The kids are all right
One of my key takeaways from the Progress Conference echoed Jason Crawford’s closing remarks, and it was pretty simple: the kids are all right. This was reinforced through a number of chance meetings I had. In one sessio…
What we heard at Progress 2026, and more
2026-10-14
Preferences for density
David Broockman spoke about some of his work on factors that influence opposition and support for new construction. In one strand of his work, Broockman and coauthors Chris Elmendorf and Josh Kalla find that people who l…
Progress in education, flight, and flight safety
Some things I learned at Progress con: It can often seem like there is no progress in education at all - for hundreds of years, the expert has stood at the front of the room and the students sat at desks listening. But M…
What I missed last week
My roundup last week was inevitably inadequate in capturing all the great writing on BAAJA. A (still non-exhaustive!) list of some more pieces worth reading includes: A magisterial but highly readable digest of the main …