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Dylan Matthews

Dylan Matthews

Former Senior Correspondent and Lead Writer

    Latest articles by Dylan Matthews

    Vox Sentences: Be like a New Yorker — don’t freak out about terrorism
    archives

    A weekend of nonlethal terrorism; the ceasefire in Syria is kaput; Chris Christie knew about Bridgegate.

    By Dara Lind and Dylan Matthews
    Vox Sentences: Donald Trump got the entire political press to cover a hotel
    2016 Presidential Election

    Donald Trump sure has a funny way of renouncing birtherism.

    By Dara Lind and Dylan Matthews
    Vox Sentences: The Philippines’ president might literally have killed a man with an Uzi
    archives

    He also reportedly ordered that a man be fed to a crocodile; we’ve officially hit the “Democrats panic” phase of the election; Cleveland police kill a 13-year-old over an air rifle.

    By Dara Lind and Dylan Matthews
    Politics
    Trump has so far released 3 contradictory tax plansTrump has so far released 3 contradictory tax plans
    Politics

    Here’s the latest.

    By Dylan Matthews
    Vox Sentences:  Monsanto and Bayer to form GMO (Ginormous Merged Organization)
    archives

    Plus: Obama promises to lift the last remaining sanctions on Myanmar; Colin Powell’s emails got hacked.

    By Dara Lind and Dylan Matthews
    Vox Sentences: The best economic news America’s had in a decade
    archives

    Basically everybody but the wealthiest Americans got wealthier in 2015.

    By Dara Lind and Dylan Matthews
    Criminal Justice
    What is the Gülen movement, the group the Turkish government is blaming for a failed coup?What is the Gülen movement, the group the Turkish government is blaming for a failed coup?
    Criminal Justice

    President Erdogan has been attacking Fethullah Gülen and his followers for more than two years. Now, he wants Washington to send him home for trial.

    By Dylan Matthews
    Politics
    The middle class’s incomes are finally growing faster than the rich’sThe middle class’s incomes are finally growing faster than the rich’s
    Politics

    This is huge.

    By Dylan Matthews
    Vox Sentences: The new Syrian ceasefire has one rule. Assad might have already broken it.
    Syria

    A new ceasefire in Syria (that may have been violated within an hour); Hillary Clinton adds illness to insult; hey, remember Brexit? What’s up with that, anyway?

    By Dara Lind and Dylan Matthews
    Politics
    The TSA is a waste of money that doesn’t save lives and might actually cost themThe TSA is a waste of money that doesn’t save lives and might actually cost them
    Politics

    It’s not worth the wait.

    By Dylan Matthews