Matthew Yglesias's Blog, page 16

Is the Ohio Train Derailment Really America’s Chernobyl?

What happened in East Palestine, in our fractured times, has become not just a disaster for Ohioans but also a disaster as a news event.

What’s Nikki Haley’s Endgame?

It’s not clear what she even stands for.

I Constantly Talk About Safe Sex With My Teen. I Have One More Idea but Worry It’s a Step Too Far.

Parenting advice on safe sex, birth control, and perfectionism.

Let’s Stop Pretending Clarence Thomas Can Read the Framers’ Minds

There's a better way for the courts to be thinking about the Framers and guns.

A New Movie Explores How Throuples Are Different From Couples

Plus, the shocking history and radical queer possibilities of psychedelics.

College Students Are Not Doing Well. The Michigan State Shooting Demonstrates Why.

I went to MSU—and I can’t process the shooting that just happened there.

Mike Pence’s Real Reason for Challenging His Trump Special Counsel Subpoena

His purpose is transparent.

The Christian Nationalist Ex-Trump Official Behind the House Weaponization Committee

When in government, Russ Vought weaponized institutions in the worst ways.

Oh No, My Boyfriend Just Discovered the Wide World of Specialty Condoms

He's too excited about drive-thru pickup.

Nikki Haley’s History of Having It Both Ways

Sometimes Trump is a friend, sometimes “‘friend’ is a loose term.”