The Argument
By Jerusalem Demsas & Matthew Yglesias
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Has affirmative action gone too far? Should we abolish internet anonymity? Is liberal hypocrisy worth defending?
Welcome to The Argument, a weekly podcast from Jerusalem Demsas and Matthew Yglesias, where two friends argue about politics, policy, and whatever else is on their minds.
This is a debate show for people who want the nitty-gritty without the typical screaming matches or softball interviews. Each week, one host argues a distinctive point of view — armed with facts and research, not just pundit bluster — and then Matthew and Jerusalem hash it out.
New episodes post every Thursday.
You can find The Argument on Substack, YouTube, and wherever you get your podcasts.
www.theargumentmag.com
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Did Joe Biden really kill Spirit Airlines?
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May 14, 2026 |
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Boy moms and Nazi POWs: how "The Feminine Mystique" changed feminism
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May 07, 2026 |
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Should we end asylum?
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Apr 30, 2026 |
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Can America still be a force for good?
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Apr 23, 2026 |
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Destroy the internet to save it?
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Apr 16, 2026 |
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Should Race Matter in College Admissions?
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Apr 09, 2026 |
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Matthew Yglesias vs. Jerusalem Demsas: The Trailer
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Apr 02, 2026 |
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Stop Letting Instagram Explain Your Love Life -- The Science of Attraction
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Feb 23, 2026 |
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The Scientific Method Comes for Criminal Justice
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Feb 17, 2026 |
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Ross Douthat on the End of Conservatism
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Feb 09, 2026 |
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Did the Opioid Epidemic Help Republicans Win?
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Feb 02, 2026 |
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Are Children People?
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Jan 26, 2026 |
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Why NIMBYs Oppose Housing (with Chris Elmendorf)
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Jan 19, 2026 |
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Matthew Yglesias on What Went Wrong with Modern Liberalism?
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Jan 12, 2026 |
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We're Getting Frog-Boiled by AI (with Kelsey Piper)
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Jan 06, 2026 |
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Best Of: Liberalism Under Pressure w/ Ezra Klein, Matt Yglesias, & Derek Thompson
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Dec 29, 2025 |
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How Liberal Elite Failure Fueled Far-Right Populism
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Dec 22, 2025 |
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America’s Reading Crisis: What Mississippi Got Right
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Dec 15, 2025 |
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Why We Feel Screwed: Immigration, Growth, and the Zero-Sum Mindset
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Dec 08, 2025 |
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Is Inequality the Problem?
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Dec 01, 2025 |
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The Climate Movement’s Biggest Miscalculation (with Robinson Meyer)
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Nov 24, 2025 |
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How Silicon Valley Became MAGA-Curious
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Nov 17, 2025 |
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Arguing the Politics of Climate with Bill McKibben
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Nov 10, 2025 |
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Why Free Speech Is Losing on the Left and the Right
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Nov 03, 2025 |
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Trump's Tariffs, Explained
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Oct 27, 2025 |
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The Battle to Rewrite COVID-19
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Oct 20, 2025 |
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RFK, Tylenol, and America’s Autism Panic
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Oct 13, 2025 |
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Why even (some) liberals are worrying about the debt
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Oct 06, 2025 |
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Liberalism Under Pressure w/ Ezra Klein, Matt Yglesias, & Derek Thompson
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Sep 29, 2025 |