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Matt Taibbi

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New Jersey, New York
As seen in: America This Week, Racket News, Racket To Go, Substack, Useful Idiots with Katie Halper and Aaron Maté, Apple Podcasts, The New York Times, Yahoo Entertainment, Business Insider, Scribd, The Guardian, The Washington Post, Fox News, Los Angeles Times, New York Post and
Covers:  Politics, finance, sports
Doesn't Cover: Fashion, applied math
Author of INSANE CLOWN PRESIDENT, I CAN’T BREATHE, SPANKING THE DONKEY, and SMELLS LIKE DEAD ELEPHANTS

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I'm a reporter for Rolling Stone magazine, dating back to 2003. I'm also the author of nine books, including four New York Times bestsellers. I'm married and have three little boys. I live in Jersey City, New Jersey.

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Meet The New Boss, Same as the Old Boss

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By Matt Taibbi Verified
| RacketNews
The Trump administration announced Thursday that it would be dropping subpoenas issued to New York Times reporters over a story about Air Force One, acknowledging these could have swept up private information of reporters’ relatives. “Upon further consideration,” said Sean Buckley, Chief Counsel for the Southern District of New York, “the government is prepared unilaterally to withdraw the subpoenas.” An embarrassing court exchange came first.
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Don't Let Activists or Robots Choose Your Words

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By Matt Taibbi Verified
| RacketNews
The 2026 AP stylebook I just received in the mail checks in at nearly 500 pages, ten times as long as the 1951 edition, 200 pages longer than the 1977 guide. The meaning of “style” has expanded massively over the years. Once, the most important part of the book was a “libel guide,” but that’s long gone, replaced by new sections on “inclusive storytelling,” along with enhanced guidance on “race-related coverage,” immigration, AI, and other politically charged topics.
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On Substack's New AI-Spotting Tool, and the Importance of Human Thought

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By Matt Taibbi Verified
| RacketNews
Substack CEO Chris Best published an article yesterday called, “Against Claudefishing,” in which he announced a new site tool to help editors and users spot potential AI-generated text: We’re partnering with Pangram, the leading AI-detection tool. You’ll be able to scan notes, replies, comments, and posts to see an estimate of how much of the text was written by hand or with AI assistance.
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