Matt Taylor
Senior Editor
matt.taylor@vice.comMatt Taylor was a staff reporter at his hometown weekly newspaper the East Hampton Star, and has also written on the internet for magazines like Slate, Salon, the Daily Beast, the Atlantic, Tablet, the American Prospect and New York.
The Netflix Doc 'Broken' Shows How Social Media Helped Feed the Vape Crisis
JUUL exploded for a reason.
How the 2010s Taught Us to Hate the Rich
From the gig economy to supervillains like Martin Shkreli to the college cheating scandal, this is the story of "late capitalism" coming to life.
California Just Jacked Up Weed Taxes. The Black Market Could Cash In
The increase is an "extinction event" for a new industry, critics say, and could even mean more vaping deaths.
Bloomberg Versus Trump Is a Nightmare That's Just Beginning
Rich people have always liked funding their own campaigns for president. This time is different.
California Liberals Talked a Big Game About Weed Justice. Then Big Cannabis Took Over
“A lot of people really felt like small farmers would be taken care of and looked after." They haven't been.
Actually Supporting Homeless People Does Not Mean Housing Them Yourself
A brief guide to the absurd, circular logic of people who don't want to deal with homelessness.
Forget Cali Sober. Now There's Vape Sober
Inside the massive underground network of people who help each other stay off drugs—and are ready to fight back against vape bans.
The Long, Strange Beef Over Who Actually Invented 'The Apprentice'
"My friends," Mark Bethea said recently, "joke with me that I am the reason Donald Trump is president."
What Would Happen in the Minutes and Hours After Trump Got Impeached and Convicted
From Mike Pence refusing to take the oath of office to fears of a "Cival War," we gamed out some plausible and bizarre scenarios.
'Mango Is Not a Crime': Trump-Supporting Vapers Stormed D.C.
Jeffrey Epstein conspiracies. Questionable signs about "vapers lives matter." And lots of angry people who voted for the president.