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A bolder vision for American energy
A bolder vision for American energy
You can’t “electrify everything” without more electricity.
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December 8, 2025 at 11:05 AM
A bolder vision for American energy
Imagining pro-growth urbanism
Imagining pro-growth urbanism
Plus my plan to spend $1 billion and the hottest Charles Evans Hughes takes around
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December 5, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Imagining pro-growth urbanism
One million dollars
One million dollars
How you can live a happier life, crush our Substack rivals, and help people in need
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December 2, 2025 at 11:05 AM
One million dollars
How to actually feed America
How to actually feed America
Good intentions matter, but good systems turn generosity into abundance.
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November 28, 2025 at 11:05 AM
How to actually feed America
The hidden cause of cultural stagnation
The hidden cause of cultural stagnation
Long copyrights incentivize IP management over creativity
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November 24, 2025 at 11:05 AM
The hidden cause of cultural stagnation
Affordability means hard choices
Affordability means hard choices
Tackling cost pressures is going to mean taking on some sacred cows.
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November 19, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Affordability means hard choices
Folding a winning hand isn’t moderation
Folding a winning hand isn’t moderation
Just take positions that people agree with!
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November 17, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Folding a winning hand isn’t moderation
The candidates who deserve your money
The candidates who deserve your money
Our first recommendations of the cycle
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November 13, 2025 at 11:15 AM
The candidates who deserve your money
What if Italy joined the Central Powers in World War I?
What if Italy joined the Central Powers in World War I?
A break from actual news
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November 11, 2025 at 11:05 AM
What if Italy joined the Central Powers in World War I?
13 thoughts on the end of the shutdown
13 thoughts on the end of the shutdown
It’s about the filibuster much more than health care
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November 10, 2025 at 4:10 PM
13 thoughts on the end of the shutdown
“Affordability” is just high nominal prices
“Affordability” is just high nominal prices
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November 10, 2025 at 11:05 AM
“Affordability” is just high nominal prices
A Nancy Pelosi appreciation post
A Nancy Pelosi appreciation post
A look back at the former Speaker's finest hours
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November 6, 2025 at 2:25 PM
A Nancy Pelosi appreciation post
An immigration agenda for 2029
An immigration agenda for 2029
Strategic redeployment to keep the border secure, fight crime, and rebuild trust
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November 6, 2025 at 11:05 AM
An immigration agenda for 2029
13 takeaways from last night’s elections
13 takeaways from last night’s elections
A Democratic sweep so total it’s hard to make a lot of smart points about it
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November 5, 2025 at 4:05 PM
13 takeaways from last night’s elections
Now comes the interesting part
Now comes the interesting part
Winning in big cities as a progressive is easy; governing is harder.
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November 5, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Now comes the interesting part
Trump turned off critical food assistance for millions
Trump turned off critical food assistance for millions
SNAP is good; killing it is bad.
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November 3, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Trump turned off critical food assistance for millions
Climate policy should reduce greenhouse gas emissions
Climate policy should reduce greenhouse gas emissions
A modest proposal
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October 30, 2025 at 10:05 AM
Climate policy should reduce greenhouse gas emissions
Women’s professional rise is good, actually
Women’s professional rise is good, actually
Helen Andrews is spreading panic, not telling forbidden truths.
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October 27, 2025 at 10:05 AM
Women’s professional rise is good, actually
The forgotten politics of “big tobacco”
The forgotten politics of “big tobacco”
It’s worth learning lessons from the wins of the past.
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October 23, 2025 at 10:05 AM
The forgotten politics of “big tobacco”
The Nobel Prize-winning case for a little bit of monopoly
The Nobel Prize-winning case for a little bit of monopoly
Competition, like most things, has its limits.
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October 21, 2025 at 10:10 AM
The Nobel Prize-winning case for a little bit of monopoly
The AI boom is propping up the whole economy
The AI boom is propping up the whole economy
It’s a fragile basis for growth, whether or not it’s a “bubble.”
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October 16, 2025 at 10:15 AM
The AI boom is propping up the whole economy
Democrats need to debate ideas, not people
Democrats need to debate ideas, not people
Endless establishment retreads are not the same as the center of public opinion.
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October 14, 2025 at 10:25 AM
Democrats need to debate ideas, not people
Postcards from the wrong side of history
Postcards from the wrong side of history
Happy Indigenous Peoples' Day (or Columbus Day, depending on where you're reading). This post about the triumph of poptimism originally ran this summer for paid subscribers.
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October 13, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Postcards from the wrong side of history
The authoritarian menace has arrived
The authoritarian menace has arrived
And so has the backlash — but the resistance needs to be smarter
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October 9, 2025 at 11:20 AM
The authoritarian menace has arrived
The groups have learned nothing
The groups have learned nothing
We got the League of Conservation Voters’ endorsement questionnaire and it’s bad.
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October 6, 2025 at 11:05 AM
The groups have learned nothing