
Dylan Matthews
Former Senior Correspondent and Lead Writer
Latest articles by Dylan Matthews


We were right about the US avoiding recession and wrong about Brexit.


Our best of the year, from meatless meat to global warming to the rise of artificial intelligence.


What economists, political scientists, sociologists, and philosophers taught me about the world in the 2010s.


Otters are necrophilic, bestiality-inclined rapists and murderers who regularly kidnap children and spread swine flu.


GiveWell’s “moral weights” project changed how the organization recommends top charities.


He would impose a moratorium on the biggest factory farm polluters.

Winners: Joe Biden, Amy Klobuchar. Loser: Pete Buttigieg.


There is now a bipartisan bill for a child allowance.


Volcker caused two recessions — and ended the 1970s era of high inflation in the US.


Abhijit Banerjee and Esther Duflo are immigrants themselves — and they both think the evidence shows we need more people like them.