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Tax increases are the best cure for inflation
It's pretty weird that we use interest rate hikes to reduce aggregate demand
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Simon Bazelon
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February 2023

I Gave 10% Of My Income To The Humane League Today
Animal Welfare is Important
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Simon Bazelon
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November 2022

Death, taxes, and education polarization
Every election seems like the same election
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Simon Bazelon
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September 2022

Shana Tova, and happy Petrov Day
Take the day, reflect on the year that's been, and try not to destroy the world
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Republicans are doing the opposite of popularism
Democrats aren’t the only ones who can take unpopular stances on salient issues
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What We Owe The Future and the mainstreamification of Longtermism
A few thoughts on the book itself, a few thoughts on what it signifies
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Simon Bazelon
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August 2022

A New Hope
Republicans seem intent on snatching Senate defeat from the jaws of victory
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Simon Bazelon
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Abortion is our best issue right now
Democrats should raise its salience as much as possible
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Simon Bazelon
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This is why politics matters
Nights like these are worth fighting for
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Simon Bazelon
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July 2022

Longtermism and the American voter
Data for Progress polling finds that policies that protect our future draw widespread support
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Simon Bazelon
On Infinite Ethics
A huge problem that seems to threaten basically everything in moral philosophy
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Simon Bazelon
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June 2022

Taking the Giving What We Can Pledge
Formally committing myself to giving away 10% of my income
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