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Matthew Yglesias

Matthew Yglesias

Former Senior Correspondent

    Latest articles by Matthew Yglesias

    Politics
    Trump’s administration is deeply dishonest, and it’s foolish to trust themTrump’s administration is deeply dishonest, and it’s foolish to trust them
    Politics

    Don’t trust liars — especially about matters of war and peace.

    By Matthew Yglesias
    Politics
    The controversy over Bret Stephens’s Jewish genius column, explainedThe controversy over Bret Stephens’s Jewish genius column, explained
    Politics

    Inquiries into Jewish genes always seem to lead someplace ugly.

    By Matthew Yglesias
    Politics
    The telling conservative backlash to a Virginia zoning reform proposal, explainedThe telling conservative backlash to a Virginia zoning reform proposal, explained
    Politics

    Market economics vs. suburban identity politics.

    By Matthew Yglesias
    Politics
    Trump really doesn’t want to talk about his health care recordTrump really doesn’t want to talk about his health care record
    Politics

    The uninsured rate is rising, and he has nothing to say about it.

    By Matthew Yglesias
    Politics
    The nuanced political impact of wine cave fundraisers, explainedThe nuanced political impact of wine cave fundraisers, explained
    Politics

    Democratic donors are generally to the left of rank-and-file voters.

    By Matthew Yglesias
    Democrats’ 2020 economy dilemma, explained
    Politics

    Things are pretty good! Maybe it’s okay to admit it.

    By Matthew Yglesias
    Politics
    Amy Klobuchar deserves a closer look from electability-minded DemocratsAmy Klobuchar deserves a closer look from electability-minded Democrats
    Politics

    A candidate with a history of winning — big — in the Midwest.

    By Matthew Yglesias
    Politics
    American democracy’s Senate problem, explainedAmerican democracy’s Senate problem, explained
    Politics

    A huge — and growing — source of bias in the political system.

    By Matthew Yglesias
    Politics
    To win reelection, Trump should try to deliver on his economic populist promisesTo win reelection, Trump should try to deliver on his economic populist promises
    Politics

    Boris Johnson’s lesson for Donald Trump.

    By Matthew Yglesias
    Future Perfect
    Air pollution is much more harmful than you knowAir pollution is much more harmful than you know
    Future Perfect

    The Trump administration is making a bad problem worse.

    By Matthew Yglesias