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Matt Yglesias |
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Matthew Yglesias (pronounced /ɨˈɡleɪsiəs/; born May 18, 1981) is an American political blogger.
Matthew Yglesias's father Rafael Yglesias is a screenwriter and novelist and the son of novelists Jose Yglesias, of Cuban and Spanish descent, and Helen Bassine Yglesias, daughter of Jewish Polish immigrants.
Yglesias went to high school at The Dalton School in New York City and later attended Harvard University where he studied philosophy. He graduated magna cum laude in 2003. He was editor-in-chief of The Harvard Independent, a weekly newsmagazine, and also wrote for several other campus publications.
Yglesias started blogging in early 2002, while still in college, focusing mainly on American politics and public policy issues, often approached from an abstract, philosophical perspective. He was one of the supporters of the Iraq war. Yglesias joined the American Prospect as a writing fellow upon his graduation in 2003, subsequently becoming a staff writer. His posts appeared regularly...... (Read more on Wikipedia)
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90 days ago |
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Scenes From a Tea Party - — My colleague Lee Fang grabbed this shot at today's Michele Bachman Tea Party: — There are all kinds of nutty people in the world, but these kinds of things are the wages of a conservative leadership and media that's consistently tried to drum-up opposition … |
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117 days ago |
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Nobel Prize Winner Barack Obama - — Well, here's hoping Obama snags himself a second Peace Prize after he delivers on an Israeli-Arab peace deal, and international climate agreement, and a path to normalization of relations with Cuba. — Ed Smithe Says: |
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147 days ago |
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Schumer Talks Up Reconciliation - — Interesting remarks from Chuck Schumer who seems relatively enthusiastic about doing parts of health reform through the reconciliation process: … I'm still a little unclear on the actual procedural rule, but I agree on the policy and the politics here. |
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161 days ago |
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The First Congressional Website - Apparently Ted Kennedy ... - — Apparently Ted Kennedy, in addition to his other accomplishments, was the first member of congress to have a website: — yc Says: — The Lorax Says: — I'll bet you could get it with Mosiac, too... - joe from Lowell Says: — I saw Teddy on his cable-access show once. |
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204 days ago |
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Thought of the Day - I would pay good money to hear Sonia Sotomayor ... - — I would pay good money to hear Sonia Sotomayor say, “Senator Sessions, I think it's ironic to be facing these questions from a man whose judicial nomination was rejected by this very committee on the grounds that he's a huge racist.” — Seriously, though … |
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