We’re extremely excited to announce the arrival of Matthew Yglesias to the ThinkProgress family. Matt’s new blog can be found here, and it has also been added to the navigation bar at the top of the page. (You’ll see that he’s wasted no time in getting started.)
Matt comes to us from The Atlantic, where his insightful and analytical writings established him one of most highly-trafficked and widely-read progressive bloggers. Earlier this year, Matt released his first book — Heads in the Sand: How the Republicans Screw up Foreign Policy and Foreign Policy Screws up the Democrats.
ThinkProgress works hard to provide our readers with the latest and most interesting progressive news, while The Wonk Room focuses on explaining progressive policy solutions and why conservative policies have failed. Matt will contribute to the mission of our staff, but he also adds a new, valuable dimension to this blog by editorializing and offering first-person perspectives on why certain issues and stories matter.
Bookmark his site and check it frequently. If you haven’t read him before, you’ve been missing out. And please help spread the word about ThinkProgress!
Welcome Matthew.
August 11th, 2008 at 9:52 amWelcome Matthew, it is always good to have another perspective in this complicated world. Good luck
August 11th, 2008 at 9:53 amWelcome aboard Matt!
August 11th, 2008 at 9:55 amHey Matt
I’ve read a lot of your material , and it’s nice to have another progressive perspective with a plethora of knowledge to add to all discussions ……….
Welcome aboard……….
August 11th, 2008 at 9:57 amI’ve enjoyed your writings elsewhere. Will be nice to see them posted here. Welcome!
August 11th, 2008 at 10:00 amWelcome Matt! It’s great to have A-list talent join the A-Team!
Go get ‘em!
August 11th, 2008 at 10:01 amWelcome Matt.
-GSD
August 11th, 2008 at 10:06 amget a haircut hippie! just kidding :o) Can’t wait to check ya out!
August 11th, 2008 at 10:26 amGood for TP! Good for us!
August 11th, 2008 at 10:31 amExcellent move for Think Progress and for Matt.
August 11th, 2008 at 10:46 amGood catch, TP!
August 11th, 2008 at 11:07 amWelcome Matthew! I’ve always enjoyed your writing for The Atlantic, and I’ve noticed you on the Iraqbloggers google group. It’s good to see you here.
sgtlejeune
August 11th, 2008 at 11:11 amWelcome aboard Matt, I look forward to reading what you have to report.
Cheers
August 11th, 2008 at 11:14 amMatthew will be a welcome addition to this site.
http://progressiveworldreview.com
August 11th, 2008 at 11:21 amIf Yglesias was half as smart as he thinks he is he’d be twice as smart as he is.
August 11th, 2008 at 11:53 amYglesias is one of the best out there. I think it’s a real coup to land him at ThinkProgress.
August 11th, 2008 at 1:02 pmWelcome Matt, good to have yet another voice from the Wilderness added to this excellent pool of progressive talent!
August 11th, 2008 at 2:19 pmWelcome, Matthew!!
August 11th, 2008 at 8:16 pm