Matthew Yglesias

Matthew Yglesias @mattyglesias

@DouthatNYT @lymanstoneky Seems like a lot fewer people smoking cigarettes even as they remain legal. — PolitiTweet.org

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@emre_mayo @RyanRadia Well you were making assertions about states (I believe in order to support a larger claim about state-level politics) that's why I was curious. — PolitiTweet.org

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@JossFong Simple: 1) If the study has conclusions you agree with, write it up without asking too many questions. 2) If the study has conclusions you disagree with, say "correlation isn't causation." — PolitiTweet.org

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@emre_mayo Do you have data on learning loss by state? — PolitiTweet.org

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There was this one lady they caught, probably nothing more to it. https://t.co/5K2zEWZlAT — PolitiTweet.org

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They probably had a lot of procedures in place to make sure that Chinese intelligence agencies couldn't penetrate Mar-a-Lago and gain access to improperly secured documents. https://t.co/yj9YD21qu9 — PolitiTweet.org

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And I think you see that on the podcast. Per this piece, I am frustrated that Democrats aren't more creative and decisive in the approach they've taken. Ezra points out that there are big social trends that have pushed us to this point. https://t.co/Jlw3CfH6Yb — PolitiTweet.org

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Why We're Polarized offers a lot of reasons why that is unlikely to happen, and a perhaps more realistic portrait of the American future is division and decline. https://t.co/uUkiEXjQUp — PolitiTweet.org

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One Billion Americans is about a giant idea that mixes themes, values, and policy ideas from different corners of American politics in an effort to transcend stale partisan debates and remain top nation forever. https://t.co/A9LcxeLpHK — PolitiTweet.org

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I think if you listen to fifteen years worth of Ezra & I debating things, one issue you'll find a persistent divide on is that I like to emphasize individual agency while he prefers emphasizing structural changes. — PolitiTweet.org

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@aaron_renn I'm of two minds: On the one hand, good to compromise if that's what gets things changed. But there are also Republican YIMBYs like Greg Gianforte who *want* zoning reform outside the highest-price corridors. https://t.co/trwWhYHwYD — PolitiTweet.org

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I reunited with @ezraklein to talk about the upcoming midterms and rediscovering the lost wisdom of the ancients regarding how politics works. https://t.co/twOmZ77tAS — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @aaronstrauss: Literally crafting, testing, and airing ads that contrast our (Dems) plans to relieve economic burdens with Rs culture wa… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @PetrosKas: "As a U.S. Senator, I will support the Greek-Orthodox’s fight for religious freedom in Turkey." @JohnFetterman in Pennsylva… — PolitiTweet.org

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@maya_sen Yes … it’s been growing over time and contributing to a range of problems including the judicial selection issues highlighted in your work. — PolitiTweet.org

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And then of course there’s Police for America. https://t.co/tYOmzLkDKG — PolitiTweet.org

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Trying to recruit more male teachers as @RichardvReeves suggests might help. https://t.co/Cilf75nSB8 — PolitiTweet.org

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If you could somehow force a giant personality/ideology/job swap to create more balance you’d end up in a better place. — PolitiTweet.org

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As we become wealthier, people are less likely to end up in a role just because they need “a job” and are more likely to be motivated at least in part by self-expression values — at the very same time those values are becoming more central to partisan conflict. — PolitiTweet.org

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You can get into a lot of fights about exactly how to characterize it, but one thing clearly happening in American society is strong ideological sorting across professions (conservative cops, progressive teachers) and it’s unhealthy for the functioning of social institutions. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @ProfSchleich: This is a very good column, and the issue is bigger for cities. Looking at per capita emissions at the local level means… — PolitiTweet.org

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I feel like this didn't work out very well for the UK. — PolitiTweet.org

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@CharlesFLehman @asymmetricinfo @jbouie You're a very disputatious person I guess. Why not just agree to agree? — PolitiTweet.org

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If someone has *expired* tags give them a warning or two before coming down hard. If someone has *fake* tags, take their car. — PolitiTweet.org

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@asymmetricinfo @CharlesFLehman I just find this form of argument to be really boring. @jbouie wrote what he wrote. I think he was right. If you think he's wrong then argue with what he said. — PolitiTweet.org

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@CharlesFLehman Sure. Every correct position is held mostly by ignorant people and every incorrect position is also held mostly by ignorant people, because most people aren't that well-informed. — PolitiTweet.org

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Something people do on here a lot is level non-specific charges of hypocrisy — like every single tweeter is personally responsible for every view ever uttered by people who vote for the same political party even though there are only two parties. — PolitiTweet.org

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@CharlesFLehman I disagree with the majority on that, but it also doesn't seem like a big deal to me. — PolitiTweet.org

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The idea that it is helpful for "racial equity" to let people drive around the city with fake tags so they can violate traffic laws with impunity strikes me as incorrect and a real disservice to the large majority of people of all races who are not driving with fake tags. — PolitiTweet.org

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I guess there's a girl in this mural wearing rainbow tights so looking at it might turn your kids gay? https://t.co/H1znhmQl84 — PolitiTweet.org