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Matt Yglesias
Last updated Oct 10, 2026, 7:52 AM
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- Mega-events are the new monoculture
Yglesias used this column to respond to a viral July 27 thread accusing him of being on China's payroll over a 2009 trip, drawing traffic to a piece otherwise about live spectacle as the last shared culture.
Week of Aug 2, 2026
- A great idea that everyone hates
A July 28 argument for an unpopular electricity pricing reform, published the day after the thread that put his name in circulation.
Week of Aug 2, 2026
- Hard work is good
His mailbag article, with an endorsement of Alex Bores — author of New York's RAISE Act and target of a $100M+ AI super-PAC fight — ahead of the June 23 NY-12 primary drew heavy engagement as AI policy moved into the mainstream of the race.
Week of Jun 14, 2026
- The Triumph of Capital
Nine of America's ten richest people are essentially self-made — which sounds like proof the American Dream is alive. But Yglesias argues that for everyone else, the past decade has been a better time to have inherited a portfolio than to have worked hard. Capital has compounded faster than wages by a historic margin, and the self-made billionaires don't change what that means for everyone below them.
Week of Jun 7, 2026