Matthew Yglesias

Co-founder of Vox.com, Senior Correspondent, Author

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Matthew Yglesias Biography

Matthew Yglesias is a liberal American writer and a co-founder of the popular news website Vox.com. He writes about economics and politics and currently serves as a senior correspondent covering these domains. His insightful articles for Vox accumulate an average of 2 million page views per month.

Yglesias's father Rafael Yglesias is a screenwriter and novelist. His paternal grandparents were novelists Jose Yglesias and Helen Yglesias (née Bassine). His paternal grandfather was of Spanish-Cuban background, and his three other grandparents were of Eastern European Jewish descent. Yglesias attended high school at The Dalton School in New York City and later went to Harvard University, where he studied philosophy, graduating magna cum laude in 2003. During his time at Harvard, he was the editor-in-chief of "The Harvard Independent" and contributed to several other campus publications.

After starting a blog on American politics and public policy while still in college, Yglesias joined The American Prospect as a writing fellow upon graduation, later serving as a staff writer. His career has included positions at The Atlantic Monthly and the Center for American Progress, writing for ThinkProgress. In 2014, he co-founded Vox.com, where he continues to influence discussions on politics and economic policy. Yglesias has authored three books, including "One Billion Americans: The Case for Thinking Bigger", and frequently speaks on these topics at esteemed institutions such as Harvard, Yale, and Middle Tennessee State University. He also hosts "The Weeds" podcast twice weekly. His notable social media presence includes over 425,000 followers on Twitter, and he has appeared on radio and television programs like "All Things Considered". Yglesias’s collaborations with Vox.com’s video team have successfully turned his written content into widely viewed videos.

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Matthew Yglesias Videos

  • Matthew Yglesias, Future of the Fed on Vimeo
  • Matthew Yglesias at MTSU, March 22nd, 2013 - YouTube

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