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Matthew Yglesias
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Friday ThreadThe welfare state — it’s good!
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A solution in search of a problem
Matthew Yglesias
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Thursday ThreadI never replaced my bike when it got stolen a while ago, but now that going places is a thing again I was thinking of getting a new one. Should …
Matthew Yglesias
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Kids' brains are infrastructure
Matthew Yglesias
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Wednesday ThreadThe evidence on back sleeping as an anti-SIDS measure.
Matthew Yglesias
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The temptations of K Street are most dangerous to vulnerable members
Matthew Yglesias
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Tuesday ThreadI’ve been more in the “give parents cash” camp relative to preschool lately but this is a pretty good result for Head Start.
Matthew Yglesias
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It does too little on gerrymandering and too much on other stuff
Matthew Yglesias
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Monday ThreadI randomly heard “Israelites” playing when I picked up a salad on Sunday and have been listening to Desmond Dekker all day as a result.
Matthew Yglesias
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We need to catch serious criminals, not dole out harsher punishments
Matthew Yglesias
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The expanded child tax credit will be a bureaucratic mess...like most of our social safety net programs
Marc Novicoff
Apr 11Comment 114Share
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