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Dylan Matthews

Dylan Matthews

Former Senior Correspondent and Lead Writer

    Latest articles by Dylan Matthews

    Politics
    “Kerry has finally decided to take no for an answer”: why he gave his big Israel speech“Kerry has finally decided to take no for an answer”: why he gave his big Israel speech
    Politics

    Why John Kerry’s big speech on Israel and Palestine matters, explained by an expert.

    By Dylan Matthews
    Israel
    Vox Sentences: Kerry: without two states, Israel “can be Jewish, or it can be democratic”Vox Sentences: Kerry: without two states, Israel “can be Jewish, or it can be democratic”
    Israel

    John Kerry has some real talk for Israel.

    By Dara Lind and Dylan Matthews
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    Vox Sentences: Remembering Carrie Fisher, an iconically tough womanVox Sentences: Remembering Carrie Fisher, an iconically tough woman
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    Carrie Fisher, iconically tough woman, 1956-2016; bitter fallout from a UN resolution (and a US abstention) over Israel; political crisis in Congo.

    By Dara Lind and Dylan Matthews
    Politics
    Political scientist: North Carolina “can no longer be classified as a full democracy”Political scientist: North Carolina “can no longer be classified as a full democracy”
    Politics
    House Republicans are proposing a big corporate tax cut that Walmart hatesHouse Republicans are proposing a big corporate tax cut that Walmart hates
    Politics

    The GOP’s plan for “border-adjustable” taxes, explained.

    By Dylan Matthews
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    Vox Sentences: We have an effective Ebola vaccine!Vox Sentences: We have an effective Ebola vaccine!
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    An effective Ebola vaccine; Obama keeps Trump from reanimating a Bush-era program to track visa holders from Muslim countries; North Carolina fails to repeal HB2.

    By Dara Lind and Dylan Matthews
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    Vox Sentences: The most 2016 question: Islamophobia, or YouTube stunt?Vox Sentences: The most 2016 question: Islamophobia, or YouTube stunt?
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    By Dara Lind and Dylan Matthews
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    Vox Sentences: Obama moves to Trump-proof the ArcticVox Sentences: Obama moves to Trump-proof the Arctic
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    Obama permanently(?) bans Arctic drilling; four officials charged in the Flint water crisis; we still don’t know much about yesterday’s truck attack in Berlin.

    By Dylan Matthews and Dara Lind
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    Vox Sentences: Congratulations, President-elect Trump. Here’s the world you’re inheriting.Vox Sentences: Congratulations, President-elect Trump. Here’s the world you’re inheriting.
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    A Turkish policeman assassinated the Russian ambassador; a truck attack at a Christmas market in Berlin; the electors back Trump.

    By Dara Lind and Dylan Matthews
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    Vox Sentences: The CIA and FBI agree: Russia was trying to help TrumpVox Sentences: The CIA and FBI agree: Russia was trying to help Trump
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    By Dara Lind and Dylan Matthews