What Jerusalem Demsas thinks about housing
American journalist; founder and editor-in-chief of The Argument, a magazine launched in 2025. Previously a staff writer at Vox and The Atlantic, where she wrote about housing and hosted the Good on Paper podcast; author of On the Housing Crisis (2024).
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5 dated positions, 2026, in their own words. Our reading of what Jerusalem Demsas has said — not written or endorsed by them.
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Their wordsthe politics of interest groups are an important barrier to overcome the U.S.' housing supply crisis.
↗The Opening Argumenttheargumentmag.com 1st of 3 in this piece
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Our readingThe era of cheap borrowing has ended, making large-scale government housing investments difficult.
Their wordsThe era of cheap borrowing has come to an end. If the government wants to make large capital investments or spin up brand-new programs, it will have to either raise a lot of taxes (in the middle of a de facto tax revolt) or else borrow even more money, putting existing programs like Medicare or Social Security at risk.
↗The Opening Argumenttheargumentmag.com 2nd of 3 in this piece
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Their wordsHaving private actors take on this risk themselves is actually better than expecting the government to build anywhere from 4 million to 20 million new homes.
↗The Opening Argumenttheargumentmag.com 3rd of 3 in this piece
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Their wordsThe YIMBY movement has transformed American housing politics for the better.
↗Why is it so hard for liberals to take the W?theargumentmag.com 1st of 3 in this piece
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Our readingThe most difficult barrier to housing growth is that decision-making is heavily decentralized.
Their wordsThe most difficult barrier to growth is that decision-making on housing is heavily decentralized, so even if you do get state action, localities have infinite tools at their disposal to delay implementation or create an inhospitable environment for developers.
↗Why is it so hard for liberals to take the W?theargumentmag.com 2nd of 3 in this piece