Ben Krauss

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

Editorial Assistant and Saturday Correspondent at Slow Boring

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Thursday thread

1 week ago | slowboring.com | Ben Krauss

I wasn’t planning to write again (yet) about Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the migrant deported by the Trump administration to El Salvador despite an order protecting him from being sent there, but I continue to be frustrated by politicians from both parties (and their associated media outlets) telling only half the story and skewing the facts in one direction …
Wednesday thread

1 week ago | slowboring.com | Ben Krauss

This is a good primer to send someone who is making the Deluzio/Trump/Sanders argument about trade leading to reindustrialization.
Monday thread

1 week ago | slowboring.com | Ben Krauss

Paul Krugman’s great here. Democrats really do not need to be playing the tariff game. It’s bad policy and bad politics.
Thursday thread

2 weeks ago | slowboring.com | Ben Krauss

All the arguments for Trump's tariffs are wrong and badWell, after a stock market crash, a bond market crash, and a blizzard of recession predictions, Donald Trump has paused some of his massive “Liberation Day” tariffs. But the reprieve is only partial and temporary. The very high tariff on China is still in place (and in fact has been increased). The 10% tariffs on all imports are still in effect.
Tuesday thread

2 weeks ago | slowboring.com | Ben Krauss

Dems will not take back the Senate in 2026. But this is good news for down the line.
Wednesday thread

3 weeks ago | slowboring.com | Ben Krauss

Yes Trump appears to have largely made up foreign tariff rates in order to slap insane reciprocal tariffs on countries and, in turn, make Americans poorer. But instead I’m going to share this cool paper from Lawson Mansell and Cecilia Esterline about how to boost doctor supply. Link here.
Tuesday Thread

3 weeks ago | slowboring.com | Ben Krauss

Huge election tonight in Wisconsin and Florida. Democrats will likely do well and take it as proof of a voter backlash to Trump and Musk. And while they’ll be partly right, they shouldn’t confuse that with being on the right track to win a higher-turnout election.
Friday thread

3 weeks ago | slowboring.com | Ben Krauss

Cuomo sucks. This mayoral bid is so clearly an ego grab, just a huge bummer that our greatest city can’t also be a place that demonstrates great Democratic leadership.
Tuesday thread

1 month ago | slowboring.com | Ben Krauss

This is a good read. The political economy of how zoning reform is accomplished is always different!
Monday thread

1 month ago | slowboring.com | Ben Krauss

Undoubtedly this will be what everyone wants to talk about, so here’s a gift link if you haven’t yet read the full story. It is in fact insane. If the GOP consistently applied their past takes about national security and meritocracy, Mike Waltz would be fired.