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Dylan Matthews

Dylan Matthews

Former Senior Correspondent and Lead Writer

    Latest articles by Dylan Matthews

    Future Perfect
    Alice Rivlin shaped every major policy debate of the past 40 yearsAlice Rivlin shaped every major policy debate of the past 40 years
    Future Perfect

    Rivlin, who died at age 88, created the Congressional Budget Office. Washington hasn’t been the same since.

    By Dylan Matthews
    Future Perfect
    Trump wants to change how poverty is calculated — to make fewer people eligible for benefitsTrump wants to change how poverty is calculated — to make fewer people eligible for benefits
    Future Perfect

    It’s a subtle but important change.

    By Dylan Matthews
    Politics
    Amy Klobuchar on Brett Kavanaugh: “He got a really good job out of the whole thing”Amy Klobuchar on Brett Kavanaugh: “He got a really good job out of the whole thing”
    Politics

    Fox News’s Bret Baier tried to catch her in hypocrisy. Here’s her reply.

    By Dylan Matthews
    Future Perfect
    Ranking celebrity chef cookbooks ... by how many animals their recipes killRanking celebrity chef cookbooks ... by how many animals their recipes kill
    Future Perfect

    Here’s how many animals Rachael Ray, Paula Deen, Mario Batali, and others would have you kill.

    By Dylan Matthews
    Democrats have united around a plan to dramatically cut child poverty
    Future Perfect

    The American Family Act, one of Democrats’ biggest policy initiatives of 2019, explained.

    By Dylan Matthews
    Politics
    3 winners and 3 losers from the Mueller report3 winners and 3 losers from the Mueller report
    Politics

    Let’s do this.

    By Dylan Matthews and Zack Beauchamp
    Politics
    Trump on Mueller’s appointment: “This is the end of my Presidency”Trump on Mueller’s appointment: “This is the end of my Presidency”
    Politics

    “I’m fucked,” he reportedly added.

    By Dylan Matthews
    Future Perfect
    Democrats don’t have to wait for Trump to leave office to cut child povertyDemocrats don’t have to wait for Trump to leave office to cut child poverty
    Future Perfect

    Most European countries have child allowances. Why not California?

    By Dylan Matthews
    Modern Monetary Theory, explained
    Future Perfect

    A very detailed walkthrough of the big new left economic idea.

    By Dylan Matthews
    Politics
    Why I’m boycotting TurboTax this yearWhy I’m boycotting TurboTax this year
    Politics

    I don’t want my money used to lobby Congress to make taxes complicated.

    By Dylan Matthews

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