Derek Thompson

Where political courage comes into play is the ability to say, you know what? I want everyone here to know that I hear you. I'm listening to you and I represent you. And so I'm grateful that you showed up to the city council meeting.

But for every one person here who says they see a benefit to adding a new apartment building, I know that there are 10,000 people in the city that didn't have the wealth or the knowledge to be here at this meeting. And they're going to benefit from more housing because that's going to bring down their housing costs. And I represent them as well.

But for every one person here who says they see a benefit to adding a new apartment building, I know that there are 10,000 people in the city that didn't have the wealth or the knowledge to be here at this meeting. And they're going to benefit from more housing because that's going to bring down their housing costs. And I represent them as well.

But for every one person here who says they see a benefit to adding a new apartment building, I know that there are 10,000 people in the city that didn't have the wealth or the knowledge to be here at this meeting. And they're going to benefit from more housing because that's going to bring down their housing costs. And I represent them as well.

I don't just represent, you could say, the circle of care that I can see right now. I also represent the circle of voters that we can't see right now. who are in the city or who are in the state or might even want to move to the state but currently can't because housing prices are too high on account of housing supply being restricted.

I don't just represent, you could say, the circle of care that I can see right now. I also represent the circle of voters that we can't see right now. who are in the city or who are in the state or might even want to move to the state but currently can't because housing prices are too high on account of housing supply being restricted.

I don't just represent, you could say, the circle of care that I can see right now. I also represent the circle of voters that we can't see right now. who are in the city or who are in the state or might even want to move to the state but currently can't because housing prices are too high on account of housing supply being restricted.

And so one thing we're trying to get liberals to have is a sense of political courage to stand up against this very visible nimbyism and say, we represent interests that aren't necessarily visible at this city council meeting. We represent the larger interest of housing abundance

And so one thing we're trying to get liberals to have is a sense of political courage to stand up against this very visible nimbyism and say, we represent interests that aren't necessarily visible at this city council meeting. We represent the larger interest of housing abundance

And so one thing we're trying to get liberals to have is a sense of political courage to stand up against this very visible nimbyism and say, we represent interests that aren't necessarily visible at this city council meeting. We represent the larger interest of housing abundance

So we're going to always default to saying yes rather than default to saying no just because the people who happen to come to these meetings are NIMBYs.

So we're going to always default to saying yes rather than default to saying no just because the people who happen to come to these meetings are NIMBYs.

So we're going to always default to saying yes rather than default to saying no just because the people who happen to come to these meetings are NIMBYs.

I love this question of deregulation. But I also sometimes find it very frustrating because sometimes I find that people's sense of regulation is so specifically coded. Regulation is just rules. If you change the word from regulation to rules, I think it'd be easier for people to see some rules are good and some rules are stupid. We all understand that in life. That's what regulations are.

I love this question of deregulation. But I also sometimes find it very frustrating because sometimes I find that people's sense of regulation is so specifically coded. Regulation is just rules. If you change the word from regulation to rules, I think it'd be easier for people to see some rules are good and some rules are stupid. We all understand that in life. That's what regulations are.

I love this question of deregulation. But I also sometimes find it very frustrating because sometimes I find that people's sense of regulation is so specifically coded. Regulation is just rules. If you change the word from regulation to rules, I think it'd be easier for people to see some rules are good and some rules are stupid. We all understand that in life. That's what regulations are.

They're just rules. And sometimes they give us exactly the outcomes we want. And sometimes they give us the outcomes we would never hope for. And here's a good example. You back to the 1940s, 1950s. America was fucking disgusting. disgusting. The air and the water was horrifying.

They're just rules. And sometimes they give us exactly the outcomes we want. And sometimes they give us the outcomes we would never hope for. And here's a good example. You back to the 1940s, 1950s. America was fucking disgusting. disgusting. The air and the water was horrifying.

They're just rules. And sometimes they give us exactly the outcomes we want. And sometimes they give us the outcomes we would never hope for. And here's a good example. You back to the 1940s, 1950s. America was fucking disgusting. disgusting. The air and the water was horrifying.

In 1943, residents of Los Angeles woke up to a smog that was so black, they thought the Japanese had launched a chemical attack against America. In New Hampshire, in the rivers next to textile mills, sometimes the rivers themselves would run green and purple and red, depending on what textile colors were being dumped into the river. You had the Ohio River on fire in the 1960s, 1970s.