Matthew Yglesias's Blog, page 89

How Working on the Railroad Got So Screwed Up

The trains got longer and the job got worse.

Brendan Fraser Deserves an Oscar for The Whale, but the Movie? Yikes.

This awards hopeful’s problems run much deeper than fatphobia.

Sam Bankman-Fried Made Another Risky Bet That Didn’t Quite Go as Planned

It was just a live interview with the New York Times. What could go wrong?

Oh Dear, Fox News Kind of Has a Point About Those Balenciaga Ads

The teddy bears were one thing. The Supreme Court documents were another.

College Rankings Are Finally Facing a Reckoning

Elite law schools are pulling out of the crucial U.S. News rankings. Why now? And who’s next?

I Bought My Wife a Nice Surprise for the Bedroom. She Was … Not Interested.

I feel guilty about it.

Netflix’s Wednesday Is a Huge Hit. I Think I Know Why Critics Hate It.

Sure, it’s a high school drama about teens with powers. Your point?

Our PTA’s Attitude Toward Weed Is Freaking Us Out

Parenting advice on marijuana, seasonal moves, and family jealousy.

The Supreme Court Could Force the Biden Administration to Arrest, Detain, and Deport a Massive Number of Immigrants

Red states used a racist and xenophobic claim about immigrants to shoehorn their way into court.

Herschel Walker Told Georgia Campaign Audience That He Lives in Texas, Because Of Course

His candidacy has been a long journey—metaphorically, and clearly also geographically.