Ben Krauss

East Coast United States, Washington, D.C., United States

Editorial Assistant and Saturday Correspondent at Slow Boring

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Wednesday thread

3 days ago | slowboring.com | Ben Krauss

The Collapse of the Professional LeftFour years ago, when I had many fewer readers, I wrote an essay about the fading of the liberal left in New York City. I always felt ambivalent about what I had written because, in the years since, I wasn’t sure how true it would turn out to be. It certainly…
Thursday thread

1 week ago | slowboring.com | Ben Krauss

Seems like a dub, will be interesting to see how this plays out. Article here.
Tuesday thread

1 week ago | slowboring.com | Ben Krauss

Interesting paper here. Touches on the groups, moderates, leftists… all stuff that is of interest to regular readers here!
Saturday thread

2 weeks ago | slowboring.com | Ben Krauss

I loved blue books! Really believe that timed in-class essays (can be open note) are a good way to measure someone’s understanding of the material.
Progressives need to reckon with Brandon Johnson

2 weeks ago | slowboring.com | Ben Krauss

Two years ago, Brandon Johnson was elected mayor after pledging to bring a “bold progressive movement” to Chicago. But today, the leader of America’s third-largest city has an approval rating of 14% and the unofficial title of “least popular politician in America.”The story of the teacher union organizer turned failed big-city mayor is easy headline fodder for a right-wing publication like the National Review.
Progressives need to reckon with Brandon Johnson

2 weeks ago | open.substack.com | Ben Krauss

Two years ago, Brandon Johnson was elected mayor after pledging to bring a “bold progressive movement” to Chicago. But today, the leader of America’s third-largest city has an approval rating of 14% and the unofficial title of “least popular politician in America.”The story of the teacher union organizer turned failed big-city mayor is easy headline fodder for a right-wing publication like the National Review.
Wednesday thread

1 month ago | slowboring.com | Ben Krauss

Everyone’s going crazy over the New York Magazine story about how everyone uses ChatGPT in college now. I think the solution is in class essays, and I think a good justification for that is below…
Tuesday thread

1 month ago | slowboring.com | Ben Krauss

I’m afraid that against my better judgment I’m now deeply emotionally invested in the Nuggets playoff run, and will tie a lot of well-being over the course of next few weeks to how they perform. Probably won’t end well. But wow was last night magical.
Saturday thread

1 month ago | slowboring.com | Ben Krauss

The Myth of the Regretful Trump VoterWith the 100th day of Donald Trump’s second term in the rearview mirror, a new crop of media stories is starting to emerge: the tale of the regretful Trump voter…
Wednesday thread

1 month ago | slowboring.com | Ben Krauss

I think it’s great that Pete has a substack, but I think he should write his posts less like fundraising emails and more like a regular writer. Don’t randomly bold things and don’t keep paragraphs one to two sentences assuming everyone has tiny attention spans. Let the people know what you actually have to say!