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Dylan Matthews

Dylan Matthews

Former Senior Correspondent and Lead Writer

    Latest articles by Dylan Matthews

    Politics
    More Americans recognize Bernie Sanders than Tom BradyMore Americans recognize Bernie Sanders than Tom Brady
    Politics

    And it’s not really close.

    By Dylan Matthews
    Politics
    Nearly a quarter of Marco Rubio’s supporters don’t know what he looks likeNearly a quarter of Marco Rubio’s supporters don’t know what he looks like
    Politics

    Only 76 percent can correctly identify a picture of him.

    By Dylan Matthews
    Syria
    Denmark is going to start seizing valuables from Syrian refugeesDenmark is going to start seizing valuables from Syrian refugees
    Syria

    Really. The law just passed.

    By Dylan Matthews
    Politics
    We checked if 2,000 voters recognized the 2016 candidates’ faces. Here’s what we found.We checked if 2,000 voters recognized the 2016 candidates’ faces. Here’s what we found.
    Politics

    Surprisingly few Americans know Marco Rubio by sight.

    By Dylan Matthews
    archives
    Vox Sentences: The Supreme Court gives a second chance to 1,500 prisonersVox Sentences: The Supreme Court gives a second chance to 1,500 prisoners
    archives

    Making it harder to sentence children to life without parole; Bloomberg vs. Sanders vs. Trump, oh my; and it’s only a matter of time before the Zika virus reaches the continental US.

    By Dylan Matthews and Dara Lind
    Politics
    Giving poor people cash makes them happier — and their cashless neighbors miserableGiving poor people cash makes them happier — and their cashless neighbors miserable
    Play
    Politics

    The problem isn’t cash — it’s not ENOUGH cash.

    By Dylan Matthews
    2016 Presidential Election
    Vox Sentences: Haiti postpones election in the face of chaosVox Sentences: Haiti postpones election in the face of chaos
    2016 Presidential Election

    Haiti postpones its presidential runoff for the third time; Oscar voting changes good for diversity, bad for nuns; standing athwart Trumpery yelling, “Stop.”

    By Dylan Matthews and Dara Lind
    Politics
    Here’s what the tax code would look like if Bernie Sanders got everything he wantedHere’s what the tax code would look like if Bernie Sanders got everything he wanted
    Politics

    Rates for the rich go way, way up.

    By Dylan Matthews
    The bite-sized binge: 31 terrific TV shows you can finish in a weekend or less
    Culture

    Fire up your streaming platform of choice and get comfy. You have TV to watch.

    By Alex Abad-Santos, Emily St. James and 2 more
    Criminal Justice
    Vox Sentences: The FBI ran a child porn siteVox Sentences: The FBI ran a child porn site
    Criminal Justice

    The UK says Putin probably ordered a hit on an ex-KGB agent; SNOMGWTFBBQ; and, yes, the FBI ran a child porn site.

    By Dara Lind and Dylan Matthews