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Dylan Matthews

Dylan Matthews

Former Senior Correspondent and Lead Writer

    Latest articles by Dylan Matthews

    Israel
    Vox Sentences: New York governor: “You boycott Israel, I, uh, I boycott you!”Vox Sentences: New York governor: “You boycott Israel, I, uh, I boycott you!”
    Israel

    Muhammad Ali, 20th-century and black icon; Iraq is about to retake Fallujah; New York flips the script on BDS.

    By Dara Lind and Dylan Matthews
    Politics
    Basic income advocates lost the battle in Switzerland. They’re winning the war.Basic income advocates lost the battle in Switzerland. They’re winning the war.
    Politics

    The Swiss rejected their idea — but the vote itself was a victory.

    By Dylan Matthews
    World Politics
    The Allies used this poem to signal D-Day’s startThe Allies used this poem to signal D-Day’s start
    World Politics

    The French Resistance undertook ground sabotage to hamper the Germans’ ability to send reinforcements

    By Dylan Matthews
    2016 Presidential Election
    Vox Sentences: Maybe don’t go to Trump rallies over the next few daysVox Sentences: Maybe don’t go to Trump rallies over the next few days
    2016 Presidential Election

    A jobs report that will make you long for Donald Trump to say more dumb things.

    By Dara Lind and Dylan Matthews
    Congress
    Vox Sentences: Paul Ryan prepares for the fallVox Sentences: Paul Ryan prepares for the fall
    Congress

    I saw the best minds of my generation endorse Donald Trump.

    By Dara Lind and Dylan Matthews
    2016 Presidential Election
    Vox Sentences: “A total lie”: the truth about Trump UniversityVox Sentences: “A total lie”: the truth about Trump University
    2016 Presidential Election

    The scandal that might actually damage Donald Trump; al-Shabaab strikes in Mogadishu; time for a Brexit update!

    By Dara Lind and Dylan Matthews
    Politics
    President Obama’s huge reversal on Social Security is a big win for liberalsPresident Obama’s huge reversal on Social Security is a big win for liberals
    Politics

    Once he wanted to cut it. Now he wants to expand it.

    By Dylan Matthews
    Politics
    Some residents of Oakland are about to get a basic incomeSome residents of Oakland are about to get a basic income
    Politics

    A big, bold experiment.

    By Dylan Matthews
    archives
    Vox Sentences: The internet cares less about the lives of 1,000 migrants than one gorillaVox Sentences: The internet cares less about the lives of 1,000 migrants than one gorilla
    archives

    Fewer people are crossing the Mediterranean, and more people are dying there; Donald Trump gets shamed into doing the right thing.

    By Dara Lind and Dylan Matthews
    Politics
    Bill Kristol has finally found the person to beat Donald Trump, and it’s ... uh, some dudeBill Kristol has finally found the person to beat Donald Trump, and it’s ... uh, some dude
    Politics

    Sure, why not, let this guy be president.

    By Dylan Matthews