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Matthew Yglesias

Matthew Yglesias

Former Senior Correspondent

    Latest articles by Matthew Yglesias

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    Larry Kudlow will be Trump’s next top economic adviserLarry Kudlow will be Trump’s next top economic adviser
    Politics

    A cable pundit. Why not?

    By Matthew Yglesias
    Politics
    Conor Lamb shows that a pro-choice Democrat can win in Trump countryConor Lamb shows that a pro-choice Democrat can win in Trump country
    Politics

    Doug Jones, too.

    By Matthew Yglesias
    Politics
    How Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin became the Trump Cabinet’s most endangered memberHow Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin became the Trump Cabinet’s most endangered member
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    A personality clash that’s really about policy.

    By Matthew Yglesias
    Politics
    Republicans are reaping the whirlwindRepublicans are reaping the whirlwind
    Politics

    They’ve synthesized the worst of Trump and the worst of the GOP establishment.

    By Matthew Yglesias
    Politics
    Betsy DeVos tweeted a bizarre self-own about Michigan’s public schoolsBetsy DeVos tweeted a bizarre self-own about Michigan’s public schools
    Politics

    Is our education secretaries learning?

    By Matthew Yglesias
    Politics
    Maybe voters aren’t as uninformed as elites like to thinkMaybe voters aren’t as uninformed as elites like to think
    Politics

    A new paper argues that elitist jargon is the real issue.

    By Matthew Yglesias
    Politics
    It’s time to start taking the Stormy Daniels scandal seriouslyIt’s time to start taking the Stormy Daniels scandal seriously
    Politics

    It’s tawdry. It’s funny. But it’s also about corruption and national security.

    By Matthew Yglesias
    Politics
    Everything we think about the political correctness debate is wrongEverything we think about the political correctness debate is wrong
    Politics

    Support for free speech is rising, and is higher among liberals and college graduates.

    By Matthew Yglesias
    Politics
    4 stories that really mattered this week4 stories that really mattered this week
    Politics

    If you don’t have steel, you don’t have a country.

    By Matthew Yglesias
    Politics
    The real danger to the US economy in Trump’s trade policyThe real danger to the US economy in Trump’s trade policy
    Politics

    It’s not the tariffs; it’s what happens next.

    By Matthew Yglesias

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