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Dylan Matthews

Dylan Matthews was a summer 2008 Prospect editorial intern.

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This Scene Shares More Than Blue Genes.

Dylan MatthewsFeb 25, 2010

Nick Kristof's column today on autism is a curious beast. While written like a typical, "let's quote the experts" policy wonk piece, it has a seriously disturbing assumption underpinning it:

Autism was first identified in 1943 in an obscure medical journal. Since then it has become a frighteningly common affliction, with the Centers for Disease Control reporting recently that autism disorders now affect almost 1 percent of children.

The Game Is Rigged.

Dylan MatthewsDec 04, 2009

Andrew Exum is very good at constructing straw men. Responding to Matt Yglesias' post noting that many national security think tanks -- like CNAS, which employs Exum -- are funded by defense contractors, Exum writes:

He's a What? He's a What? He's a Newspaper Man.

Dylan MatthewsDec 03, 2009

Peter Baker, the White House correspondent for the New York Times, is very worried about the Huffington Post and Talking Points Memo's membership in the White House press pool:

“This is really troubling,” said New York Times reporter Peter Baker in an email to POLITICO. “We’re blurring the line between news and punditry even further and opening ourselves to legitimate questions among readers about where the White House press corps gets its information.”

Wading in Seas Not Shining.

Dylan MatthewsDec 03, 2009

While Peter Beinart's foreign policy has improved markedly since he was equating progressives with Truman-era fellow travelers, his conception of what "morality" means in foreign policy still seems to have precious little to do with actual consequences. Here he is attacking the Obama administration for "downsizing" -- that is, abandoning a broader "war on terror" in favor of targeting al-Qaeda:

Huckabee Discovers Institutional Racism.

Dylan MatthewsDec 02, 2009

In case you haven't heard, Mike Huckabee has been taking heat this week for having granted clemency in 2000 to Maurice Clemmons, who is accused of killing four police officers in Washington this past Sunday. While everyone from Josh Marshall to Tim Pawlenty has attacked Huckabee for the decision, the criticism struck me as pretty off-base.

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