America's pensions can't beat Vanguard but they can close a hospital(governance.fyi)

159 points by bigbobbeeper 8 months ago | 191 comments

American Singapore(s): Competent city governance hiding in plain sight(population.fyi)

65 points by baud147258 2 years ago | 93 comments

Silicon Valley's "Pronatalists" Killed WFH. The Strait of Hormuz Brought It Back(governance.fyi)

127 points by bigbobbeeper 7 months ago | 147 comments

How Singapore's government-run dating service works(singapore-samizdat.com)

222 points by danielfoster 24 days ago | 229 comments

A Singapore Samizdat newsletter post examining the questions in Singapore's government-run FirstDate matchmaking tool and arguing it won't fix the nation's dating problems.

If America's so rich, how'd it get so sad?(derekthompson.org)

441 points by momentmaker 6 months ago | 818 comments

Derek Thompson Substack essay examining the sharp post-COVID decline in self-reported American happiness despite national wealth, citing Sam Peltzman's research.

California Needs to Learn from Houston and Dallas about Homelessness(governance.fyi)

33 points by toomuchtodo 1 year ago | 53 comments