Derek Kaufman

I was somehow sleeping on it earlier, but Statecraft by @rSanti97 has rapidly become one of my favorite podcasts Very neat episode with @alon_levy statecraft.pub/p/how-cheaply-…

This November, we can fight NYC’s housing crisis at the ballot box. The Charter Revision Commission @2025NYC_CRC has advanced 4 ballot proposals that would make building affordable housing faster, fairer, and more equitable. My op-ed ⬇️

It's perfect. They're literally standing in the FOMC boardroom inside the Eccles building.

please don’t talk about America, AI and energy until you’ve read this

The good news about the implosion of the Democratic Party brand is that voters don't like or trust institutions anyway, and it's been a challenge for Dem candidates that many of them are seen by voters as inauthentic automatons reciting the latest bulletin from party HQ. Now…

Conveniently my team just commissioned a report from @ZParolin asking about this very question Turns out an Austin-style 15% rent drop would cut Californian poverty by as much as the Child Tax Credit👇

We applaud @SenWarren and @SenJohnKennedy for introducing the Build Now Act of 2025. It's a budget-neutral approach to our nation’s zoning crisis, focusing on the highest-cost communities that are persistently slow-growth. What it does ⬇️

Here's the first of my two essays for @NiskanenCenter's "party of abundance" series. ⤵️ In the piece, @ProfSchleich & I argue that big-city YIMBYs should endeavor to forge a cross-issue, party-like faction & drive an urban quality of life agenda. @GrowSF is the model. 🧵/24

New bipartisan housing package from Tim Scott and Elizabeth Warren just dropped — and it's good!

"In June, @GavinNewsom stood alongside @BuffyWicks and @Scott_Wiener, as well as Bradshaw, to celebrate the budget’s passage. 'It proves what’s possible when we govern with urgency, with clarity and with a belief in abundance over scarcity,' he said." siliconvalley.com/2025/07/25/uni…

Abundance is the way.

This mega-package of bipartisan bills has been our full-time job since we started the team in 2022 What began as just "HOTMA 2.0" has snowballed into a serious down payment on housing that picks the low-hanging fruit, puts up real wins, & builds a bipartisan coalition for more!

YIMBYtown in New Haven is going to be incredible this year. An awesome time to celebrate the bipartisan momentum for pro-housing reforms across the country and continue to work toward doing even more. Check out the set of topics and speakers here: yimby.town/schedule-2/

We're hiring a State Legislative Manager to push pro-housing bills forward in the State Legislature! If you're an Albany expert, come join our team. open-new-york.breezy.hr/p/df1e5b0e2dec…

Environmentalists overrate the potential of a 100% renewable grid, but MAGA is now massively underrating the potential of wind and especially solar as complements to the existing fossil-fired grid especially in the context of load growth. slowboring.com/p/trumps-insan…

My team at RAND is hiring! Technical analysis for AI policy is desperately needed. Particularly keen on ML engineers and semiconductor experts eager to shape AI policy. Also seeking excellent generalists excited to join our fast-paced, impact-oriented team. Links below.