New and Old #234

The complexity of immigration, YIMBYs, abundance, and the far right, arcade game art, and (possibly) the best cassette tapes in decades

Liberals don’t have to lose on immigration, The Argument, Jerusalem Demsas, September 5, 2025

This is a long piece worth reading, but this part is really important:

Every July 4, I go to the National Archives. I walk through the exhibits of countless Americans who fought to ensure this country lived up to its ideals, and I listen to a reading of the Declaration of Indepe…