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Matthew Yglesias

Matthew Yglesias

Former Senior Correspondent

    Latest articles by Matthew Yglesias

    Politics
    Trump’s puzzling trade war with China, sort of explainedTrump’s puzzling trade war with China, sort of explained
    Politics

    There’s (maybe) a method to Trump’s madness.

    By Matthew Yglesias
    Explainers
    Joe Biden’s surprisingly controversial claim that Trump is an aberration, explainedJoe Biden’s surprisingly controversial claim that Trump is an aberration, explained
    Explainers

    A banal point — and a major concern.

    By Matthew Yglesias
    Pay Congress more
    Politics

    If we want a better legislature, we have to make the job more appealing.

    By Matthew Yglesias
    Politics
    The battle over Trump’s tax returns, explainedThe battle over Trump’s tax returns, explained
    Politics

    We’ve learned a lot already from his old returns, but there’s a ton we don’t know.

    By Matthew Yglesias
    Explainers
    The Trump trade tweets that sent the stock market tumbling, explainedThe Trump trade tweets that sent the stock market tumbling, explained
    Explainers

    Trade war clouds return.

    By Matthew Yglesias
    The push to break up Big Tech, explained
    Technology

    There’s a pervasive feeling that the tech giants are too powerful ... but they’re also really good for consumers.

    By Matthew Yglesias
    Politics
    Stephen Moore’s failed Federal Reserve Board nomination, explainedStephen Moore’s failed Federal Reserve Board nomination, explained
    Politics

    A charlatan whom the conservative movement pretends is an expert.

    By Matthew Yglesias
    Explainers
    Stephen Moore’s imperiled nomination to the Federal Reserve Board, explainedStephen Moore’s imperiled nomination to the Federal Reserve Board, explained
    Explainers

    A charlatan whom the conservative movement pretends is an expert.

    By Matthew Yglesias
    Explainers
    Medicare for Kids, a cheap step toward single-payer health care, explainedMedicare for Kids, a cheap step toward single-payer health care, explained
    Explainers

    A potential stepping stone to bigger things.

    By Matthew Yglesias
    Politics
    We’re not hearing enough from 2020 candidates about things they could do as presidentWe’re not hearing enough from 2020 candidates about things they could do as president
    Politics

    America needs more questions about regulatory actions and foreign policy.

    By Matthew Yglesias