Matthew Yglesias on What Went Wrong with Modern Liberalism?
The Argument • January 12, 2026
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Description
If we want to address racism, should we talk more about race – or less? Matthew Yglesias argues liberals undermined their own principles when politics shifted from judging people as individuals to sorting them into moral categories based on group identity. We debate “the fox in liberalism’s henhouse,” collective blame, and why “accurate” generalizations can still poison a pluralistic society. The Argument is a podcast dedicated to honest, unflinching debate about the biggest questions f...