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Dylan Matthews

Dylan Matthews

Former Senior Correspondent and Lead Writer

    Latest articles by Dylan Matthews

    Politics
    This week on “What’s Up With Lincoln Chafee”: Did Linc use $7.96 in public funds on frogs?This week on “What’s Up With Lincoln Chafee”: Did Linc use $7.96 in public funds on frogs?
    Politics

    Also, is “my dad just died” a good defense of a bad vote?

    By Dylan Matthews
    archives
    Vox Sentences: It’s official: the Afghanistan war won’t end under ObamaVox Sentences: It’s official: the Afghanistan war won’t end under Obama
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    Obama delays troop withdrawal in Afghanistan (again); a breakthrough in a 27-year-old terrorist attack; and why tipping might finally be on its way out.

    By Dylan Matthews and Dara Lind
    Politics
    1 percent of the world’s people control 50 percent of its wealth1 percent of the world’s people control 50 percent of its wealth
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    And nearly half of the richest people in the world live in America.

    By Dylan Matthews
    archives
    Vox Sentences: Why the US is sending troops to CameroonVox Sentences: Why the US is sending troops to Cameroon
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    The US puts boots on the ground in Cameroon to fight Boko Haram; either Hillary Clinton or Bernie Sanders won the debate in a landslide; and a harsh winter for European refugees.

    By Dara Lind and Dylan Matthews
    Explainers
    6 questions about socialism you were too embarrassed to ask6 questions about socialism you were too embarrassed to ask
    Explainers

    A specter is haunting the Democratic party. The specter of socialism.

    By Dylan Matthews
    Politics
    Bernie Sanders is causing Merriam-Webster searches for “socialism” to spikeBernie Sanders is causing Merriam-Webster searches for “socialism” to spike
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    Politics

    The definition they get there is … not really applicable.

    By Dylan Matthews
    archives
    Vox Sentences: Clinton vs. Sanders vs. What’s-His-Name vs. The Other GuyVox Sentences: Clinton vs. Sanders vs. What’s-His-Name vs. The Other Guy
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    The first Democratic primary debate; worries of a third intifada in Israel and Palestine; and a constitutional crisis in Vanuatu.

    By Dylan Matthews and Dara Lind
    archives
    Vox Sentences: Iran convicts Washington Post reporter for the crime of journalismVox Sentences: Iran convicts Washington Post reporter for the crime of journalism
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    Iran treats journalism as espionage; a bombing at a peace rally in Turkey; and Better Know a Nobel Prize-Winning Economist.

    By Dara Lind and Dylan Matthews
    Politics
    Nobel winner Angus Deaton is very critical of foreign aid. The reality’s more complicated.Nobel winner Angus Deaton is very critical of foreign aid. The reality’s more complicated.
    Politics

    Not all aid works. But some does.

    By Dylan Matthews
    TV
    The Sopranos only ever made one bad episode, and it was all Christopher Columbus’s faultThe Sopranos only ever made one bad episode, and it was all Christopher Columbus’s fault
    TV

    “Christopher” is the show’s only legitimately bad episode. Not just worse than the rest — bad.

    By Dylan Matthews