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


Circus Pontifex Maximus; a counter-coup in Burkina Faso; and Hillary Clinton comes out against Keystone XL.


An embarrassing rumor about a college ritual, a dead pig’s head, and the UK Prime Minister; an antibiotic goes from $13.50 to $750 overnight; and Scott Walker is out of the presidential race.


Is Rubio the only one who can stop Trump?

From low-rated (but excellent) cable dramas to some of TV’s biggest hits, this fall has something for everyone

It’s a morally toxic goal. The sooner we stop pursuing it, the better.


And the EPA has inspectors smart enough to catch them.


The transhumanist candidate won’t win. But his ideas matter.


Step two: massive tariffs.


Carly Fiorina wins her second GOP debate; the Fed isn’t cutting interest rates — yet; and Japan’s on the verge of ending a 70-year commitment to pacifism.


It’s extremely insulting to imply that getting autism is worse than dying from measles.