Matzko Minute

Weaponizing the FCC

How Progressives Created the Tools of Their Own Oppression

Sep 25 • 

Paul Matzko

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Pastor Jimmy, Mayor Don, and the Building Commissioner: a Parable

Explaining Trump v Jimmy Kimmel to Your Republican Friends

Sep 22 • 

Paul Matzko

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April 2025

AI and the Future of Journalism

Notes from the Perugia Journalism Festival

Apr 14 • 

Paul Matzko

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March 2025

Trump is Losing Barstool Conservatives

Dave Portnoy, Joe Rogan, and the Sports Bros Constituency

Mar 24 • 

Paul Matzko

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AGI Hype vs AI Reality

Thoughts after an AI conference

Mar 17 • 

Paul Matzko

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February 2025

Trump is Nixon 2.0

And DOGE is like CREEP, but on steroids.

Feb 28 • 

Paul Matzko

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Trump's Friday Afternoon Massacre

Firing the inspector generals and replacing them with Elon Musk

Feb 18 • 

Paul Matzko

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January 2025

Joe Biden was a Bad President

The fact that he was bookended by even worse doesn't let him off the hook.

Jan 20 • 

Paul Matzko

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My First Waymo and My Last Uber (I Wish)

A Tale of Two Trips

Jan 8 • 

Paul Matzko

2

December 2024

Complicating Jimmy Carter

I have an obituary for Jimmy Carter with Time in which I hit all the standard points: Carter was the true Great Deregulator who played an important role…

Dec 30, 2024 • 

Paul Matzko

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TikTok and the "Foreign Adversary"

The Wartime Logic of the TikTok Ban Invites Authoritarianism

Dec 16, 2024 • 

Paul Matzko

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November 2024

Feeling Thankful, Cars Edition

The automobile industry exemplifies the power of free markets.

Nov 27, 2024 • 

Paul Matzko

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