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 d…

- Matthew Yglesias

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

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

Ultimately, I think the United States is a pretty awesome country but it very plausibly would have been even awesomer had English and American politi…

- Matthew Yglesias

A system in which legal police shootings of unarmed civilians are a common occurrence is a system that has some serious flaws. In this case, the draw…

- Matthew Yglesias

Your time as a manager is finite and valuable.

- Matthew Yglesias