Tag: Matthew Yglesias

Doffing its CAP

Center for American Progress has history of attacking new hire Larry Summers

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The Center for American Progress has a new distinguished senior fellow in Larry Summers, the Washington Post reported.

Slate Columnist Cheers Breitbart’s Death

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Economics and philosophy expert Matthew Yglesias reacted with glee Thursday morning at the news that conservative journalist Andrew Breitbart had died. “Conventions around dead people are ridiculous,” the Slate correspondent wrote on Twitter this morning. “The world outlook is slightly improved with @AndrewBrietbart [sic] dead.”