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Dylan Matthews

Dylan Matthews

Former Senior Correspondent and Lead Writer

    Latest articles by Dylan Matthews

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    Vox Sentences: Sadiq Khan and Carry OnVox Sentences: Sadiq Khan and Carry On
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    A terror attack doesn’t shake up Londoners but could shake up the UK election; Qatar faces a sudden blockade; Trump’s big new idea for America is privatizing air traffic control.

    By Dara Lind and Dylan Matthews
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    Vox Sentences: SEE YOU IN COURT indeed, Mr. PresidentVox Sentences: SEE YOU IN COURT indeed, Mr. President
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    The once and future travel ban makes it to the Supreme Court, plus more Comey news and Ireland gets a new Taoiseach.

    By Dylan Matthews and Dara Lind
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    Vox Sentences: Some men just want to watch the world burnVox Sentences: Some men just want to watch the world burn
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    The planet is boiling, but US-Cuba relations are cooling off.

    By Dylan Matthews and Dara Lind
    Politics
    Donald Trump has tweeted climate change skepticism 115 times. Here’s all of it.Donald Trump has tweeted climate change skepticism 115 times. Here’s all of it.
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    Turns out the guy who snickers about global warming every time it’s cold … might not be great on the environment.

    By Dylan Matthews
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    Vox Sentences: We might not always have ParisVox Sentences: We might not always have Paris
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    Trump might be reneging on the Paris climate deal, or maybe he isn’t, who knows, life’s but a walking shadow, signifying nothing.

    By Dara Lind and Dylan Matthews
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    Vox Sentences: Angela Merkel is tired of this shitVox Sentences: Angela Merkel is tired of this shit
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    Merkel doesn’t mince words; a racially motivated attack in Portland; the Kushner plot thickens.

    By Dylan Matthews and Dara Lind
    Politics
    What happens if you replace every social program with a universal basic incomeWhat happens if you replace every social program with a universal basic income
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    It’s … not great.

    By Dylan Matthews
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    Vox Sentences: The GOP has assault-of-the-earth candidate in MontanaVox Sentences: The GOP has assault-of-the-earth candidate in Montana
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    Montana goes to the polls; Trump sparks NATO tensions; protests get fiery in Brazil.

    By Dylan Matthews and Dara Lind
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    Vox Sentences: CBOh that’s another very bad health care scoreVox Sentences: CBOh that’s another very bad health care score
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    New health care bill, same as the old health care bill.

    By Dara Lind and Dylan Matthews
    Politics
    This is how Donald Trump’s budget cuts could actually become lawThis is how Donald Trump’s budget cuts could actually become law
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    It’s not as impossible as you might think.

    By Dylan Matthews