cycle local elections, but roll off after only voting for mayor (and the mayor-elect is winning in a landslide)
November 5, 2025 at 2:55 AM
I know what you're watching but my brain is so econ broken that I got very confused why an altright influencer had a beef with Jesse Shapiro
November 4, 2025 at 2:33 AM
Thank you for your service
November 4, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Procrastination in public is brave af
November 4, 2025 at 1:39 AM