National political columnist for Yahoo! News; former political Times columnist for the New York Times and a frequent contributor to the Times' Magazine, where he covered both the 2004 and 2008 presidential campaigns; author of The Argument: Billionaires, Bloggers, and the Battle to Remake Democratic Politics and All the Truth Is Out: The Week Politics Went Tabloid
Contact: Website
Matt Bai on KCRW
More from KCRW
The Uncomfortable Truth About Journalism’s Good Ol’ Days
PoliticsLos Angeles Times reporter Patt Morrison and Truthdig Editor in Chief Robert Scheer point out a surprising fact about journalism through the ages.
Trump declares national emergency, California sues
NationalPresident Trump today declared a national emergency to get funding for his border wall. California Gov.
Climate Change, the Green New Deal and ‘socialism’
NationalThe Green New Deal targets climate change--but that’s not all.
Sometimes you have to walk
NationalPresident Trump said there is “warmth” between him and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, even though their summit was cut short with no deal.
'I’d rather do it much faster'
PoliticsPresident Trump decides he’s done waiting for Congress to fund his border wall. He’s doing it himself, or at least trying to, anyway.
After State of the Union, where do Trump investigations stand?
NationalWe speak with California Congressman Adam Schiff about Trump’s State of the Union and what Schiff is investigating next.
Netanyahu, Israeli extremists and America’s Jews
NationalLiberal Jews are outraged. Even AIPAC has broken precedent, criticizing Netanyahu’s political allies in his effort to maintain power.
The media and legal ethics behind the Bezos-AMI feud
NationalAmazon’s CEO accused American Media Incorporated of trying to extort him by threatening to publish embarrassing photos.