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Dylan Matthews

Dylan Matthews

Former Senior Correspondent and Lead Writer

    Latest articles by Dylan Matthews

    Supreme Court
    Vox Sentences: Wendy Davis couldn’t stop Texas’s abortion law. Will Anthony Kennedy?Vox Sentences: Wendy Davis couldn’t stop Texas’s abortion law. Will Anthony Kennedy?
    Supreme Court

    A Scalia-less Court hears 2016’s big abortion case; the post–Super Tuesday landscape (is a blighted hellscape for the GOP); how to think about the Apple/FBI battle.

    By Dara Lind and Dylan Matthews
    Politics
    Ben Carson is essentially ending his campaign. Here’s how it all went wrong.Ben Carson is essentially ending his campaign. Here’s how it all went wrong.
    Politics

    The Egyptian pyramid conspiracy theories certainly did not help.

    By Dylan Matthews
    Politics
    3 winners and 2 losers from Super Tuesday3 winners and 2 losers from Super Tuesday
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    Politics

    Poor Rubio.

    By Dylan Matthews
    archives
    Vox Sentences: Live every Tuesday like it’s Super TuesdayVox Sentences: Live every Tuesday like it’s Super Tuesday
    archives

    What to watch for after the Super Tuesday dust clears; Scott Kelly comes home from the world’s weirdest twin study; the European migrant crisis is starting early this year.

    By Dara Lind and Dylan Matthews
    Politics
    Poll: Donald Trump’s supporters are no more racially resentful than Marco Rubio’sPoll: Donald Trump’s supporters are no more racially resentful than Marco Rubio’s
    Politics
    Here’s what Marco Rubio actually did as Florida House speakerHere’s what Marco Rubio actually did as Florida House speaker
    Politics

    He has real accomplishments, even if his surrogates don’t remember them.

    By Dylan Matthews
    2016 Presidential Election
    Vox Sentences: What to make of Iran’s election resultsVox Sentences: What to make of Iran’s election results
    2016 Presidential Election

    What it means to say Iran’s election was a victory for “reformers”; Donald Trump and the KKK, explained; Oscars recap.

    By Dara Lind and Dylan Matthews
    Politics
    Clarence Thomas just asked his first question as a Supreme Court justice in 10 yearsClarence Thomas just asked his first question as a Supreme Court justice in 10 years
    Politics

    Here’s what he was wondering.

    By Dylan Matthews
    Culture
    Spotlight won the Best Picture Oscar. Here’s why it did — and didn’t — deserve to win.Spotlight won the Best Picture Oscar. Here’s why it did — and didn’t — deserve to win.
    Culture

    Let’s praise this movie’s drab realism — and its understated but potent images.

    By Emily St. James, Dylan Matthews and 1 more
    Politics
    Vox Sentences: “My party has gone bat**** crazy”Vox Sentences: “My party has gone bat**** crazy”
    Politics

    Chris Christie endorses Donald Trump; an Oscars notable for its absences; Sanders and Clinton compete for black voters.

    By Dara Lind and Dylan Matthews