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Dylan Matthews

Dylan Matthews

Former Senior Correspondent and Lead Writer

    Latest articles by Dylan Matthews

    Technology
    The big problem with the Apple Watch is that time is an illusionThe big problem with the Apple Watch is that time is an illusion
    Technology

    The idea that time passes requires events to be in the past, present, and future at the same time. That’s a paradox.

    By Dylan Matthews
    archives
    Vox Sentences: Corruption? In New Jersey? But how?Vox Sentences: Corruption? In New Jersey? But how?
    archives

    That and more in our daily news roundup.

    By Dylan Matthews
    Life
    One nation under God, mappedOne nation under God, mapped
    Life

    Here’s the most common religious tradition in all 50 states.

    By Dylan Matthews
    Life
    13 maps about America worth bringing up at dinner parties and/or first dates13 maps about America worth bringing up at dinner parties and/or first dates
    Life

    Did you know that Texas’ economy is the same size as Australia’s? Now tell your date.

    By Dylan Matthews and Ezra Klein
    archives
    Vox Sentences: The politics behind the “knife shower of justice”Vox Sentences: The politics behind the “knife shower of justice”
    archives

    That and more in our daily news roundup.

    By Dylan Matthews
    Supreme Court
    Vox Sentences: The big Supreme Court Obamacare case, explainedVox Sentences: The big Supreme Court Obamacare case, explained
    Supreme Court

    That and more in our daily news roundup.

    By Dylan Matthews
    Israel
    Vox Sentences: Netanyahu’s aggressive, befuddling speech to CongressVox Sentences: Netanyahu’s aggressive, befuddling speech to Congress
    Israel

    That and more in our daily news roundup.

    By Dylan Matthews
    Politics
    Are progressive taxes an artifact of war?Are progressive taxes an artifact of war?
    Politics

    A new study argues that high taxes on the rich are an accident of history.

    By Dylan Matthews
    This is how the American system of government will die
    Features

    Not with a bang but with a whimper.

    By Dylan Matthews
    archives
    Vox Sentences: Boris Nemtsov wasn’t a major threat to Vladimir Putin. So why is he dead?Vox Sentences: Boris Nemtsov wasn’t a major threat to Vladimir Putin. So why is he dead?
    archives

    That and more in our daily news roundup.

    By Dylan Matthews

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