Matthew Yglesias

Matthew Yglesias
Yglesias in 2008
Born (1981-05-18) May 18, 1981 (age 43)
EducationHarvard University (BA)
Occupations
  • Blogger
  • journalist
Years active2002–present
Employers
RelativesRafael Yglesias (father)

Matthew Yglesias (/ɪˈɡlsiəs/; born May 18, 1981[2]) is an American blogger and journalist who writes about economics and politics.[3][4] Yglesias has written columns and articles for publications such as The American Prospect, The Atlantic, and Slate. In 2014 he co-founded the news website Vox.

In November 2020,[5] he left his position as an editor and columnist at Vox to publish the Substack newsletter Slow Boring. In the same month, he joined the Niskanen Center as a Senior Fellow.[6][7]

  1. ^ "Matthew Yglesias Profile and Activity". Vox. Archived from the original on May 28, 2024. Retrieved June 5, 2024.
  2. ^ Yglesias, Matthew [@mattyglesias] (April 17, 2021). "They say the nanobots take two weeks to be fully operational" (Tweet). Archived from the original on April 17, 2021 – via Twitter.
  3. ^ Reeve, Elspeth (March 22, 2013). "Matt Yglesias' $1.2 Million House Stokes Class Envy in Conservatives". The Atlantic. Archived from the original on March 8, 2016. Retrieved November 8, 2014.
  4. ^ Avard, Christian (July 22, 2008). "Matt Yglesias: A Case for Liberal Internationalism". The Huffington Post. Retrieved October 3, 2016.
  5. ^ Yglesias, Matthew [@mattyglesias] (November 13, 2020). "Hey folks, some personal news. Co-founding @voxdotcom with @ezraklein & @MelissaBell has been one of the great adventures of my life but after 6+ years on the job I've decided it's time for me to move on to something new that I'm really excited about" (Tweet). Archived from the original on November 13, 2020 – via Twitter.
  6. ^ "Niskanen". Niskanen Center. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
  7. ^ Yglesias, Matthew (November 30, 2022). "I'm a senior fellow at the Niskanen Center". www.slowboring.com. Retrieved February 24, 2024.

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