Non-Dodging Edition (Matthew Yglesias & Jon Chait)

[Jyminee]

Originally Posted by rcocean

Honestly, its hard not to laugh when Matt and Jon talk about "racism". Doesn't Matt live part time in Denmark? Isn't he a trust fund baby? In any case, neither of these two rich ( or at least well-to-do) whitebreads have the least idea of what it means to be black in America.

For what it's worth--and I don't know what exactly it's worth--Matt is 1/4 Cuban. He does not live part-time in Denmark, but seems to attend a junket in some northern European country a few times a year. Dunno about his trust-fund status, but he seemingly makes less than Mickey Kaus.