Matthew Yglesias

Matthew Yglesias: Biography in Details

Who is Matthew Yglesias?

Matthew Yglesias is a famous blogger and journalist from America. So far, he has written various articles for famous publications including The American Prospect, The Atlantic, and Slate.

Currently, he serves as an editor and columnist for the news website Vox which he is also a co-founder of it.

Who are the parents of Matthew Yglesias?

Matthew was born on May 18, 1981, in New York City, United States of America. Talking about his nationality, he is American and his ethnicity is unknown.

Matthew Yglesias is the son of a novelist father Rafael Yglesias and mother Margaret Joskow.

He grew up in New York City along with his parents and a brother Nicholas Yglesias. Concerning his education, he attended The Dalton School in New York City.

Later, Matthew Yglesias completed his graduation in philosophy from Harvard University.

Matthew Yglesias: Career, Net Worth, and Awards

Matthew Yglesias began his career as a blogger in 2002. During his time in college, he had a full focus on American politics and public policy issues.

Furthermore, he strongly supported invading Iraq, Iran, and North Korea stating the countries on his blog were “evil” and “we should take them all out”. In 2003, he joined the American Prospect as a writing fellow and later became a staff writer.

Moreover, he worked as a staff writer at The Atlantic Monthly for a year from June 2007 until August 2008. So far, he has written various articles for famous publications including The American Prospect, The Atlantic, and Slate.

Currently, Matthew Yglesias serves as an editor and columnist for the news website Vox which he is also a co-founder of it.

Back in 2014, Matthew along with Ezra Klein and Melissa Bell founded Vox.com. Furthermore, he is currently serving as a senior correspondent focused on politics and economic policy, and co-hosts The Weeds podcast twice a week on Tuesdays and Fridays.

Previously, he used to write and blog Think Progress, The Atlantic, TPM, and The American Prospect.

Recently, he has also published two books named “The Rent Is Too Damn High” Heads in the Sand: How the Republicans Screw Up Foreign Policy and Foreign Policy Screws Up the Democrats.

 Additionally, he has also written, “Long Philosophical Rant about Spider-Man 2” followed by “The Media”, The 12-Step Bush Recovery Program.

Being a famous blogger and journalist, he pockets a handsome amount of money from his profession. However, his salary is unknown. As of 2022, he has an estimated net worth of $670 million.

So far, Matthew Yglesias has not received any awards in his career.

Is Matthew Yglesias involved in any rumors and controversies?

As of now, there are not any drastic rumors regarding his personal and professional life. Moreover, he has never faced any controversy in his career to date.

It seems Matthew Yglesias has full focus on his career rather than being stuck in any controversy.

Body Measurements: Height, Weight

Moving towards his body measurements, Matthew Yglesias has a pair of blue eyes and brown hair.

Apart from that, there is not any information regarding his height, weight, and other body measurements.

Social Media Profile

Matthew Yglesias is quite active on social media such as Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter.

Currently, he has almost 791 followers on Instagram, more than 506.5k followers on Twitter, and around 37k followers on Facebook.

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