Matthew Yglesias Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.
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Matthew Yglesias is a blogger and journalist. Slow Boring. Bloomberg columnist. Free speech absolutist.
JFK: The Book of the Film
Oliver StoneMatthew YglesiasLast night I accidentally enraged a ton of people on here by disparaging the theory outlined in Oliver Stone’s “JFK” but for business purposes it would be way better to have people arguing about this affirmative action take. https://t.co/ZKmyc75GxE
Paperback, 2000
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Streets of Gold: America's Untold Story of Immigrant Success
Ran AbramitzkyMatthew YglesiasI will be hosting the great @leah_boustan on Thursday, July 7 for the inaugural Slow Boring Book Club to discuss her great new book with Ran Abramitzky "Streets of Gold: America's Untold Story of Immigrant Success." You should buy it! https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09FL986RJ/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1
Paperback, 2023
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Inside Threat
Matthew QuirkMatthew YglesiasNew @mquirk book is a great vacation read. https://t.co/iFEzXfwbIx https://t.co/bOAKNdKW7x
Paperback, Mass Market, 2024
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Of Boys and Men: Why the Modern Male Is Struggling, Why It Matters, and What to Do about It
Richard V. ReevesMatthew YglesiasOver the past few generations educational attainment has risen steadily, with the increase concentrated among women and girls clearly doing much better than boys in school. Richard Reeves’ new book... is largely devoted to analyzing this educational gap and related issues.
Paperback, 2024
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Equality and Efficiency REV: The Big Tradeoff
Arthur M. OkunMatthew YglesiasArthur Okun says there’s a “big tradeoff” between equality and efficiency because redistribution is a “leaky bucket.” But a lot of actually existing leaky buckets redistributive resources to the rich. https://t.co/P3JPpCEp77
Paperback, 2015
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What's Up Tiger?: Food
Child's PlayMatthew YglesiasForget child care subsidies we need a federal program to get these little play structures in more fast food restaurants. https://t.co/IlgQ3PgMT2
Board Book, 2018
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Anarchy, State, and Utopia
Robert NozickMatthew YglesiasFirst, Robert Nozick’s philosophy of history — most people don’t know much about his later intellectual trajectory which was mostly not about the ideas from Anarchy, State, and Utopia. This was one of the things he was working on when he died. https://t.co/LhuJTo23it https://t.co/YzXPAy0kec
Paperback, 2013
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Adversarial Legalism: The American Way of Law, Second Edition
Robert A. KaganMatthew Yglesias@owasow Someone should make one! I’ve decided it all comes down to Robert Kagan’s idea of “adversarial legalism” — nothing is ever planned and decided, it’s always subject to new rounds of review and litigation. https://t.co/QfYbEpfZVl
Paperback, 2019
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The Power of the Dog
Don WinslowMatthew YglesiasYou’ve got to admit that the stinger where Dr Strange opens a portal to the multiverse and characters from Don Winslow’s The Power of the Dog pour into the mountains of Montana (which look eerily like Mordor) was kinda odd. https://t.co/7ZXjcGjcAH
Paperback, 2006
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Zoned in the USA: The Origins and Implications of American Land-Use Regulation
Sonia A. HirtMatthew YglesiasFor historical background, I'm a fan of Zoning Rules! (William Fischel), Segregation by Design (Jessica Trounstine), and Zoned in the USA (Sonia Hirt).
Paperback, 2014
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