Copyeditor/fact-checker at The Argument. Horror fan, cat dad, board game enthusiast. Repentant mansplainer, unrepentant (((globalist))). He/him

Washington, DC
Joined August 2015
Very cool that it becomes a national crisis anytime gas prices go either up or down
I don’t think this definition of “scromiting” would have passed the sniff test at The New York Times or The Washington Post if they had read it. Which leads me to believe that they didn’t read it before reporting it. theargumentmag.com/p/no-28-m…
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Wrote an autopsy of Platner's campaign for @TheArgumentMag. Platner was already a liability for Democrats before the rape allegation, but polling shows that it wasn't because of the tattoo or Reddit. It was the infidelity. Americans *really* hate cheating theargumentmag.com/p/the-sca…
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There’s no good reason for cold medicine to bundle together three or more active ingredients. It’s bad for the consumer and rewards the industry’s worst instincts. Should DayQuil be legal? theargumentmag.com/p/should-…
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Putting aside the insanity of putting Trump's face on the bill, the only thing having a $250 bill in circulation would accomplish would be to make it easier to do crimes
Breaking news: Trump administration officials have pressed the Bureau of Engraving and Printing to design a $250 bill featuring the president’s portrait, in what would be the first appearance of a living person on U.S. currency in more than 150 years. wapo.st/4dQNsGj
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Matt Yglesias and I have been arguing about policy since our days at The Weeds. We agree on a lot -- which makes the disagreements way more interesting. Introducing: The Argument, a new podcast where @mattyglesias and I, well, argue about politics, policy, and whatever else we're interested in that week. Episodes start Thursday, April 9! Subscribe here and watch the trailer below: theargumentmag.com/p/matthew…
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Days after @KelseyTuoc excoriated DC government for sitting on their self-driving car study, they've announced they're restarting the study. (Link to Kelsey's great piece in the next tweet) nbcwashington.com/video/news…
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Watching the new live action One Piece season and constantly distracted by how much Captain Smoker looks like Gavin Newsom
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Very cool that it becomes a national crisis anytime gas prices go either up or down
The sass of this guard in The Wizard of Oz
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Not a coincidence that the people who grew up with the internet are doing *orders of magnitude* worse when it comes to emotional well-being.
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The nonchalance of the agents after one of their own has just shot a woman is a dangerous sign. They do not feel accountable to the public, they are not afraid of repercussions for their actions.
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Narrative violation: Democrats have higher approval ratings on handling Covid-19 than Republicans
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Get ready for whole new levels of co-branding
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Big night for Bank Street elementary school class of 2006
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And, of course, both of these achievements pale in comparison to those of their classmate, the copy editor for @TheArgumentMag
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Today at @TheArgumentMag we're publishing something very different. A mother in Georgia wrote to us after her IUD failed. Her email said: "…if our policies weren’t so illiberal, I very well might have decided to stay pregnant." theargumentmag.com/p/an-abor…
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Who knew a line chart could be this funny
wild to to see this from the dallas fed
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"The red, green and purple lines are hypothetical paths for per capita GFP based on different scenarios." What peerless deadpan
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The Mississippi success story is regularly misrepresented – dismissed as fluke or fakery, or reduced to “just phonics.” @KelseyTuoc & I are having none of it. We tag-teamed to respond to Freddie DeBoer & the other Mississippi doubters, w/ deeper details on the Southern Surge playbook. New in @TheArgumentMag:
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