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Have experts really gotten worse?
An alternate theory of populist backlash
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Matthew Yglesias
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Tuesday thread
Another reason to be skeptical of MAHA.
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Ben Krauss
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Bad news from the New Cold War
The return of great power conflict means more humanitarian disasters
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Matthew Yglesias
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Monday thread
I’m sure everyone is going to want to talk about the latest development in the United Healthcare case, so on that topic I want to share Noah Smith’s…
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Ben Krauss
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Common Sense Manifesto #4: Identity politics won't save us
Treating people according to the content of their character is good, actually
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Matthew Yglesias
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Sunday thread + Mailbag
If you have a burning question for Friday’s mailbag, ask it below!
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Ben Krauss
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Saturday thread
Interesting piece.
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Ben Krauss
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Friday thread
Been off my movie grind recently, so this weekend I need to watch Gladiator II, A Real Pain, Conclave, and Wicked.
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Ben Krauss
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Another post-election mailbag
Is it all Milton Friedman's fault?
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Matthew Yglesias
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Thursday thread
Today, I was arguing with a friend about how much economic populism Democrats need to incorporate into their messaging.
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Ben Krauss
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The new politics of evasion
A little populism is great but you need to address the values question
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Matthew Yglesias
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Wednesday thread
To the Slow Borers who are especially interested in good urban policy (which I think is basically all of you) I wanted to flag this new organization…
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Ben Krauss
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