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29 Jul 2022
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Steve Coast — holds since 2022-07-29 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A house is built by trades that barely coordinate with each other, which is what makes housing cheap to design and almost impossible to redesign. — tap to centre the map on it A house is built by trades that barely coordinate with each other, which is what makes housing cheap to design and almost impossible to redesign. Last stated 2 years ago
2 Apr 2024
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Brian Potter — holds since 2024-04-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Affordability is not a property of a building; it is a price set in a transaction, so there is no such thing as affordable housing, only affordable prices. — tap to centre the map on it Affordability is not a property of a building; it is a price set in a transaction, so there is no such thing as affordable housing, only affordable prices. Last stated 4 years ago
4 Jan 2023
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Daniel Herriges — holds since 2023-01-04 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Building a lot of housing in an expensive city will not lower rents there; it lowers them in the cheaper places that were absorbing its spillover demand. — tap to centre the map on it Building a lot of housing in an expensive city will not lower rents there; it lowers them in the cheaper places that were absorbing its spillover demand. Last stated 2 years ago
29 May 2024
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Daniel Herriges — holds since 2024-05-29 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Building materials are already about as cheap as civilisation knows how to make them, so cheaper materials are not where housing savings will come from. — tap to centre the map on it Building materials are already about as cheap as civilisation knows how to make them, so cheaper materials are not where housing savings will come from. Last stated 2 years ago
2 Apr 2024
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Brian Potter — holds since 2024-04-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Building more housing in a city raises its local prices, because density is what people are moving there for. — tap to centre the map on it Building more housing in a city raises its local prices, because density is what people are moving there for. Last stated 3 years ago
19 May 2023
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Scott Alexander — holds since 2023-05-01 — tap for who they are
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Scott Alexander — no longer holds since 2023-05-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Chinese factory workers are more motivated than American ones because what they want has been getting cheaper against their wages while American housing has not. — tap to centre the map on it Chinese factory workers are more motivated than American ones because what they want has been getting cheaper against their wages while American housing has not. Last stated 9 months ago
25 Dec 2025
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Molson Hart — holds since 2025-12-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Corridor zoning's real purpose is to concentrate density's pollution and social costs onto arterial streets so single-family areas can avoid them. — tap to centre the map on it Corridor zoning's real purpose is to concentrate density's pollution and social costs onto arterial streets so single-family areas can avoid them. Last stated 2 months ago
15 Jul 2026
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Alon Levy — holds since 2026-07-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Cutting development costs does not cut housing prices, because prices are set by what buyers will pay and the saving is capitalised into land value. — tap to centre the map on it Cutting development costs does not cut housing prices, because prices are set by what buyers will pay and the saving is capitalised into land value. Last stated 3 months ago
30 Jun 2026
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Jonathan Hopkins — holds since 2026-06-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A century of fire suppression policy in the American West has dangerously overloaded forests with fuel and made megafires more likely. — tap to centre the map on it A century of fire suppression policy in the American West has dangerously overloaded forests with fuel and made megafires more likely. Last stated 4 weeks ago
22 Aug 2026
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Jennifer Pahlka — holds since 2026-08-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A Chinese crewed landing on the Moon before America returns would be a defeat for the free world. — tap to centre the map on it A Chinese crewed landing on the Moon before America returns would be a defeat for the free world. Last stated a month ago
18 Aug 2026
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Casey Handmer — holds since 2025-10-31 — tap for who they are
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Eric Berger — holds since 2026-08-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A city's first rail line comes in at a reasonable cost and every line after it does not, because the follow-up outgrows the in-house team that oversaw the pilot. — tap to centre the map on it A city's first rail line comes in at a reasonable cost and every line after it does not, because the follow-up outgrows the in-house team that oversaw the pilot. Last stated 2 years ago
7 Dec 2024
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Alon Levy — holds since 2024-12-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company doing something at the edge of the Overton window has to hold two cultures at once — the true believers and the serious professionals who think they are crazy — and integrating them is what makes it work. — tap to centre the map on it A company doing something at the edge of the Overton window has to hold two cultures at once — the true believers and the serious professionals who think they are crazy — and integrating them is what makes it work. Last stated a month ago
7 Aug 2026
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Max Hodak — holds since 2026-08-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A heavily centralised state is the most fragile kind: when Rome’s centre failed, its successors were left without the resources or administration to do what it had done. — tap to centre the map on it A heavily centralised state is the most fragile kind: when Rome’s centre failed, its successors were left without the resources or administration to do what it had done. Last stated 5 years ago
28 Jan 2022
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Bret Devereaux — holds since 2022-01-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A new world order based on raw power is being drawn right now, and Europe has to fight for its place in it. — tap to centre the map on it A new world order based on raw power is being drawn right now, and Europe has to fight for its place in it. Last stated a year ago
10 Sept 2025
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Ursula von der Leyen — holds since 2025-09-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Certification, not engineering, is what gates revenue for a new aircraft company. — tap to centre the map on it Certification, not engineering, is what gates revenue for a new aircraft company. Last stated 4 years ago
30 Jan 2023
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Eli Dourado — holds since 2023-01-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Delay in permitting clean energy kills more Americans every year than the September 11 attacks did. — tap to centre the map on it Delay in permitting clean energy kills more Americans every year than the September 11 attacks did. Last stated 3 years ago
10 Nov 2023
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Casey Handmer — holds since 2023-11-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Designing a physical product for a small beachhead market is a distraction when every new model has to be certified separately. — tap to centre the map on it Designing a physical product for a small beachhead market is a distraction when every new model has to be certified separately. Last stated 4 years ago
30 Jan 2023
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Eli Dourado — holds since 2023-01-30 — tap for who they are
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Zoning and building restrictions across most of the western world make housing in desirable towns extremely expensive.
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A house is built by trades that barely coordinate with each other, which is what makes housing cheap to design and almost impossible to redesign.
Holds
Affordability is not a property of a building; it is a price set in a transaction, so there is no such thing as affordable housing, only affordable prices.
Holds
Building a lot of housing in an expensive city will not lower rents there; it lowers them in the cheaper places that were absorbing its spillover demand.
Holds
Building materials are already about as cheap as civilisation knows how to make them, so cheaper materials are not where housing savings will come from.
Holds
Building more housing in a city raises its local prices, because density is what people are moving there for.
No longer holds
Chinese factory workers are more motivated than American ones because what they want has been getting cheaper against their wages while American housing has not.
Holds
Corridor zoning's real purpose is to concentrate density's pollution and social costs onto arterial streets so single-family areas can avoid them.
Holds
Cutting development costs does not cut housing prices, because prices are set by what buyers will pay and the saving is capitalised into land value.
Holds
A century of fire suppression policy in the American West has dangerously overloaded forests with fuel and made megafires more likely.
Holds
A Chinese crewed landing on the Moon before America returns would be a defeat for the free world.
Holds
A city's first rail line comes in at a reasonable cost and every line after it does not, because the follow-up outgrows the in-house team that oversaw the pilot.
Holds
A company doing something at the edge of the Overton window has to hold two cultures at once — the true believers and the serious professionals who think they are crazy — and integrating them is what makes it work.
Holds
A heavily centralised state is the most fragile kind: when Rome’s centre failed, its successors were left without the resources or administration to do what it had done.
Holds
A new world order based on raw power is being drawn right now, and Europe has to fight for its place in it.
Holds
Certification, not engineering, is what gates revenue for a new aircraft company.
Holds
Delay in permitting clean energy kills more Americans every year than the September 11 attacks did.
Holds
Designing a physical product for a small beachhead market is a distraction when every new model has to be certified separately.
Holds