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Dylan Matthews

Dylan Matthews

Former Senior Correspondent and Lead Writer

    Latest articles by Dylan Matthews

    Future Perfect
    How a resort weekend for judges made courts more conservativeHow a resort weekend for judges made courts more conservative
    Podcast
    Future Perfect

    Judges who went to the seminars were likelier to rule against unions and environmental regulations.

    By Dylan Matthews and Byrd Pinkerton
    Vox’s guide to where 2020 Democrats stand on policy
    Bernie Sanders’s most socialist idea yet, explainedBernie Sanders’s most socialist idea yet, explained
    Vox’s guide to where 2020 Democrats stand on policy

    He wants to mandate employee ownership of big companies.

    By Dylan Matthews
    Future Perfect
    How charitable donations remade our courtsHow charitable donations remade our courts
    Podcast
    Future Perfect

    The Olin Foundation funded the Federalist Society, seminars for judges, and much more.

    By Dylan Matthews and Byrd Pinkerton
    Future Perfect
    Philanthropy is undergoing a massive backlash. A new book argues it’s gone too far.Philanthropy is undergoing a massive backlash. A new book argues it’s gone too far.
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    A veteran philanthropy consultant defends the field.

    By Dylan Matthews
    Future Perfect
    The Fed’s bad predictions are hurting usThe Fed’s bad predictions are hurting us
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    Policymakers consistently declared that we’d hit full employment — when we hadn’t.

    By Dylan Matthews
    Future Perfect
    What Andrew Carnegie’s philanthropy can teach us about the mega-rich todayWhat Andrew Carnegie’s philanthropy can teach us about the mega-rich today
    Podcast
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    His libraries didn’t really make up for his brutal factories.

    By Dylan Matthews and Byrd Pinkerton
    The radical plan to change how Harvard teaches economics
    Politics

    Raj Chetty has an idea for introducing students to econ that could cause a seismic shift in the field.

    By Dylan Matthews
    Future Perfect
    Morehouse’s student loan forgiveness is an incredibly useful economics experimentMorehouse’s student loan forgiveness is an incredibly useful economics experiment
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    But it’s also a reminder of the limits of billionaire philanthropy.

    By Dylan Matthews
    Culture
    “The Bells” was Game of Thrones’ most polarizing episode. Can the series finale still pull out a win?“The Bells” was Game of Thrones’ most polarizing episode. Can the series finale still pull out a win?
    Culture

    Vox staffers debate this controversial episode — and ask what’s ahead for Westeros.

    By Dylan Matthews, Aja Romano and 3 more
    Culture
    Vox’s predictions for Game of Thrones’ series finaleVox’s predictions for Game of Thrones’ series finale
    Culture

    With just one episode left, Vox staffers weigh in on what they think will happen — and what they’d like to see.

    By Alex Abad-Santos, Zack Beauchamp and 5 more