
Dylan Matthews
Former Senior Correspondent and Lead Writer
Latest articles by Dylan Matthews


Planned Parenthood is more popular than the people who want to defund it.


The MacArthur Foundation often rewards famous people for obvious achievements more than it encourages new talent.


Obama and Putin side-eye each other in front of the UN’s General Assembly; briny water on Mars; and a vote for Catalan independence


It’s pretty great for people as rich as Donald Trump.


$3.2 trillion in spending cuts: nothing to scoff at.


$3.2 trillion is a LOT of cuts.


“Two truths and a lie”: surprisingly effective!


A stampede in a town outside Mecca kills hundreds; a mysterious Russian military buildup; and the Pope speaks to a joint session of Congress.


The first canonization on US soil; heads roll at Volkswagen; and a split in Japan’s biggest yakuza group.


John Paul II was abysmal. Benedict XVI was less absymal. Francis still has a ways to go.