Archive - Matt's Mailbag of Slow Boring

The launch of a new experiment

Jan 17, 2022 •

Matthew Yglesias

Half-assed investment advice, why local budgets are hard, and the Barstool Right

Aug 25, 2023 •

Matthew Yglesias

Dog days of mailbag

Reconstruction, the death penalty, and Joe Biden is old

Aug 11, 2023 •

Matthew Yglesias

The best season for a mailbag

Ozempic economics, my TV pitch, and a defense of Shakespeare

Oct 13, 2023 •

Matthew Yglesias

Room temperature mailbag

Housing deadweight loss, new cities, and Blank Slate Jesus

Aug 4, 2023 •

Matthew Yglesias

Hot town, summer in the mailbag

What if Bush hadn't invaded Iraq? And the trouble with primaries

Sep 8, 2023 •

Matthew Yglesias

Is this mailbag "screen time"?

These five weeks between Thanksgiving and the New Year always feel like dead space on the news calendar to me, but it’s about ten percent of the total…

Dec 1, 2023 •

Matthew Yglesias

Matt's Mailbox Number Two

It’s that time again!

Jan 24, 2022 •

An honor just to be nominated for the mailbag

Ruben Gallego, what parents really care about, AI in movies, and skyscrapers vs. rowhouses

Jan 27, 2023 •

Matthew Yglesias

Matt's Mailbox Number Three

Hope everyone is having a wonderful evening.

Jan 31, 2022 •

Autumn vibes mailbag

Gender-based affirmative action, nuclear threats, and judicial review

Sep 30, 2022 •

Matthew Yglesias

Juneteenth Mailbag

Plenty of water, plenty of revolutions, and plenty of illegitimate criticism

Jun 17, 2022 •

Matthew Yglesias

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