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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: Is the administration’s Osama bin Laden story a lie?Vox Sentences: Is the administration’s Osama bin Laden story a lie?
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    That and more in our daily news roundup.

    By Dylan Matthews
    Culture
    Mad Men is at its funniest and most surreal when its main character isn’t aroundMad Men is at its funniest and most surreal when its main character isn’t around
    Culture

    Don plays things too straight to ever get as weird as some of his coworkers.

    By Dylan Matthews
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    Vox Sentences: Baltimore to DOJ — “Take my police department, please!”Vox Sentences: Baltimore to DOJ — “Take my police department, please!”
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    That and more in our daily news roundup.

    By Dylan Matthews
    Education
    An American’s guide to the oddly compelling 2015 United Kingdom electionsAn American’s guide to the oddly compelling 2015 United Kingdom elections
    Education

    The most likely winner is … nobody.

    By Dylan Matthews
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    Vox Sentences: France’s most dramatic response to Charlie Hebdo yetVox Sentences: France’s most dramatic response to Charlie Hebdo yet
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    That and more in our daily news roundup.

    By Dylan Matthews
    Culture
    McCann Erickson is an incredibly effective Ghost of Mad Men PastMcCann Erickson is an incredibly effective Ghost of Mad Men Past
    Culture

    The show uses the larger agency to depict just how much the characters have changed.

    By Dylan Matthews
    Politics
    Paul Ryan loves talking about poverty, but he keeps getting the basic facts wrongPaul Ryan loves talking about poverty, but he keeps getting the basic facts wrong
    Politics

    Step one: learn how the poverty rate works.

    By Dylan Matthews
    Gun Violence
    Vox Sentences: The shooting in Garland, TexasVox Sentences: The shooting in Garland, Texas
    Gun Violence

    That and more in our daily news roundup.

    By Dylan Matthews
    Media
    People have been complaining about hot takes since the 1960sPeople have been complaining about hot takes since the 1960s
    Media

    “If he cannot find a story, then he must make one.”

    By Dylan Matthews
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    Vox Sentences: The Baltimore police prosecution beginsVox Sentences: The Baltimore police prosecution begins
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    That and more in our daily news roundup.

    By Dylan Matthews

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