While I agree with you that your B.A. in philosophy with cum laude honors from University of Missouri is worth no less than Matt Yglesias' B.A. in philosophy with magna cum laude honors from Harvard, and in fact might be worth more in some respects, but your whole post comes off as sour grapes. What I mean is that nothing about having a degree from Harvard makes one a great critical thinker. It doesn't automatically confer greatness on someone, but frankly you shouldn't be pissy towards someone who you would probably be friends with if you met at a bar.
You are right, there is nothing about Matt Yglesias' that makes him more or less qualified to comment on politics than you or I, but have you been submitting essays and commentary to national magazines? What about regional magazines? What about city papers or magazines? To some extent, the reason people fawn over Yglesias is because he has a readership because of his work. That isn't saying you can't achieve that readership, but just that to some extent you need to pay your dues to get it.
Maybe this post is a little too personal to have up, but I am keeping it up for awhile.
You can pull it after you read it, if you want.
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