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Dylan Matthews

Dylan Matthews

Former Senior Correspondent and Lead Writer

    Latest articles by Dylan Matthews

    Culture
    Watch Taylor Swift kill a man with her thighs in her “Bad Blood” videoWatch Taylor Swift kill a man with her thighs in her “Bad Blood” video
    Culture

    Also featured: Kendrick Lamar, Selena Gomez, Jessica Alba, and so many explosions.

    By Dylan Matthews
    archives
    Vox Sentences: Boston Marathon bomber gets the death penaltyVox Sentences: Boston Marathon bomber gets the death penalty
    archives

    That and more in our daily news digest.

    By Dylan Matthews
    To fix the economy, let’s print money and mail it to everyone
    Labor

    The Fed’s making the money anyway. Why shouldn’t we get it?

    By Dylan Matthews
    Politics
    Poll: Michelle Obama does better against Hillary Clinton than Elizabeth Warren wouldPoll: Michelle Obama does better against Hillary Clinton than Elizabeth Warren would
    Politics

    But Hillary still wins.

    By Dylan Matthews
    archives
    Vox Sentences: Burundi’s near-coup, explainedVox Sentences: Burundi’s near-coup, explained
    archives

    That and more in our daily news roundup.

    By Dylan Matthews
    Politics
    Bernie Sanders has picked a terrible argument against the TPPBernie Sanders has picked a terrible argument against the TPP
    Politics

    Fighting global poverty means making US workers compete with workers in poor countries.

    By Dylan Matthews
    archives
    Vox Sentences: The saddest part of Amtrak’s derailment is it was probably preventableVox Sentences: The saddest part of Amtrak’s derailment is it was probably preventable
    archives

    That and more in our daily news roundup.

    By Dylan Matthews
    archives
    Vox Sentences: Obama gets one (1) Democrat to back him up on tradeVox Sentences: Obama gets one (1) Democrat to back him up on trade
    archives

    That and more in our daily news roundup.

    By Dylan Matthews
    Climate
    When I heard about Soylent, I thought my prayers had been answered. I was wrong.When I heard about Soylent, I thought my prayers had been answered. I was wrong.
    Play
    Climate

    I hate food, and Soylent is way too much like food.

    By Dylan Matthews
    Education
    For the love of God, rich people, stop giving Ivy League colleges moneyFor the love of God, rich people, stop giving Ivy League colleges money
    Education

    It’s obscene, it’s wasteful, and it’s wrong.

    By Dylan Matthews

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