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Dylan Matthews

Dylan Matthews

Former Senior Correspondent and Lead Writer

    Latest articles by Dylan Matthews

    Future Perfect
    Why humans are still much better than AI at forecasting the futureWhy humans are still much better than AI at forecasting the future
    Future Perfect

    AI is the future. It just can’t predict it.

    By Dylan Matthews
    Future Perfect
    Manufacturing jobs are never coming backManufacturing jobs are never coming back
    Future Perfect

    Putting Americans back to work in factories isn’t just hard. It’s impossible.

    By Dylan Matthews
    Future Perfect
    The influential paper that explains Trump’s radical tariff policyThe influential paper that explains Trump’s radical tariff policy
    Future Perfect

    Tariffs aren’t helping globalization’s losers — they’re victimizing them again.

    By Dylan Matthews
    How Donald Trump is remaking America
    What would a world without foreign aid look like?What would a world without foreign aid look like?
    How Donald Trump is remaking America

    The brutal debate over how to rescue foreign aid.

    By Dylan Matthews
    The Highlight
    Why it still takes days for banks to give you your moneyWhy it still takes days for banks to give you your money
    The Highlight

    It’s the 21st century — instant bank transfers should be the norm everywhere.

    By Dylan Matthews
    Future Perfect
    We’ll miss globalism when it’s goneWe’ll miss globalism when it’s gone
    Future Perfect

    Remember when elites cared about the rest of the world?

    By Dylan Matthews
    Future Perfect
    AI is coming for the laptop classAI is coming for the laptop class
    Future Perfect

    Remote work has surged. Is it about to all be automated away?

    By Dylan Matthews
    How Donald Trump is remaking America
    The worst thing Trump has done so farThe worst thing Trump has done so far
    How Donald Trump is remaking America

    Tens of thousands of people will die if Trump’s war on USAID continues.

    By Dylan Matthews
    Future Perfect
    Inside Trump’s purge at the agency that saves millions of livesInside Trump’s purge at the agency that saves millions of lives
    Future Perfect

    USAID has become a testing ground for dismantling government agencies, agency employees tell Vox.

    By Dylan Matthews
    Trump 2.0, explained
    This obscure budget procedure could be Trump’s biggest weaponThis obscure budget procedure could be Trump’s biggest weapon
    Trump 2.0, explained

    How Trump could attempt to cut Medicaid, school funding, and more — without Congress.

    By Dylan Matthews