Joel Mathis

Contributing Writer

Joel Mathis is a freelance writer who lives in Lawrence, Kansas with his wife and son. He spent nine years as a syndicated columnist, co-writing the RedBlueAmerica column as the liberal half of a point-counterpoint duo. His honors include awards for best online commentary from the Online News Association and (twice) from the City and Regional Magazine Association.

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Today's big question

Is Tesla in trouble?

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Today's big question

Can Biden save Medicare?

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Briefing

Can unbuilding highways undo the legacy of racism?

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Briefing

The 'resurgence' of the stick shift

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Behind the scenes

Why Fox News pushed Trump's bogus election claims

U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen

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Briefing

A new Brexit agreement?

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Profile

Who is Vivek Ramaswamy, the new GOP presidential candidate?

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Briefing

Putin's new nuclear era

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Briefing

America's ballooning debt

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Briefing

Why the Indian government is cracking down on the BBC

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Briefing

Why U.S. teens aren't getting their driver's licenses

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Briefing

What are the 'unidentified objects' in the sky?

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Briefing

The F-35 fighter jet's troubled history

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Briefing

Why BP is cutting back on its climate goals

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Briefing

Why America might ban Chinese ownership of U.S. farmland

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Briefing

Nikki Haley 2024?

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Briefing

The U.S. gave Ukraine tanks. Are jets next?

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Briefing

Why are Americans moving south?

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Briefing

Why (some) Republicans want a national sales tax

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Briefing

Why Turkey is blocking NATO's expansion

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Briefing

Florida's debate over teaching Black history

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Briefing

What 'green' air travel could look like

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Opinion

Did sexism drive Jacinda Ardern from office?

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Briefing

What China's decline means for the world

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Briefing

Why Western tanks might help Ukraine beat Russia

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Briefing

Why it's getting easier to fix your John Deere tractor

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Briefing

Should gas stoves be banned?

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Briefing

Why car sales are falling in the U.S.

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Briefing

Should ancestry DNA be used to solve crimes?

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Briefing

The North Korean nuclear threat, explained

Tesla's charging station and twitter bird

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Opinion

Can Twitter be blamed for the fall in Tesla's stock price?

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Briefing

Why America's electrical grid is vulnerable to attack

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Briefing

Why Russia is relying on Wagner Group mercenaries in Ukraine

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Briefing

America's declining life expectancy, explained

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Briefing

Does Canada make assisted suicide too easy?

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Briefing

Why the end of Title 42 could mean immigration 'chaos'