Matthew Yglesias is a former writer and editor at The Atlantic.

Aim For Higher Inflation The Federal Reserve's Open Market Committee should announce a plan to target inflation at 3 or 4 percent

In HBO's 'Treme', Realism Battles Sappiness The new David Simon series has its moments of painful sentimentality, but it seems poised to offer a refreshingly accurate picture of black neighborhoods in New Orleans

The Silenced Majority The filibuster is obstructive, anachronistic, and undemocratic. It's time to kill it off for good.

Obama, Ayers, and Guilt By Association By Sarah Palin's logic, McCain should be held accountable for his association with Watergate burglar G. Gordon Libby.