Skip to main content

The context you need, when you need it

When news breaks, you need to understand what actually matters — and what to do about it. At Vox, our mission to help you make sense of the world has never been more vital. But we can’t do it on our own.

We rely on readers like you to fund our journalism. Will you support our work and become a Vox Member today?

Join now
Dylan Matthews

Dylan Matthews

Former Senior Correspondent and Lead Writer

    Latest articles by Dylan Matthews

    Politics
    The GOP field spent an evening at the Reagan library trashing Reagan’s immigration policyThe GOP field spent an evening at the Reagan library trashing Reagan’s immigration policy
    Politics

    “I believe in the idea of amnesty” - Ronald Reagan, direct quote.

    By Dylan Matthews
    Politics
    Bobby Jindal’s plan to make Congress part-time would be a disasterBobby Jindal’s plan to make Congress part-time would be a disaster
    Play
    Politics

    It’d make Congress more like state legislatures. And state legislatures are nightmarish hellscapes.

    By Dylan Matthews
    archives
    Vox Sentences: Ahmed Mohamed just learned the most important lesson for young brown menVox Sentences: Ahmed Mohamed just learned the most important lesson for young brown men
    archives

    A 14-year-old arrested for making an electronic clock; a last-minute execution stay; and another GOP debate.

    By Dara Lind and Dylan Matthews
    archives
    Vox Sentences: is Oklahoma about to execute an innocent man?Vox Sentences: is Oklahoma about to execute an innocent man?
    archives

    Richard Glossip will be executed tomorrow afternoon — but new evidence keeps coming out suggesting he’s innocent; big changes to college financial aid; and an Egyptian-Mexican diplomatic incident.

    By Dara Lind and Dylan Matthews
    Politics
    I got a computer chip implanted into my hand. Here’s how it went.I got a computer chip implanted into my hand. Here’s how it went.
    Politics

    Believe it or not, it happened at a presidential campaign event.

    By Dylan Matthews
    How gun control could help prevent suicides
    Video

    The overwhelming majority of people who die from guns in the US do not die because someone shot them — they die because they shot themselves.

    By Dylan Matthews and Estelle Caswell
    Politics
    Long live Queen Elizabeth: Why monarchies are better than republicsLong live Queen Elizabeth: Why monarchies are better than republics
    Politics

    Constitutional monarchy is the best system of government yet devised.

    By Dylan Matthews
    Politics
    Jeb Bush’s tax plan, explainedJeb Bush’s tax plan, explained
    Politics

    He’d cut the top tax rate even lower than his brother did.

    By Dylan Matthews
    Politics
    Forget Donald Trump. Meet Zoltan Istvan, the only presidential candidate promising eternalForget Donald Trump. Meet Zoltan Istvan, the only presidential candidate promising eternal
    Politics

    He’s campaigna ‘70s RV that’s been rebuilt to look like a giant coffin.

    By Dylan Matthews
    archives
    Vox Sentences: The corruption scandal that toppled Guatemala’s presidentVox Sentences: The corruption scandal that toppled Guatemala’s president
    archives

    La Linea’s basics are simple, but its fallout is massive.

    By Dylan Matthews