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Everyone jokes about “middle child syndrome,” but birth order does appear to influence life outcomes. In the "Peer Review" section of our latest episode, Jerusalem and Matthew Yglesias dig into new research on why firstborn children tend to have better outcomes and why the explanation may be less about parenting style and more about something much more basic. Take a look:
The Argument134,956 views • 1 month ago
What does Spirit Airlines’ collapse reveal about the bigger fight over competition, deregulation, and antitrust? In this clip, Matthew Yglesias literally puts on the tinfoil hat and argues that the debate over airline deregulation is a “tell” for a much larger ideological divide: whether policymakers should use antitrust to make markets more competitive — or use the language of competition to justify bringing back older, more heavily regulated economic frameworks. Watch to the full episode of The Argument:
The Argument53,360 views • 27 days ago
In this episode, Jerusalem and Matthew Yglesias revisit The Feminine Mystique — the book that helped name a generation’s dissatisfaction and reshape American feminism. But if the book’s argument largely won, why does the story of women’s happiness get more complicated after the fact? Check out the full episode:
The Argument19,976 views • 1 month ago
Historically, voter ID laws have been used to exclude marginalized groups. But today, support for voter ID spans race, age, and political affiliation. The concern is that these laws suppress participation. But what if, implemented well, they actually increased trust in elections? Republicans have embraced voter ID. The question is whether Democrats should rethink their approach.
The Argument24,889 views • 2 months ago
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