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Dylan Matthews

Dylan Matthews

Former Senior Correspondent and Lead Writer

    Latest articles by Dylan Matthews

    Politics
    Kavanaugh likely gives SCOTUS the votes to overturn Roe. Here’s how they’d do it.Kavanaugh likely gives SCOTUS the votes to overturn Roe. Here’s how they’d do it.
    Politics

    Get ready for the opinion to be gutted.

    By Dylan Matthews
    Explainers
    Brett Kavanaugh, Donald Trump’s Supreme Court pick, explainedBrett Kavanaugh, Donald Trump’s Supreme Court pick, explained
    Explainers

    The votes are in.

    By Dylan Matthews
    Explainers
    America under Brett KavanaughAmerica under Brett Kavanaugh
    Explainers

    How Trump’s nominee will affect abortion, prisons, affirmative action, and gay rights.

    By Dylan Matthews
    Exclusive: we re-ran polls from 1991 about Anita Hill, this time about Christine Blasey Ford
    Politics

    A lot has changed. But one big thing hasn’t.

    By Dylan Matthews
    Politics
    Lindsey Graham to Democrats: “You’d better watch out for your nominees”Lindsey Graham to Democrats: “You’d better watch out for your nominees”
    Politics

    Graham is repeatedly, glibly dismissing Christine Blasey Ford’s accusations.

    By Dylan Matthews
    A genetically modified organism could end malaria and save millions of lives — if we decide to use it
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    Science

    The debate over whether to use genetically modified mosquitoes to fight malaria, explained.

    By Dylan Matthews
    Politics
    Who’s overrated and who’s underrated as a 2020 Democratic presidential prospect?Who’s overrated and who’s underrated as a 2020 Democratic presidential prospect?
    Politics

    A few of our favorite long shots.

    By Matthew Yglesias, Ezra Klein and 1 more
    Future Perfect
    The small study in Rwanda that could change the way the US does foreign aidThe small study in Rwanda that could change the way the US does foreign aid
    Future Perfect

    A nutrition program went head to head with cash.

    By Dylan Matthews
    Politics
    The tyranny of the majority isn’t a problem in America today. Tyranny of the minority is.The tyranny of the majority isn’t a problem in America today. Tyranny of the minority is.
    Politics

    Minority rule brought us Trump, and worse.

    By Dylan Matthews
    Future Perfect
    Study: giving out cash in Uganda helped after 4 years. After 9 years, not so much.Study: giving out cash in Uganda helped after 4 years. After 9 years, not so much.
    Future Perfect

    Nearly a decade on, the people who got cash weren’t earning more than people who didn’t.

    By Dylan Matthews

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