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Dylan Matthews

Dylan Matthews

Former Senior Correspondent and Lead Writer

    Latest articles by Dylan Matthews

    Politics
    Conservatives are mad at Mitch McConnell over their own misunderstanding of Senate rulesConservatives are mad at Mitch McConnell over their own misunderstanding of Senate rules
    Politics

    There’s a reason Senate majority leaders always vote no when bills they like fall short.

    By Dylan Matthews
    Politics
    A Facebook billionaire is handing tons of cash to poor people in East AfricaA Facebook billionaire is handing tons of cash to poor people in East Africa
    Politics

    One of the world’s richest people is giving a chunk of his fortune to some of the world’s poorest people.

    By Dylan Matthews
    archives
    Vox Sentences: Puerto Rico had a $58 million debt payment due. It paid $628,000.Vox Sentences: Puerto Rico had a $58 million debt payment due. It paid $628,000.
    archives

    President Obama unveils finalized power-plant regulations; Puerto Rico is officially in default; and the plan to train Syrian rebels to fight ISIS has a 50% casualty rate weeks after it started.

    By Dylan Matthews and Dara Lind
    Life
    You have 80,000 hours in your career. Here’s how to do the most good with them.You have 80,000 hours in your career. Here’s how to do the most good with them.
    Life

    Hint: Working for a charity isn’t your best bet.

    By Dylan Matthews
    Life
    Why eating eggs causes more suffering than eating beefWhy eating eggs causes more suffering than eating beef
    Life

    A philosopher explains why not all meat-eating is created equal.

    By Dylan Matthews
    World Politics
    Eating chicken is morally worse than killing Cecil the lionEating chicken is morally worse than killing Cecil the lion
    World Politics

    If he belongs behind bars, then so do most Americans.

    By Dylan Matthews
    Gun Violence
    Vox Sentences: “Without question a murder”: campus cop indicted for shootingVox Sentences: “Without question a murder”: campus cop indicted for shooting
    Gun Violence

    Samuel DuBose’s killer faces justice.

    By Dylan Matthews
    Politics
    The AFL-CIO has a perfect champion in Bernie Sanders. Is that enough for an endorsement?The AFL-CIO has a perfect champion in Bernie Sanders. Is that enough for an endorsement?
    Politics

    Here’s how organized labor will decide who to endorse.

    By Dylan Matthews
    Politics
    Bernie Sanders’s fear of immigrant labor is ugly — and wrongheadedBernie Sanders’s fear of immigrant labor is ugly — and wrongheaded
    Play
    Politics

    The vocal critic of inequality doesn’t seem to care when inequality hurts foreigners.

    By Dylan Matthews
    archives
    Vox Sentences: The most notorious spy in American prison is about to be releasedVox Sentences: The most notorious spy in American prison is about to be released
    archives

    After decades of Israeli lobbying, Jonathan Pollard is going free.

    By Dylan Matthews