
Joel Mathis, The Week US
Joel Mathis is a writer with 30 years of newspaper and online journalism experience. His work also regularly appears in National Geographic and The Kansas City Star. His awards include best online commentary at the Online News Association and (twice) at the City and Regional Magazine Association.
Joel lives in Lawrence, Kansas, with his wife and son.
Latest articles by Joel Mathis, The Week US
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 Big Tech's answer for AI-driven job loss: universal basic incomeIn the Spotlight A new study reveals the strengths and limitations By Joel Mathis, The Week US Published In the Spotlight
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 Who is winning the US-China chip war?Today's Big Question A fight for the future of advanced manufacturing By Joel Mathis, The Week US Published Today's Big Question
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 The bird flu fight is falteringTalking Points Are pandemic lessons going unheeded? By Joel Mathis, The Week US Published Talking Points
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 Why is Tesla stumbling?In the Spotlight More competition, confusion about the future and a giant pay package for Elon Musk By Joel Mathis, The Week US Published In the Spotlight
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 What does 'Quiet on the Set' mean for the future of kids' TV?In the Spotlight A new documentary exposes the 'dark underbelly' of Nickelodeon productions By Joel Mathis, The Week US Published In the Spotlight
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 What Florida is — and isn't — doing to curb the biggest measles outbreak in the USTalking Points DeSantis appointee defies expert consensus to stop the spread By Joel Mathis, The Week US Published Talking Points
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 Kenyan police could make Haiti's problems worseTalking point Haiti has a history of disastrous foreign interventions. Kenyan police are accused of brutality. Now the two will mix. By Joel Mathis Published Talking point
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 Debating the 'book ban-demic'Talking Point Banned Books Week comes at tender time for libraries. Conservatives are skeptical. By Joel Mathis Published Talking Point
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 Texas and Yelp are suing each other over crisis pregnancy centersTalking Point A battle over free speech and abortion rights heads to court By Joel Mathis Published Talking Point
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 Will Democrats save Kevin McCarthy's speakership?Today's Big Question On the eve of a likely government shutdown, the speaker is left with no good choices By Joel Mathis Published Today's Big Question
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 Evergrande was just the beginning. China's property sector is in trouble.Talking Point It's not clear that Xi Jingping's government has the tools to fix the problem By Joel Mathis Published Talking Point
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 Will the US keep aiding Ukraine?Today's Big Question Republicans give Volodymyr Zelenskyy a 'cold shoulder' in D.C. By Joel Mathis Published Today's Big Question
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 Trump's rhetoric rankles the anti-abortion movementWhy Trump's latest comments "may be the single biggest issue that leads him to lose in 2024" By Joel Mathis Published 
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 Why the Libya floods are a human-made disasterA dictator broke the country. The U.S. intervened, then walked away. The result? A failed state. By Joel Mathis Published 
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 Conservatives target George W. Bush's AIDS-fighting programA successful program that previously had bipartisan support is in the crosshairs, worrying public health advocates By Joel Mathis, The Week US Published 
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 Why House Republicans might shut down the governmentWhy Republicans might shut down the government By Joel Mathis Published 
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 Are American consumers facing a credit crisis?Today's Big Question U.S. credit card debt has risen above $1 trillion. Can we afford it? By Joel Mathis Published Today's Big Question
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 Why auto workers are on the brink of strikingSpeed Read As the industry transitions to EVs, union workers ask for a pay raise and a shorter workweek By Joel Mathis Published Speed Read
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 Is it time to mask up again?Today's Big Question A rise in Covid-19 cases brings back the possibility of mask mandates By Joel Mathis Published Today's Big Question
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 Cheap cars get run off the roadSpeed Read Why automakers are shedding small cars for SUVs, and what that means for buyers By Joel Mathis Published Speed Read
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 Will China's slowdown pull the US into recession?Today's Big Question President Biden calls Beijing's economy a 'ticking time bomb' By Joel Mathis Published Today's Big Question
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 Is conference realignment ruining college football?Today's Big Question The Big Ten and Big 12 absorb teams from the Pac-12 in a chase for TV money By Joel Mathis Published Today's Big Question
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 The new push to solve long CovidSpeed Read Patients say researchers have been too slow to address the condition By Joel Mathis Published Speed Read
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 Has Ukraine's counteroffensive become a 'war of attrition?'Today's Big Question An expected thrust has turned into a slog By Joel Mathis Published Today's Big Question
