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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: What was former House speaker Dennis Hastert’s “past misconduct”?Vox Sentences: What was former House speaker Dennis Hastert’s “past misconduct”?
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    Prosecutors say he was blackmailed for something he did to “Individual A.” But what?

    By Dylan Matthews
    Politics
    “She fantasizes being raped by 3 men”: Bernie Sanders’s bizarre 1972 essay on gender“She fantasizes being raped by 3 men”: Bernie Sanders’s bizarre 1972 essay on gender
    Politics

    “And they never again made love together or ever saw each other one more time.”

    By Dylan Matthews
    Life
    Don’t shame people for spending money on their weddingsDon’t shame people for spending money on their weddings
    Life

    People should be saving more. But don’t forget that the point of having money is to spend it.

    By Dylan Matthews
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    Vox Sentences: Nebraska decides to stop tinkering with the machinery of deathVox Sentences: Nebraska decides to stop tinkering with the machinery of death
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    And conservative legislators made it happen.

    By Dylan Matthews
    Politics
    You’ve met Hillarynomics. Now meet left-of-Hillarynomics.You’ve met Hillarynomics. Now meet left-of-Hillarynomics.
    Politics

    Joe Stiglitz says the economy’s fundamentally broken, and big change is needed to fix it.

    By Dylan Matthews
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    Vox Sentences: Texas is flooding, and it’s only going to get worseVox Sentences: Texas is flooding, and it’s only going to get worse
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    At least ten have died in the floods in Texas and Oklahoma already, and more storms are coming.

    By Dylan Matthews
    Hillary Clinton
    Vox Sentences: What the Hillary Clinton emails tell us about her handling of LibyaVox Sentences: What the Hillary Clinton emails tell us about her handling of Libya
    Hillary Clinton

    There were early indications that things were headed south.

    By Dylan Matthews
    The 19 best-reviewed movies on Netflix right now
    TV

    Number 1 came out just two years ago.

    By Dylan Matthews
    Politics
    Pro tip to politicians: If you impregnate a teenager, don’t send out this photoPro tip to politicians: If you impregnate a teenager, don’t send out this photo
    Politics

    Also, y’know, don’t impregnate teenagers.

    By Dylan Matthews
    Politics
    Kansas’s shocking new law will take poor people’s money and give it to big banksKansas’s shocking new law will take poor people’s money and give it to big banks
    Politics

    There’s just no plausible purpose other than hurting the poor.

    By Dylan Matthews