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You probably can't make more than $1 million a year on Substack. But Matthew Yglesias does.
The political writer — and as of the last four years, a small business owner — on the upside of unb…
Peter Kafka
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'One Billion Americans' author Matt Yglesias on increasing immigration, encouraging larger families, and why he signed the 'infamous Harper's letter'
The Vox cofounder says his new book is "deliberately a little bit off the wall" in "trying to get p…
Anthony L. Fisher
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Wikipedia cofounder slams Elon Musk for caving to Turkey's government and censoring tweets, says Wikipedia fought similar demands and won
Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales said fighting censorship requests "is what it means to treat freedom …
Grace Mayer
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Sunlight in your bedroom could become a luxury as cities debate allowing landlords to rent windowless rooms in former office buildings to alleviate the housing crisis
New York City Mayor Eric Adams recently argued that windowless bedrooms could be a solution to New …
Eliza Relman
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'Free speech opportunist' Elon Musk caved to government pressure to censor tweets ahead of the Turkish election. Critics argue SpaceX dealings with the country's right-wing leader may have caused the reversal.
One day ahead of Turkey's closely contested presidential election, Twitter restricted accounts belo…
Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert
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Want to know why younger generations seem so pissed? Look at the housing market.
Gen Z and millennials are anxious about their finances. While student debt, inflation, and healthca…
Matt Turner
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' desire to 'drain the swamp' by moving federal agencies out of DC is an idea that dates back years
Some experts note that moving federal agencies could help those workers find a lower cost of living.
Kenneth Niemeyer
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The Chiefs and Bills' offensive battle ended with a thud that reignited a debate over the NFL's overtime rules
It felt unfair that Josh Allen and the Bills never got a chance to touch the ball in overtime after…
Scott Davis
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ICE deported a key witness in an ongoing sexual assault investigation at a Texas detention center, report says
The DHS Inspector General initially forbade the woman's deportation, but u-turned on Monday, The Te…
Ashley Collman
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Amy Klobuchar just released an ambitious new plan to invest a trillion dollars in American infrastructure
The Minnesota senator proposed a combination of direct federal government investment of $650 billio…
Grace Panetta
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Liberals retroactively turn on Bill Clinton amid wide reckoning on the sexual misconduct of powerful men
Besides the issue of the former president's legacy, Hillary Clinton's role at the top of the Democr…
Alex Lockie
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Trump is an incompetent, conspiracy-theory-pushing liar who puts Americans' lives at risk
President Donald Trump lied to the US early in its coronavirus outbreak. Now his flirtations with Q…
Anthony L. Fisher
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez accidentally released a document that supported paying Americans 'unwilling to work,' and conservatives attacked her for it
"I feel like I am reading a different Green New Deal document from most of the rest of the internet…
Eliza Relman
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What Paul Manafort's 47-month prison term for bank and tax fraud says about mandatory minimum sentences
"The truth is in the last roughly 20 years, there's been a big downturn in white collar prosecution…
Sarah Gray,Sarah Gray
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The Clintons held the Democratic Party hostage for 2 decades - and the sudden revisionism is inconveniently late
One reason Bill and Hillary's reputations weren't separable for Democrats was the key role Hillary …
Josh Barro
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The best argument for $2,000 checks for (almost) everyone is that (almost) everyone has had a terrible year
Even people who have kept their jobs have had a miserable 2020, so giving them a one-time check isn…
Josh Barro
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Trump sees a 'good chance' of a US-China trade deal. Don't hold your breath.
The US government doesn't want to return to the status quo before the tariffs, while China is reluc…
Theron Mohamed
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The 10 Most Important Tweets About Obama's Tan Suit
President Barack Obama addressed the military conflicts in Iraq, Syria, and Ukraine at a press brie…
Hunter Walker
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Daylight saving time is good, so stop complaining
In theory, workplaces could choose on their own to shift to summer hours, but how annoying would it…
Josh Barro
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The arguments for firing Jay Powell are tiresome and stupid
The Fed's main job is monetary policy. Jay Powell has made excellent monetary policy. So his oppone…