Matt Taibbi

Matthew Colin Taibbi (born March 2, 1970) is an American author, journalist, and podcaster. He has reported on finance, media, politics, and sports. Taibbi began his career as a freelance reporter in the former Soviet Union and later worked as a sports journalist for The Moscow Times. In 1997, he co-edited the tabloid newspaper The eXile. Taibbi founded the Buffalo-based newspaper The Beast in 2002 and worked as a columnist for the New York Press. He gained recognition for his political coverage at Rolling Stone, winning a National Magazine Award in 2008 for his columns. Taibbi is currently the co-host of Useful Idiots and publisher of Racket News on Substack.