Matthew Yglesias

Matthew Yglesias @mattyglesias

The most politically damaging scenario for Republicans is any opportunity to have a straightforward discussion of what conservatives believe about economic policy. — PolitiTweet.org

Matthew Yglesias @mattyglesias

What I’ve heard a lot of is: — The overall bill is good (fine) — Don’t worry it’s not until 2025 (why shouldn’t I worry about the future?) — Hand-waving cops & prosecutors are bad (I don’t really agree) Views of the people charged with implementation seem important. — PolitiTweet.org

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This is IMO a very unhelpful pretense — it would be useful to me and everyone in the local news audience to have a proper debate. I’ve emphasized the concerns of the police chief and the US Attorney because they seem like valid concerns that haven’t been properly answered. — PolitiTweet.org

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If you read @DCist’s coverage of the legislation, it’s genuinely more extensive than what any other outlets have managed to offer. But it’s very light on explaining what, exactly, the major the police chief and the us attorney are worried about. https://t.co/cf1HaS9JRt — PolitiTweet.org

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I think it’s a little bit annoying that the conventions of journalism don’t allow @maustermuhle to write a straightforward opinion piece “here’s why I think the mayor and MPDC and the US Attorney are wrong and Charles Allen is right” so instead we’re shadow boxing around this. — PolitiTweet.org

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I think it’s great that the bill mostly seems to represent a broad consensus among relevant stakeholders and elected officials. But, yes, my commentary has focused on the points of controversy — those points seem important. — PolitiTweet.org

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“Our shared values of freedom, justice, and opportunity for everyone.” — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @profmusgrave: In Star Trek, San Francisco allows new building. That is the reason why Star Trek is categorized as "science fiction" htt… — PolitiTweet.org

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Social justice as etiquette, inclusion as exclusion, elitism as equality. https://t.co/RZN1uCXytD https://t.co/uHMXX3p3lx — PolitiTweet.org

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I know the difference between a URM and a BIPOC; I know what the 2S in LGBTQ2SIA+ stands for; I also know how to tie a bow tie and which school has eating clubs. It’s all “fancy education” stuff and the point is to exclude not include. https://t.co/RZN1uCXytD — PolitiTweet.org

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A lot of contemporary language policing in educational institutions is avowedly “progressive” — totally different from multi-generational Carnians mocking the grammar school grads — but probably best thought of as actually the same. https://t.co/RZN1uCY6jb https://t.co/yqlqJnRT40 — PolitiTweet.org

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This used to be part of an explicitly conservative political project — here’s John Le Carré describing the fictional Carne. https://t.co/RZN1uCXytD https://t.co/pCFfKiNzEP — PolitiTweet.org

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Fancy schools have always created distinct sets of somewhat arbitrary social norms that allow their students and graduates to distinguish themselves from the masses. https://t.co/RZN1uCXytD — PolitiTweet.org

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Those two must have been great at firing up their respective bases to juice turnout — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @jessesingal: At this point it's quite hard to tell whether Michael Hobbes is dumb or lying, but nothing in my NYT piece came from The C… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @AmandaAskell: Instead of left wing people reading more right wing stuff and right wing people reading more left wing stuff, everyone sh… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @Cobylefko: Metrotowns at Parkside is a new 125 home community in DC. Designed by @TortiGallas for The DC Housing Authority, this is an… — PolitiTweet.org

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It would IMO be more powerful to focus on the smaller number of real misdeeds instead of throwing up this huge dust cloud. — PolitiTweet.org

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Am I crazy or are >50% of the “Twitter files” revelations accounts of someone asking Twitter to do something inappropriate and then the company doesn’t do it? — PolitiTweet.org

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Bizarre facts, great reporting — PolitiTweet.org

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@bendreyfuss @mjs_DC I’m beyond disgusted — PolitiTweet.org

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At any rate, check out my SoundCloud https://t.co/1X1PyZprLz — PolitiTweet.org

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Somewhat separate from the merits of this bill though, I think it’s disappointing that instead of engaging on the merits of lighter penalties for carjacking and illegal gun possession charges Stern has decided to pretend I’m lying when these are very real provisions of the bill. — PolitiTweet.org

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Everyone should feel free to ignore me on this topic if they like, but I’m just echoing concerns that have been repeatedly raised by the US Attorney, the major, and the police chief — maybe they’re all wrong but it’s not some misunderstanding about timing. — PolitiTweet.org

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I said the DC Council is moving forward with a bill that will reduce penalties for carjacking. @maustermuhle points out that the lower penalties don’t take effect until 2025 and then @mjs_DC accuses me of a “scaremongering stream of falsehoods.” But nothing I said was false! https://t.co/DpDMlNlQFp — PolitiTweet.org

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Important pun work here, also good burgers — PolitiTweet.org

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I think it’s great if people want to work longer but there’s no need to raise the eligibility age if that’s the case https://t.co/gIcsAjNVN7 — PolitiTweet.org

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@lymanstoneky Yes please send me — PolitiTweet.org

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@nycsouthpaw A new day! — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @Shelter_WF: We are in a moment in Montana where housing can and should be a bipartisan effort to build more housing focused on infill,… — PolitiTweet.org