Jerusalem Demsas
@jerusalem.bsky.social
yes, like the city | Editor TheArgumentMag.com | she/her
Today at The Argument we're publishing something very different.
A mother in Georgia wrote to us after her IUD failed. Her email said:
"…if our policies weren’t so illiberal, I very well might have decided to stay pregnant." www.theargumentmag.com/p/an-abortio...
A mother in Georgia wrote to us after her IUD failed. Her email said:
"…if our policies weren’t so illiberal, I very well might have decided to stay pregnant." www.theargumentmag.com/p/an-abortio...
An abortion ban pushed me toward abortion
Is this what the pro-life movement intended?
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October 31, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Today at The Argument we're publishing something very different.
A mother in Georgia wrote to us after her IUD failed. Her email said:
"…if our policies weren’t so illiberal, I very well might have decided to stay pregnant." www.theargumentmag.com/p/an-abortio...
A mother in Georgia wrote to us after her IUD failed. Her email said:
"…if our policies weren’t so illiberal, I very well might have decided to stay pregnant." www.theargumentmag.com/p/an-abortio...
This was a very persuasive piece that changed my mind!
September 10, 2025 at 2:35 PM
This was a very persuasive piece that changed my mind!
I feel like everyone has just memory holed the liberal backlash to immigration under Biden.
There is no compromise policy Democrats can offer Republicans to make them act normal on this issue. We simply have to state the basic reality — immigrants contribute to our country in myriad ways — and fight for it. I don't know how so many journalists convinced themselves this isn't an option.
September 9, 2025 at 5:57 PM
I feel like everyone has just memory holed the liberal backlash to immigration under Biden.
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almost as good as the freedom of speech guy speaking up in opposition to taxes to pay for a new school because the old one burned down
The filibuster in Mr Smith goes to Washington was about trying to stop the construction of a hydroelectric dam in order to preserve a campsite.
September 9, 2025 at 4:22 PM
almost as good as the freedom of speech guy speaking up in opposition to taxes to pay for a new school because the old one burned down
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September 9, 2025 at 4:13 PM
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"The hard right’s only cohesive goal is to shred liberal values, and the movements that flow from them. To ally with these groups is to court self-destruction." @jerusalem.bsky.social www.theargumentmag.com/p/a-tale-of-...
A tale of two ballrooms
Last week’s National Conservatism and Abundance gatherings in Washington laid out two clashing visions of America’s future.
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September 9, 2025 at 1:42 PM
"The hard right’s only cohesive goal is to shred liberal values, and the movements that flow from them. To ally with these groups is to court self-destruction." @jerusalem.bsky.social www.theargumentmag.com/p/a-tale-of-...
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There's something so telling about the Trumpist right's insistence that using a slur for people with a disability is a sign of bravery
In which I spent $425 to hear a couple guys say "retarded" www.theargumentmag.com/p/a-tale-of-...
A tale of two ballrooms
Last week’s National Conservatism and Abundance gatherings in Washington laid out two clashing visions of America’s future.
www.theargumentmag.com
September 9, 2025 at 2:00 PM
There's something so telling about the Trumpist right's insistence that using a slur for people with a disability is a sign of bravery
In which I spent $425 to hear a couple guys say "retarded" www.theargumentmag.com/p/a-tale-of-...
A tale of two ballrooms
Last week’s National Conservatism and Abundance gatherings in Washington laid out two clashing visions of America’s future.
www.theargumentmag.com
September 9, 2025 at 1:59 PM
In which I spent $425 to hear a couple guys say "retarded" www.theargumentmag.com/p/a-tale-of-...
The biggest problem American liberalism faces is how to maintain high levels of immigration while respecting the democratic will of the public. I have an idea.
www.theargumentmag.com/p/liberals-d...
www.theargumentmag.com/p/liberals-d...
Liberals don’t have to lose on immigration
“Moderating” on immigration doesn't mean abandoning it
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September 5, 2025 at 1:43 PM
The biggest problem American liberalism faces is how to maintain high levels of immigration while respecting the democratic will of the public. I have an idea.
www.theargumentmag.com/p/liberals-d...
www.theargumentmag.com/p/liberals-d...
I do think that this is largely a proxy for costs in general. There was not some major tax increase in 2020, people are just reacting to inflation!
There's a lesson here... lowering people's costs is a necessary prerequisite to raising taxes!
Can I interest you in a little YIMBY-ism?
There's a lesson here... lowering people's costs is a necessary prerequisite to raising taxes!
Can I interest you in a little YIMBY-ism?
September 2, 2025 at 7:03 PM
I do think that this is largely a proxy for costs in general. There was not some major tax increase in 2020, people are just reacting to inflation!
There's a lesson here... lowering people's costs is a necessary prerequisite to raising taxes!
Can I interest you in a little YIMBY-ism?
There's a lesson here... lowering people's costs is a necessary prerequisite to raising taxes!
Can I interest you in a little YIMBY-ism?
Ok we've made fun of deficit hawks forever but @jhweissmann.bsky.social has a convincing case that if you care about social welfare programs you actually do need to start worrying about the debt! www.theargumentmag.com/p/how-i-lear...
How I learned to start worrying and hate the deficit
It's time for liberals to wake up about the national debt
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September 2, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Ok we've made fun of deficit hawks forever but @jhweissmann.bsky.social has a convincing case that if you care about social welfare programs you actually do need to start worrying about the debt! www.theargumentmag.com/p/how-i-lear...
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“The intellectual victory of the YIMBYs can sometimes obscure how precarious our position really is: A whole edifice of opposition to land-use reforms is still in place — people in power with formative political experiences and assumptions from a prior era.”
Recommended reading!
Recommended reading!
This morning, OG YIMBY @profschleich.bsky.social argues that the pro-housing movement needs to focus more on the problem of state trial court judges.
September 1, 2025 at 4:05 PM
“The intellectual victory of the YIMBYs can sometimes obscure how precarious our position really is: A whole edifice of opposition to land-use reforms is still in place — people in power with formative political experiences and assumptions from a prior era.”
Recommended reading!
Recommended reading!
This morning, OG YIMBY @profschleich.bsky.social argues that the pro-housing movement needs to focus more on the problem of state trial court judges.
September 1, 2025 at 1:13 PM
This morning, OG YIMBY @profschleich.bsky.social argues that the pro-housing movement needs to focus more on the problem of state trial court judges.
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This article on two Swiss rent control regimes is the most diabolical thing I’ve ever read on the topic. Basel does it by regulating cap rates?!?! Swiss state capacity must be insanely high – not sure this is how I’d use it, but you do gotta hand it to them www.ey.com/en_ch/insigh...
Basel-Stadt and Geneva: insight into cantonal rent control
Swiss tenancy law allows for freedom of contract, but Basel and Geneva regulate rents strictly to stabilise prices and protect tenants.
www.ey.com
September 1, 2025 at 12:42 PM
This article on two Swiss rent control regimes is the most diabolical thing I’ve ever read on the topic. Basel does it by regulating cap rates?!?! Swiss state capacity must be insanely high – not sure this is how I’d use it, but you do gotta hand it to them www.ey.com/en_ch/insigh...
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I have a new essay @theargument.bsky.social on the increasingly challenging problem of NIMBY state trial court judges.
September 1, 2025 at 1:01 PM
I have a new essay @theargument.bsky.social on the increasingly challenging problem of NIMBY state trial court judges.
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“Many communities across the U.S. have adopted a form of legal housing discrimination that ensures cheap places to live for... Gen Xers and Boomers, while leaving families with children nowhere to turn.”
www.theargumentmag.com/p/no-country...
By @jerusalem.bsky.social
#housing+ #urbanism+ #urbanism
www.theargumentmag.com/p/no-country...
By @jerusalem.bsky.social
#housing+ #urbanism+ #urbanism
No country for young families
"Having a child is like having leprosy." The dark side of senior housing projects.
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August 28, 2025 at 1:01 PM
“Many communities across the U.S. have adopted a form of legal housing discrimination that ensures cheap places to live for... Gen Xers and Boomers, while leaving families with children nowhere to turn.”
www.theargumentmag.com/p/no-country...
By @jerusalem.bsky.social
#housing+ #urbanism+ #urbanism
www.theargumentmag.com/p/no-country...
By @jerusalem.bsky.social
#housing+ #urbanism+ #urbanism
After my "case for staying on Twitter" got a bunch of interesting responses, @adamgurri.liberalcurrents.com demanded that I debate him.
www.theargumentmag.com/p/mad-libs-g...
www.theargumentmag.com/p/mad-libs-g...
Mad Libs: Gurri v. Demsas
No subtweeting allowed...
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August 26, 2025 at 3:05 PM
After my "case for staying on Twitter" got a bunch of interesting responses, @adamgurri.liberalcurrents.com demanded that I debate him.
www.theargumentmag.com/p/mad-libs-g...
www.theargumentmag.com/p/mad-libs-g...
Kelsey Piper's idea to fix the housing market is so insane... so insane it just might work. www.theargumentmag.com/p/ai-broke-j...
AI broke job hunting. I think I have a fix.
It's cheaper than ever to waste your time
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August 26, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Kelsey Piper's idea to fix the housing market is so insane... so insane it just might work. www.theargumentmag.com/p/ai-broke-j...
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Thought that this was an interesting read. Not something I was aware of. As a child of parents, we all need to do our part:
The Fair Housing Act bans discrimination against families w/ children but nobody cares so landlords and investors openly share tips on how to break the law
August 25, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Thought that this was an interesting read. Not something I was aware of. As a child of parents, we all need to do our part:
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A big reason why so many school districts in NJ have dramatically dropping enrollment. Now they're FAFO because the state aid is correspondingly cutting school aid.
The Fair Housing Act bans discrimination against families w/ children but nobody cares so landlords and investors openly share tips on how to break the law
August 25, 2025 at 2:00 PM
A big reason why so many school districts in NJ have dramatically dropping enrollment. Now they're FAFO because the state aid is correspondingly cutting school aid.
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fantastic article (as usual) on a topic you can't unsee as soon as you actually pay attention to the market for new builds -- so much of it is 55+
The Fair Housing Act bans discrimination against families w/ children but nobody cares so landlords and investors openly share tips on how to break the law
August 25, 2025 at 1:50 PM
fantastic article (as usual) on a topic you can't unsee as soon as you actually pay attention to the market for new builds -- so much of it is 55+
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“I know it’s exhausting, but when I think about our work here, especially if you have dedicated funding, it’s just easy to lose sight or maybe feel too comfortable in the growth patterns — but you can’t let your foot off the gas."
www.vox.com/policy/45890...
www.vox.com/policy/45890...
August 25, 2025 at 1:37 PM
“I know it’s exhausting, but when I think about our work here, especially if you have dedicated funding, it’s just easy to lose sight or maybe feel too comfortable in the growth patterns — but you can’t let your foot off the gas."
www.vox.com/policy/45890...
www.vox.com/policy/45890...
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The realtor showing me my current apartment was super-clear that the landlord doesn't want to rent to families with kids.
The Fair Housing Act bans discrimination against families w/ children but nobody cares so landlords and investors openly share tips on how to break the law
August 25, 2025 at 1:09 PM
The realtor showing me my current apartment was super-clear that the landlord doesn't want to rent to families with kids.