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Stories by Matthew Yglesias

Matthew Yglesias is a staff writer at The American Prospect.

Shrum and Dumber: The Memoirs of a Political Consultant Who Knew How to Lose

Political consulant Bob Shrum knows how to lose presidential campaigns -- he's done it three times for with Kennedy, Gore and Kerry. And now he's written his memoirs.
Posted on Jul 2, 2007

There Was No 'Smart' Way to Invade Iraq

'Liberal' hawks are stuck on blaming Bush's incompetent handling of the Iraq war instead of arguing that we should never have invaded in the first place.
Posted on Feb 17, 2007

Is There A Kosher Way to Criticize the Israel Lobby?

Wes Clark is the latest to be caught up in the rigged rules for discussing Israel-related issues in America.
Posted on Jan 26, 2007

Why Bush's Stupidity Is a Threat

The president's ignorance, on display for the world to see, would be hilarious if it weren't so dangerous.
Posted on Aug 2, 2006

Iraq: A Shocking Waste of Money

Forget those early estimates about the cost of our failed war in Iraq; the final tally is likely to be over $1 trillion.
Posted on Jun 27, 2006

The Extra-Legal Executive

Bush wants to spread democracy abroad -- and dismantle it at home.
Posted on Dec 26, 2005

Comparing Extremists

When it comes to the Human Life Amendment, conventional wisdom is dead wrong.
Posted on Oct 27, 2005

Choice Shtick

Destroying Social Security does nothing to advance individual freedom.
Posted on Jan 26, 2005

Getting Kicks Out of Iraq

Bush tried to take credit for bringing Iraq to the Olympics; their soccer team gave him what he deserved.
Posted on Aug 25, 2004

Stop Talking 'Economy,' Stupid

As soon as the domestic policy debate moves off "the economy" and toward social policy issues, Democrats will win every time.
Posted on Jun 30, 2004

It Ain't Lyin' If...

Did the Bush administration deliberately split semantic hairs to mislead the nation into war?
Posted on Jun 23, 2004