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Reading Railroad Mailbag

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Matthew Yglesias
Apr 08, 2022
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I drove up to Reading, Pennsylvania yesterday to do an event with the Albright College New Liberals. It’s always cool to see new places (they have a pagoda!) and meet new people. I’m heading home today, but I’m glad to see talks and conferences and in-person events making a comeback.

Speaking of which, I am going to be speaking on April 21 at a fundrais…

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