Opinion
Argument and analysis from our writers.
OpinionGrade Inflation Is Real. The Conclusions People Draw From It Are Often Wrong.
Why the honest debate about what climbing grades reflect would produce better policy than the performance the current conversation settles for.
By Diego Arroyo · Aug 21
OpinionHigher Ed Unbundling Is Overdue. The Disruption Talk Is Where It Gets Dangerous.
Why the bundle produces value the most confident reformers underweight, and what thoughtful unbundling actually requires to avoid throwing the good parts away.
By Diego Arroyo · Jul 3
OpinionLand Value Taxes Are Not Fringe. The Moment to Take Them Seriously Is Here.
Why a policy economists across the spectrum endorse keeps getting dismissed, and what a serious agenda would actually look like in jurisdictions where it has been impossible.
By Diego Arroyo · Jun 22
OpinionThe Real Cost of Car-Centric Cities Is Bigger Than Policy Conversation Allows
Why the bill is paid across so many separate budget lines that the total rarely gets aggregated, and what a better conversation would have to acknowledge.
By Diego Arroyo · Apr 12
OpinionMass Timber Is Quietly Becoming a Real Answer to the Housing Supply Problem
Why the building technique has reached the maturity that makes it newly relevant, and what broader application of it in housing actually requires next.
By Diego Arroyo · Apr 5