What Jerusalem Demsas thinks about politics
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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4 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.
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Their wordsBut where I depart from Murphy's call for meaning-making is that politics isn't where people should find meaning.
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Their wordsAnd when I consider the structure of power in American politics, it often cleaves along lines that have nothing to do with being a billionaire.
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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