In practice, US officials seem to know better than to indulge in the patriotic myth that our constitution is the greatest system of government ever devised. — Matthew Yglesias Copy Share Image
A normal recession disrupts people's lives, but a long recession destroys them. You lose output, prosperity, family stability, self-esteem, and many other qualities on… — Matthew Yglesias Copy Share Image
In practice, US officials seem to know better than to indulge in the patriotic myth that our constitution is the greatest system of government… — Matthew Yglesias Copy Share Image
I'm not observant, personally, but if I ever see a priest resurrect the dead before my eyes I promise to revisit my atheism. — Matthew Yglesias Copy Share Image
Ultimately, I think the United States is a pretty awesome country but it very plausibly would have been even awesomer had English and American… — Matthew Yglesias Copy Share Image
I'm trying to inform people, so I try to present them with accurate information. — Matthew Yglesias Copy Share Image
I'm against government-subsidized parking and government-mandated parking. — Matthew Yglesias Copy Share Image
The job of the president of the United States is not to love his wife; it's to manage a wide range of complicated issues. — Matthew Yglesias Copy Share Image
The environmental movement's focus on the Keystone XL pipeline issue really used to baffle me. — Matthew Yglesias Copy Share Image
The United States Postal Service has a problem. People aren't sending as much mail as they used to. That means less postage revenue and… — Matthew Yglesias Copy Share Image
It's rare that you have a policy issue that can be solved by throwing more money at the problem, but the technology to make… — Matthew Yglesias Copy Share Image
A system in which legal police shootings of unarmed civilians are a common occurrence is a system that has some serious flaws. In this… — Matthew Yglesias Copy Share Image
