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Dylan Matthews

Dylan Matthews

Former Senior Correspondent and Lead Writer

    Latest articles by Dylan Matthews

    Politics
    “The cow was lying in a large pool of blood”: the horrifying animal abuses the feds ignore“The cow was lying in a large pool of blood”: the horrifying animal abuses the feds ignore
    Politics

    The Department of Agriculture is supposed to protect farm animals from cruelty. Why doesn’t it?

    By Dylan Matthews
    Congress
    Vox Sentences: The Iran deal’s Congressional opponents have lostVox Sentences: The Iran deal’s Congressional opponents have lost
    Congress

    Boom. Mikulski’d.

    By Dylan Matthews
    Selling plasma to survive: how over a million American families live on $2 per day
    Politics

    Kathryn Edin and Luke Shaefer sought out the poorest of America’s poor. This is how they get by.

    By Dylan Matthews
    archives
    Vox Sentences: Here we go, once again, with the emailVox Sentences: Here we go, once again, with the email
    archives

    Again. With the emails.

    By Dylan Matthews
    Technology
    Here’s Google’s brand new logoHere’s Google’s brand new logo
    Technology

    It’s the biggest revamp since 1999.

    By Dylan Matthews
    archives
    Vox Sentences: Obama intervenes in ancient Ohio-Alaska mountain-based blood feudVox Sentences: Obama intervenes in ancient Ohio-Alaska mountain-based blood feud
    Science
    We’ve called autism a disease for decades. We were wrong.We’ve called autism a disease for decades. We were wrong.
    Science

    It’s a natural neurological difference, and most autistic adults reject the idea of a cure. Steve Silberman explains.

    By Dylan Matthews
    Politics
    This week on “What’s Up With Lincoln Chafee”: Lincoln’s no longer in last place!This week on “What’s Up With Lincoln Chafee”: Lincoln’s no longer in last place!
    Politics

    Not a lot of New Hampshirites are backing Lincoln Chafee. But even fewer are backing Larry Lessig.

    By Dylan Matthews
    archives
    Vox Sentences: The latest European migrant tragedies are worse than we thoughtVox Sentences: The latest European migrant tragedies are worse than we thought
    archives

    The death toll in two horrifying recent incidents is much higher than initially estimated.

    By Dylan Matthews
    Politics
    Bernie Sanders was called a liar for saying Hitler won an election. But he was right.Bernie Sanders was called a liar for saying Hitler won an election. But he was right.
    Politics

    The Washington Post’s fact checker needs to check his facts.

    By Dylan Matthews

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