Matt Iglesias
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Matthew Iglesias, very much an influential journalist and the owner of Slow summation substackhas become a divisive figure in the Democratic Party. To supporters, he is a persuasive proponent of populism, the idea that a party must soften its idea to win over undecided voters. For critics, he is a a flamboyant attention seeker who rose to prominence by coming up with clever ways to justify the status quo.
For this episode of the podcast, I spoke with David Cleon, a frequent guest on the show Nation contributor, on Iglesias, the centrist view of the 2024 election, the role of progressives and the left in the Democratic Party coalition, and the formation of a class of technocratic experts, among other related issues.
