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Matthew Yglesias

Matthew Yglesias

Former Senior Correspondent

    Latest articles by Matthew Yglesias

    Politics
    Trump’s weird ideas on the US-Saudi relationship, sort of explainedTrump’s weird ideas on the US-Saudi relationship, sort of explained
    Politics

    “Saudi Arabia pays cash.”

    By Matthew Yglesias
    Politics
    This drawing explains a surprising amount about about your political viewsThis drawing explains a surprising amount about about your political views
    Politics

    The link between modern art and modern politics.

    By Matthew Yglesias
    The case for raising kids in the city
    Cities & Urbanism

    America’s major cities are turning into playgrounds for childless professionals. It shouldn’t have to be this way.

    By Matthew Yglesias
    Politics
    What Joe Biden was trying to say about record playersWhat Joe Biden was trying to say about record players
    Politics

    This was supposed to be about preschool and neonatal home visits.

    By Matthew Yglesias
    Politics
    Joe Biden keeps on winningJoe Biden keeps on winning
    Politics

    Despite a shaky performance, nobody is really taking him on.

    By Matthew Yglesias
    The 20-year argument between Joe Biden and Elizabeth Warren over bankruptcy, explained
    Vox’s guide to where 2020 Democrats stand on policy

    A clash over a 2005 bankruptcy bill — and a broader contrast in worldviews.

    By Matthew Yglesias
    Vox’s guide to where 2020 Democrats stand on policy
    Elizabeth Warren’s plan to expand Social Security, explainedElizabeth Warren’s plan to expand Social Security, explained
    Vox’s guide to where 2020 Democrats stand on policy

    It starts with a $200 per month boost in benefits for everyone

    By Matthew Yglesias
    Politics
    The debate over swing voters versus mobilizing the base, explainedThe debate over swing voters versus mobilizing the base, explained
    Politics

    It turns out swing voters matter a lot.

    By Matthew Yglesias
    Politics
    The Trump administration’s new plan to privatize Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, explainedThe Trump administration’s new plan to privatize Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, explained
    Politics

    The Treasury Department has a new blueprint for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac that could upend the mortgage market.

    By Matthew Yglesias
    Explainers
    The constitutional change at the heart of the UK Parliament’s endless deadlockThe constitutional change at the heart of the UK Parliament’s endless deadlock
    Explainers

    A 2011 law undid the core logic of parliamentary government.

    By Matthew Yglesias

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