Before launching Vox, he wrote the Moneybag column for Slate and blogged for Think Progress, The Atlantic, TPM, and The American Prospect. He's currently a senior correspondent focused on politics and economic policy, and co-hosts 'The Weeds' podcast twice a week. Matthew Yglesias co-founded Vox.com with Ezra Klein and Melissa Bell in 2014. Matthew Yglesias co-founded Vox.com with Ezra Klein and Melissa Bell in 2014. Drawing on economic theory and research from leading policy experts, he offers ideas from around the globe-from Singapore's approach to traffic jams to Canada's town planning-that move us beyond left-right divides, to explore the practical and creative solutions our times call for. Why not do it all, and stay on top forever? Written with Yglesias's signature humor and analytic rigor, One Billion Americans challenges readers across the political spectrum to take decline seriously. Of course, more people requires more housing, not to mention better transportation, improved education, a revitalized welfare system, and climate change mitigation. In this timely and provocative book, Matthew Yglesias makes the case for massive population growth through humane family and immigration policy. Why Matthew Yglesias Thinks There Should Be 1 Billion Americans - YouTube 0:00 / 7:01 Why Matthew Yglesias Thinks There Should Be 1 Billion Americans PowerfulJRE 14.5M subscribers. To survive China's impending global takeover (not to mention Russia), we can't afford to be weak. While we tie ourselves into knots trying to stop the flow of immigrants, our exhausted economy deflates the heartland's already shrinking population. This is the backdrop against which Vox co-founder Matthew Yglesias argues that we must become bigger if we are to become richer, in One Billion Americans: The Case for Thinking Bigger.

Thousands flee our iconic cities with their housing shortages and broken infrastructure. Fewer children are born each year due to financial pressure.

One Billion Americans : The Case for Thinking BiggerĪ bold case for massive population growth in the name of national greatness-from Vox co-founder and host of 'The Weeds' podcast Matt Yglesias.

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