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Matthew Yglesias

Matthew Yglesias

Former Senior Correspondent

    Latest articles by Matthew Yglesias

    Politics
    A brilliant, insane desperation plan to stop Trump: help him win IowaA brilliant, insane desperation plan to stop Trump: help him win Iowa
    Politics

    If you squint, it makes sense. Kind of.

    By Matthew Yglesias
    Politics
    Bernie Sanders has the most realistic plan to boost wages and job creationBernie Sanders has the most realistic plan to boost wages and job creation
    Politics

    It’s the Fed, stupid.

    By Matthew Yglesias
    Politics
    15 thoughts on Michael Bloomberg’s presidential aspirations15 thoughts on Michael Bloomberg’s presidential aspirations
    Politics

    After what we’ve seen from Donald Trump, don’t rule anything out.

    By Matthew Yglesias
    Politics
    Flint’s water crisis has still left the city with fewer poisoned children than DetroitFlint’s water crisis has still left the city with fewer poisoned children than Detroit
    Politics

    Invisible soil toxins are a huge national problem.

    By Matthew Yglesias
    Politics
    There’s one huge problem with National Review’s anti-Trump editorialThere’s one huge problem with National Review’s anti-Trump editorial
    Politics

    Orthodox conservatism offers no answers for Trump’s white working-class base.

    By Matthew Yglesias
    Politics
    Clinton’s argument with Sanders about normalizing relations with Iran, explainedClinton’s argument with Sanders about normalizing relations with Iran, explained
    Politics

    A risky replay of a 2008 campaign tactic that didn’t work.

    By Matthew Yglesias
    Politics
    Do campaign policy proposals matter? A Vox SymposiumDo campaign policy proposals matter? A Vox Symposium
    Politics

    And if they don’t, what should journalists do about it?

    By Matthew Yglesias
    Science
    Wilbur Scoville invented the way we measure hot peppers’ spicinessWilbur Scoville invented the way we measure hot peppers’ spiciness
    Science

    A century-old quest to build a better painkiller.

    By Matthew Yglesias
    Politics
    Here’s National Review’s cover trying to hold the line against TrumpHere’s National Review’s cover trying to hold the line against Trump
    Politics

    A murderers’ row of conservative intellectuals.

    By Matthew Yglesias
    Politics
    Why racists are at war with National Review over Donald TrumpWhy racists are at war with National Review over Donald Trump
    Politics

    Mainstream conservatives see Trump as a threat. White nationalists see him as an opportunity.

    By Matthew Yglesias

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