Joel Mathis, The Week US
Joel Mathis is a freelance writer who has spent nine years as a syndicated columnist, co-writing the RedBlueAmerica column as the liberal half of a point-counterpoint duo. His work also regularly appears in National Geographic, The Kansas City Star and Heatmap News. 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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Can the Korean War point the way out of the killing in Ukraine?
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It's Ketanji Brown Jackson's hearing, so what's Robert Bork doing here?
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The GOP laid a trap for Ketanji Brown Jackson. Don't fall for it!
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Putin's invasion is hastening Russia's decline. Let's heed the warning.
opinion What the U.S. can learn from the war
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Poor sleep has huge costs for the workplace. But that isn't why we should care.
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A new COVID wave might be coming. Somehow we're not prepared.
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The history lesson the Russians failed to learn
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In Ukraine, when does more aid become too much?
opinion The U.S. is helping Ukraine. Can we do more without starting World War III?
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The price China won't pay for Russia's war
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A no-fly zone is a bad idea that just won't go away
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Thank God Donald Trump isn't president right now
opinion He's an unpredictable hothead in a situation crying out for wisdom and diplomacy
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Could war in Ukraine be a deathblow for nuclear power?
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Ordinary Russians pay a high price for protesting Putin
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Change comes to Europe. It'll be decades before we understand what it means.
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Global warming waits for nothing, not even war
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Putin just dramatically raised the stakes. What should the U.S. do?
opinion Escalating is easy. Prudence is difficult.
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There's a reason Ketanji Brown Jackson is the 1st public defender appointed to SCOTUS
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The Day After, all over again
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War comes to Ukraine
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If Roe v. Wade falls, is birth control next?
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America's pandemic-era social safety net boosted entrepreneurship. What's next?
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Why progressives should be cautious about the anti-war right
opinion With war looming in Ukraine, it's important to choose allies carefully
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The Joe Rogan controversy is actually about the freedom of association
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Jeff Zucker, the Cuomos, and the #MeToo domino theory
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