::the outline of a circus clown and carousel, with a regression line plotted through::

When Vox formed I was like “well at least Klein is climbing the value ladder, fuck knows what Yglesias is up to”

But by not lashing himself to the brand and wielding his legacy he still gets to write explainers that are like “here’s how something now prominent ‘out of nowhere’ actually connects with many factors you might or should be aware of”

And not like “here’s how it proves your preconceptions were right all along”