About this episode

The episode discusses the recent YIMBY wins in housing policy and explores various solutions for struggling communities.

What accounts for the astonishing streak of YIMBY wins this year — and which concessions, if any, should they consider offering to the NIMBYs? Should the center-left Abundance faction be trying to persuade conservatives and not just progressives?  Do struggling places need more market-based solutions (high-skilled immigration, tax incentives for investing in low-income communities) or more straightforward redistribution and pubic investment (in infrastructure, job training, internet access)?  Are liberals ceding too much ground to anti-immigrant sentiment? And should the most famous museums in the world stop hoarding their artwork?  Live on stage at the Economic Innovation Group’s annual Power of Place Conference in Washington, DC, Cardiff spoke with Slow Boring author Matt Yglesias about these topics and more.  Matt also reflects on how things have changed since his two books, The Rent is Too Damn High and One Billion Americans , were released. They close with their respective picks for best movie of 2025 and the likely winner of the NBA Finals.  Related links:  Slow Boring   The Rent is Too Damn High One Billion Americans

People in this episode

Guest: Matt Yglesias

Topics covered

• housing policy
• YIMBY vs NIMBY
• market-based solutions
• redistribution
• immigration
• cultural institutions

Keywords

• YIMBY
• NIMBY
• housing
• immigration
• redistribution
• economic policy
• cultural institutions
• infrastructure
• job training

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Economic Innovation Group

Books & works: The Rent is Too Damn High, One Billion Americans

Places: Washington, DC

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