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The book is not about you
On today’s episode of The Argument podcast, Matt Yglesias and I cancel and uncancel some historical figures. Paid subscribers can watch or listen to the episode ad free here or read the transcript at the end of this post. Free subscribers c...
MAGA’s Talarico conspiracy theory has no “off” switch
Democratic Texas State Rep. James Talarico speaks to members of the media at the Fire Fighters Hall February 21, 2026 in El Paso, Texas. (Illustration by The Argument/ChatGPT; Photo by Alberto Silva Fernandez/Getty Images)
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Trump’s student loan rule doesn’t go far enough
Arbitrary degree requirements devalue higher education
Growing up in a household where both of my parents had graduate degrees, I got one piece of emphatic advice about graduate school: I should only do a program that would pay me, not one...
The fox in liberalism’s henhouse
Charlie the fox is not concerned at all about sharing a hen’s roosting pen. Here he is tucked up with his friend. March 18, 1955. (Illustration by The Argument/ChatGPT; Photo by Daily Mirror/Mirrorpix via Getty Images)
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Marco Rubio flunks Western Civ
Welcome to The Closing Argument, our verdict on the news, plus everything The Argument published and appeared in this week.
The Verdict, by Jerusalem Demsas
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks at the Pnyx hill, where anci...
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The Argument is a magazine making the combative, evidence-based case for liberalism. Founded by Jerusalem Demsas. Join us, we're libbing out.
Blogger, journalist, podcaster, trying to get back to my roots.
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Creator: Sex and the State. Fighting loneliness through vulnerability. Bylines in TechCrunch, the Daily Beast, The Week, Reason, etc.
We're not doomed. We just have a very long to-do list. @The Argument.
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Abundance and other ideas to make the world a better place
running the political data and polls @TheArgument. founder of Split Ticket, also an ML engineer in the SF bay area :) cal alum and chelsea fan, so I love watching my sports teams lose.
Writing about economics, tech, and industrial policy for the Economic Innovation Group.
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