
Tokyo added 1.9m people since 2000 (⬆️13.7%)
New York added 795k people since 2000
(⬆️9.9%)
San Francisco added 97k people since 2000 (⬆️11%)
Here is how housing costs have compared between 東京都, NYC, and SF:





What could we possibly do about a situation where demand for dwellings is high but demand for offices is low?

David Wessel @davidmwessel

Attention: Taiwan.

Rob Lee @RALee85

This is why I have canceled plans for Slow Boring to do a SPAC merger. https://t.co/xmKCBLFiqH

Ryan Butner Uses The Internet @RSButner

Secret Congress passed a small pro-housing bill and didn't even tell me about it!
upforgrowth.org/news/promoting…


Congress would function better if there were no cameras in confirmation hearings and the only point of asking questions was to solicit an answer rather than generate a video clip of yourself.

Relatedly, it would be a bad idea to broadcast video of Supreme Court oral arguments.

Matthew Yglesias @mattyglesias



Marc Andreessen @pmarca