George Bush and John Ashcroft were religious in a scary way, but the rational among us could always take heart that, deep down, the Bush administration was more cynical than messianic. Matt Taibbi administrationashcroftbush Change image and share on social
The problem with the Tea Party is that it's been used in a way that scares people into supporting an agenda that's counter to their own interests. Matt Taibbi agendumcounterinterest Change image and share on social
Contracting corruption has been around since the construction of the Appian Way. Matt Taibbi appianconstructioncontract Change image and share on social
The one thing that I do is take really complicated systems and subjects and make them accessible to regular people. Matt Taibbi accessiblecomplicatemake Change image and share on social
Creating legislation is a tough process. But watering down legislation? Strangling it with lawsuits and comment letters and blue-ribbon committees? Not so tough, it turns out. Matt Taibbi bluecommentcommittee Change image and share on social
The threat posed by Bank of America isn't just financial - it's a full-blown assault on the American dream. Where's the incentive to play fair and do well, when what we see rewarded at the highest levels of society is failure, stupidity, incompetence and meanness? If this is what winning in our system looks like, who doesn't want to be a loser? Matt Taibbi americaamericanassault share on social
I mean, people who say that the Tea Party isn't a grassroots movement, I think, are incorrect. I think in some respects, it is a grassroots movement. Matt Taibbi grassrootsincorrectmovement Change image and share on social
I try to be outraged by things that other people are just very accepting of, as though they're normal and can't be changed. A lot of what I write about is, 'Hey, you know, this stuff is really awful, and it doesn't need to be, and that's why it's so offensive.' Things should be better. Matt Taibbi acceptawfulchange share on social
There is a reason it used to be a crime in the Confederate states to teach a slave to read: Literacy is power. Matt Taibbi confederatecrimeliteracy Change image and share on social
Candidates don't want to be associated with poor people, people who have jobs or are ugly; they want to be associated with a certain middle class demographic, so as a result they leave those others out completely. Matt Taibbi candidateclasscompletely share on social