# Matt Yglesias

> Matthew Yglesias is one of America's most influential political writers - a Harvard-trained philosopher turned media entrepreneur who co-founded Vox and then bet on himself by launching Slow Boring, a Substack newsletter that earns him over $1.4 million a year. Known for his contrarian, rigorously argued takes on housing, immigration, economics, and American governance, he occupies a strange and productive niche: too wonky for Twitter, too heterodox for legacy media, and too prolific for anyone to ignore.

- **Role:** Founder and Writer at Slow Boring; Senior Fellow at Niskanen Center; Bloomberg Columnist
- **Organizations:** Slow Boring, Niskanen Center, Bloomberg News, Politix.fm
- **From:** New York City, USA
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** High School Diploma, Dalton School, BA magna cum laude, Philosophy, Harvard University
- **Known for:** Co-founded Vox, one of the most influential explainer journalism outlets in the US, Launched Slow Boring newsletter, earning $1.4M+ annually as of 2024, 'One Billion Americans' became a national bestseller

## Career timeline

- **2002** — Began political blogging while still a student at Harvard
- **2003** — Joined The American Prospect as a writing fellow after graduating Harvard
- **2007** — Became staff writer at The Atlantic Monthly
- **2008** — Published debut book 'Heads in the Sand'; joined Center for American Progress / ThinkProgress
- **2011** — Joined Slate as business and economics correspondent (Moneybox column)
- **2012** — Published 'The Rent Is Too Damn High'
- **2014** — Co-founded Vox with Ezra Klein and Melissa Bell
- **2020** — Published 'One Billion Americans: The Case for Thinking Bigger' (national bestseller); left Vox to launch Slow Boring on Substack
- **2021** — Became one of the most-followed commentators by Biden administration staff
- **2023** — Slow Boring surpassed 100,000 subscribers; began Bloomberg column
- **2024** — Reported earning $1.4M+ annually from Slow Boring; among highest-earning Substack writers

## Achievements

- Co-founded Vox, one of the most influential explainer journalism outlets in the US
- Launched Slow Boring newsletter, earning $1.4M+ annually as of 2024
- 'One Billion Americans' became a national bestseller
- One of the highest-earning Substack writers globally
- Editor-in-chief of The Harvard Independent
- Senior Fellow at the Niskanen Center
- Coined the 'pundit's fallacy' concept in political commentary
- Donated 10% of Slow Boring subscription revenue to GiveWell's Top Charities Fund

## Latest updates

- **2024-07** — Actively posting on X (@mattyglesias), co-hosting Politix.fm podcast
- **2024-03** — Bloomberg column contributions ongoing alongside Slow Boring
- **2024-01** — Reported as one of the top-earning Substack writers at $1.4M+ annually with ~18,000 paid subscribers

## Links

- Website: https://www.slowboring.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthew-yglesias-6ba5716
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/mattyglesias

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Last updated: 2026-04-22