Matthew Yglesias

“The faint echoes of Sister Souljah rattling around American racial politics” IFRL-NaPP-Space-astronaut-1664814_1920

“The faint echoes of Sister Souljah rattling around American racial politics”

Elias Isquith August 29, 2013

In an otherwise fine speech, the President continues a pandering tic that's well past its sell-by date.

Should the Left Fear (Or Hate) Its Wonks? IFRL-NaPP-Asia-24253466841_79d4dd75e0_o

Should the Left Fear (Or Hate) Its Wonks?

Conor P. Williams January 19, 2013

If I am notorious for anything in the blogosphere—other than being that guy who won that thing...

What Exactly is Overrated Here? IFRL-TLC-War-marija-zaric-1135157-unsplash

What Exactly is Overrated Here?

Ryan Noonan February 29, 2012

Matt Yglesias thinks empirical evidence is overrated. I am struggling not to say something incredibly snarky here. It...

Why Couldn’t Hayek Have Been Even Awesomer? IFRL-TLC-Scenery-GAPD-freer.lotus-and-ducks-76

Why Couldn’t Hayek Have Been Even Awesomer?

Jason Kuznicki October 27, 2010

This morning Matthew Yglesias somewhat strangely faults F. A. Hayek for not being sufficiently brilliant, I guess....

InMD on Open Mic for the Week of 4/14/2025I am throwing this out there everywhere I comment in case relevant to anyone including any lurkers.…
InMD in reply to pillsy on Open Mic for the Week of 4/14/2025True, but no death penalty in NY. I believe it's the feds pursuing it.
pillsy in reply to InMD on Open Mic for the Week of 4/14/2025Pre-meditated murder is not, generally speaking, the kind of conduct one should engage in if one doe…
pillsy in reply to Jaybird on Open Mic for the Week of 4/14/2025Sometimes actions have consequences, and inactions have consequences, and imaginary phantasms have c…
pillsy in reply to InMD on Open Mic for the Week of 4/14/2025As a bellwether, I think it's a bit less shocking than David Brooks calling for a general strike in…
Michael Cain on From Marginal Revolution: o3 and AGI, is April 16th AGI day?As for AGI, what does the software do when no one is bothering it with questions or tasks? Does it c…
InMD in reply to Jaybird on Open Mic for the Week of 4/14/2025One never wants to predict an outcome but I would think chances are high he gets it. Message being s…
Jaybird on Open Mic for the Week of 4/14/2025Luigi Mangione has been indicted with something or other that makes him eligible for the death penal…
Saul Degraw in reply to Burt Likko on Open Mic for the Week of 4/14/2025In response to the 4th Circuit, Pam Bondi promoted Garcia to being an MS13 gang leader. They have un…
CJColucci in reply to Jaybird on Open Mic for the Week of 4/14/2025I was there. They weren't.