Favorite Rejects 2023-01-14

Nathan is in SF (say hi 👋) @NathanpmYoung

An extra $440 million to fight malaria and others. This is a huge bipartisan success story. You love to see it.

dylan matthews @dylanmatt

The Biden admin proposed, and a bipartisan group in Congress shepherded through, a massive increase in the US commitment to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria. It’s a Secret Congress success story https://t.co/rpFdNKXqNe

lulag tankie @revhowardarson

this is not a mathematical observation

Harlo 🪟☀️☮️ @PippengerHarlo

degrowth at its core is basically a mathematical observation - the remaining carbon budget will be used up if rich countries continue to grow at current rates, even with a conversion to renewable energy.

lulag tankie @revhowardarson

the united states' economic growth is at this point _negatively_ correlated with carbon output

Matthew Yglesias @mattyglesias

Marijuana legalization does not reduce labor force participation but does lead to more agricultural employment. nber.org/papers/w30813

Matthew Yglesias @mattyglesias

Nothing wrong with e-bike subsidies but this is both much less effective than eliminating regulatory parking minimums and also more expensive.

dcist.comProposed Bill Would Give D.C. Residents $400 Or More In Rebates For Electric BikesHalf of the rebates would go to low-income residents.

Matthew Yglesias @mattyglesias

E-bikes are a great solution to parking scarcity. But DC (and most other American cities) has an elaborate regulatory system in place to avoid parking scarcity and ensure people drive more and burn more gasoline.

slowboring.comFor transportation innovation to work, we need parking reformLet things change

Matthew Yglesias @mattyglesias

Virtually every elected official in America claims to believe either that burdensome economic regulation is bad or else that burning fossil fuels is bad. Many believe both of these things. But few act on these beliefs with regard to parking!

Matthew Yglesias @mattyglesias

It would be funny if we loop back around to conservatives deciding Common Core and curriculum standardization was a good idea all along.

Christopher F. Rufo ⚔️ @realchrisrufo

BREAKING: House Republicans have introduced legislation to require federally-funded K-12 schools to post their curriculum online, so parents can see what they are teaching. This is a variation of Manhattan Institute's "curriculum transparency" model introduced last year. https://t.co/m8EPq3VdKY

Science Is Strategic @scienceisstrat1

South Korea shows how deep decarbonizarion of the energy grid in the medium term is possible. Short answer: renewables + nuclear. Cc: @JesseJenkins @dwallacewells @Revkin @sharp_writing

James Vasquez @jmvasquez1974

'Our brains are our rifles': Inside the secret drone factory manned by teenage students. I was asked to retweet. Interesting article

telegraph.co.uk‘Our brains are our rifles’: Inside the secret drone factory manned by teenage studentsThe makeshift production unit takes orders from front-line commanders as the conflict of electronic warfare heats up

Matthew Yglesias @mattyglesias

Great thread here on housing misinformation being pushed in progressive nonprofitland

Brian Hanlon @hanlonbt

Perplexed by Mayor Bass’s housing interview? Read the Housing Justice Narrative Toolkit by PolicyLink, an $80M / year colossus in the 'equity' nonprofit world. Bass's views are a manifestation of this line of nonprofit thinking. https://t.co/aIOfWfd6h8 🧵 1/x

lead abatement pro @TribTowerViews

Here’s Calvin Welch admitting the slow growth movement of San Francisco in the 70s/80s was driven by middle class perceptions of on-street parking scarcity — not anti-displacement or social justice concerns.

Noah Smith 🐇🇺🇦 @Noahpinion

NIMBYism is also what's killing the U.S. semiconductor industry, btw

Kevin Xu (interconnect.substack) @kevinsxu

2/ "We're not able to share with you a specific cost gap number between Taiwan and US, but we can share with you that the major reason for the cost gap is the construction cost of building and facilities, which can be 4 to 5x greater for US fab versus a fab in Taiwan." https://t.co/lgi5h3mLMY