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Dylan Matthews

Dylan Matthews

Former Senior Correspondent and Lead Writer

    Latest articles by Dylan Matthews

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    Vox Sentences: Ferguson, one year laterVox Sentences: Ferguson, one year later
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    What Ferguson, and America, look like one year after the death of Michael Brown; and the EPA accidentally got 3 million gallons of toxic sludge dumped down a Colorado river.

    By Dara Lind and Dylan Matthews
    Life
    I spent a weekend at Google talking with nerds about charity. I came away … worried.I spent a weekend at Google talking with nerds about charity. I came away … worried.
    Life

    Many were more excited about battling malevolent artificial intelligence than about helping the poor.

    By Dylan Matthews
    2016 Presidential Election
    Vox Sentences: The Republican debate had 10 winners. Yes, 10.Vox Sentences: The Republican debate had 10 winners. Yes, 10.
    2016 Presidential Election

    A Republican debate that was anyone’s to win; the one man who could sink the Iran deal; and Great Britain wants to shut down the Channel tunnel to keep migrants out.

    By Dara Lind and Dylan Matthews
    Politics
    Marco Rubio and Mike Lee’s tax plan is dividing conservatives. Here’s why.Marco Rubio and Mike Lee’s tax plan is dividing conservatives. Here’s why.
    Politics

    They want to give middle-class parents a break.

    By Dylan Matthews
    Politics
    The media is ignoring this telling Jeb Bush gaffeThe media is ignoring this telling Jeb Bush gaffe
    Politics

    The frontrunner unintentionally highlighted his biggest weakness last night..

    By Dylan Matthews
    Politics
    Donald Trump brags about having the “vision” to oppose war in Iraq a year after it startedDonald Trump brags about having the “vision” to oppose war in Iraq a year after it started
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    Vox Sentences: How the bombing of Hiroshima shaped modern JapanVox Sentences: How the bombing of Hiroshima shaped modern Japan
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    Seventy years since the bombing of Hiroshima; fifty years since the signing of the Voting Rights Act; one more Daily Show with Jon Stewart.

    By Dara Lind and Dylan Matthews
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    Vox Sentences: Don’t hire a guy to run your Super PAC who’s being investigated for briberyVox Sentences: Don’t hire a guy to run your Super PAC who’s being investigated for bribery
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    Rand Paul’s Super PAC chief indicted in bribery scandal; why the murder of a photographer in Mexico is causing outrage; and what you need to know about Legionnaires’ disease.

    By Dara Lind and Dylan Matthews
    Politics
    Unlimited vacation is a silly Silicon Valley trend that just won’t dieUnlimited vacation is a silly Silicon Valley trend that just won’t die
    Politics

    “Unlimited” never really means unlimited.

    By Dylan Matthews
    Politics
    Don’t teach a man to fish. Just give him the goddamn fish.Don’t teach a man to fish. Just give him the goddamn fish.
    Politics

    Giving cash to poor people is just good policy.

    By Dylan Matthews