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Yglesias, A Comic Tragedy
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Yglesias, A Comic Tragedy

Ben Sixsmith
Jun 5, 2020
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Poor Matt Yglesias.

The hamster-like neoliberal, who co-founded the “explainer” journalism empire Vox, is facing an identity crisis. For years, Yglesias – like his colleague, the fellow Vox co-founder Ezra Klein – has added a wonkish legitimacy to progressive arguments related to healthcare, urbanism and immigration. Somehow transcending his youthful sup…

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