February 25, 2025
Yglesias’ Fourth Bad Permitting Argument: Blocking Pipelines Is Bad Because LNG Exports Are Good for the Climate
This is the fourth installment in a four-part series critiquing Matt Yglesias’ support for deregulating the permitting process.
February 25, 2025
Yglesias’ Third Bad Permitting Argument: Expanding Clean Energy Is More Important Than Curtailing Dirty Energy
This is the third installment in a four-part series critiquing Matt Yglesias’ support for deregulating the permitting process.
February 25, 2025
Yglesias’ Second Bad Permitting Argument: Permitting Reform Would Help Renewables More Than Fossil Fuels
This is the second installment in a four-part series critiquing Matt Yglesias’ support for deregulating the permitting process.
February 25, 2025
Yglesias’ First Bad Permitting Argument: NEPA Is Hurting the Green Transition
This is the first installment in a four-part series critiquing Matt Yglesias’ support for deregulating the permitting process.
February 25, 2025
Like Doug Burgum, Matt Yglesias Erroneously Opposes Environmental Review
“Abundance agenda” apostle Matt Yglesias’ affinity for Interior Secretary Doug Burgum’s deregulatory plans makes clear that this agenda is, at its heart, a neoliberal-approved version of Trumpian plunder.
October 15, 2024
A Brief History Of Matt Yglesias Screwing Workers
A breakdown of Matthew Yglesias’ analysis on labor.
October 04, 2024
YIMBYism Doesn’t Mean You Have To Ignore Price Fixing
Housing Policy Doesn’t Have To Be Rocket Science, But Ignoring Real Issues To Make It Appear More Simple Is Wrong.
October 01, 2024
Addressing Readers’ Struggles With Reading Comprehension
Hackwatch reader Matthew Yglesias is having trouble understanding, so we’re going to slow it down for him and explain some basic concepts of trustworthiness
September 27, 2024
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Two Cheers for Antitrust
Reid Hoffman hates Lina Khan, but the polling firm he funds keeps demonstrating the popularity of her crackdown on corporate monopoly power.
September 25, 2024
Declines In Government Capacity Are The Result Of A War On Government Effectiveness
Matt Yglesias Blames Progressives For Declines In Government Effectiveness. We Blame The Conservatives Who Have Spent Decades Undermining Effective Governance
September 23, 2024
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Hacking Away
You’d be forgiven for missing some terrible neoliberal commentary with all that going on. That’s why we’ve been monitoring the ponderous pundits, neoliberal know-nothings, and kooks of the commentariat for you! Here’s what you might’ve missed last week from our Hack friends
September 19, 2024
You Do Not, Under Any Circumstances, Gotta Hand It To Fossil Fuel Companies
Matthew Yglesias wants the government to get cozier with Big Oil. Here’s three quick reasons why he’s got it backwards:
September 11, 2024
Ethics Are Overrated Says Man Who Vouched For The Legitimacy Of The 21st Century’s Largest Scammer
Yglesias’ newest argument is that it’s good Kamala Harris’ debate prep team has glaring conflicts of interest.
September 03, 2024
Matt Yglesias’ Understanding of Inflation is Still Fake
The idea of relying on the basic supply and demand model from intro macro runs into a wall anytime you have a market of price setters rather than price takers.
August 29, 2024
The long odds that gambling markets are insightful.
What do Jason Furman and Nate Silver have in common? Thinking Gambling addicts have a special insight into politics and the 2024 election.