I didn't know Michael Hastings very well, but one thing about him was always obvious - he was born to be in the news business, he loved it, he was made for it. He wrote about Iraq and Afghanistan as places he had always been destined to visit. Matt Taibbi afghanistanbearbusiness 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
Obviously the commercial news media tries to get you worked up and terrified so you'll buy products that they're advertising. Matt Taibbi advertisebuycommercial Change image and share on social
This idea that you can't be an honest man and a Washington politician is a myth, a crock made up by sellouts and careerist hacks who don't stand for anything and are impatient with people who do. It's possible to do this job with honor and dignity. Matt Taibbi careeristcrockdignity 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
Everything in America is so uniform. In Russia, everywhere you go is completely insane. Matt Taibbi americacompletelyinsane Change image and share on social
Everybody I knew, practically, was a journalist when I was a kid - my father, all of his friends. I never wanted to be like those people. Matt Taibbi fatherfriendjournalist 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
What makes us feel pessimistic about the world, ultimately, is the way the media encourage us to believe that our fate hangs on the every move of the promise-breaking, terminally disappointing Teflon liars in Washington. Matt Taibbi breakdisappointencourage share on social
Once you give an NFL player permission to have thoughts, you invite all kinds of mischief. Matt Taibbi giveinvitekind Change image and share on social