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


It’s not all bad news — life expectancy and literacy are up, and global poverty is down.


A very basic guide to the scandal that would end Richard Nixon’s presidency.


Jeff Bezos gave an estimated 0.1 percent of his wealth in 2018.


GiveDirectly’s most ambitious evaluation to date is a gamechanger.


Male piglets usually have their testicles cut off without anesthetics. There’s a simple, pain-free alternative.

Winner: Cory Booker. Loser: asylum seekers.


The idea that Bill and Hillary Clinton secretly kill their political enemies has circulated in right-wing fever swamps for decades.


The foundation’s malfeasance was prosecuted, but most foundation wrongdoing is never even investigated.


Most of the ultra-rich are right-wing and single-mindedly focused on lowering their taxes, and it’s a major social problem.


It’s not just a weird libertarian obsession. Corporate AI is already warping our lives and our governments.