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Dara Lind

Dara Lind

Senior Correspondent

    Latest articles by Dara Lind

    Culture
    GOP candidates should not throw away their shot to use these 51 sick burns from HamiltonGOP candidates should not throw away their shot to use these 51 sick burns from Hamilton
    Culture

    They will tear each other into pieces.

    By Dara Lind and Caroline Framke
    archives
    Vox Sentences: An Oklahoma ex-cop is convicted of serial rape. How many more are there?Vox Sentences: An Oklahoma ex-cop is convicted of serial rape. How many more are there?
    archives

    Oklahoma ex-cop Daniel Holtzclaw convicted of assaulting 8 black women on duty; a big blow to freedom of the press in Hong Kong; and Saudi women go to the polls for the first time tomorrow.

    By Dara Lind and Dylan Matthews
    archives
    Vox Sentences: No Child Left Behind gets...left behindVox Sentences: No Child Left Behind gets...left behind
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    Obama signs a major bipartisan education bill; your guide to the case in Serial’s season 2; and two of America’s biggest chemicals companies are merging.

    By Dara Lind and Dylan Matthews
    archives
    Vox Sentences: The Supreme Court affirmative-action case that just won’t dieVox Sentences: The Supreme Court affirmative-action case that just won’t die
    archives

    SCOTUS conservatives go negative on affirmative action; India and Pakistan slightly reduce odds of the world blowing itself up; who is Satoshi Nakamoto?

    By Dara Lind and Dylan Matthews
    Politics
    A short history of Donald Trump, “the least racist person you will ever meet”A short history of Donald Trump, “the least racist person you will ever meet”
    Politics

    Trump has been insulting people of color for 40 years.

    By Dara Lind
    Explainers
    Donald Trump’s war on Muslims, explainedDonald Trump’s war on Muslims, explained
    Explainers

    Trump’s attacks on Muslims are politically motivated. That doesn’t make them less dangerous.

    By Dara Lind
    archives
    Vox Sentences: France’s kinder, gentler far-right-wing partyVox Sentences: France’s kinder, gentler far-right-wing party
    archives

    Big wins for France’s far-right party; how different is Trump from the rest of the GOP really?; and Brazil’s president faces impeachment.

    By Dara Lind and Dylan Matthews
    Politics
    Vox Sentences: Obama: Don’t hate on Muslims. Trump: Ban Muslims.Vox Sentences: Obama: Don’t hate on Muslims. Trump: Ban Muslims.
    Politics

    Venezuelans are sick of chavismo; President Obama tries to appeal to Americans’ better angels, plan backfires; and a tiny Department of Justice squad takes on the Chicago police department.

    By Dylan Matthews and Dara Lind
    Politics
    Donald Trump proposes “total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States”Donald Trump proposes “total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States”
    Politics

    This is not fake. This is not funny.

    By Dara Lind
    Terrorism
    Vox Sentences: San Bernardino was officially a terrorist attackVox Sentences: San Bernardino was officially a terrorist attack
    Terrorism

    Get ready to hear a lot about “self-radicalization”; we shook the box and it sure sounds like we’re getting a rate hike for Christmas; and Chipotle’s E. coli problem spreads.

    By Dara Lind and Dylan Matthews