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.
Vape Shop Owners and Employees Are Having a Nightmare Christmas
This is what happens when your industry becomes a national scandal—and a community tries to look after its own.
Inside the Crackdown on Florida Rehab Clinics That Became Piss-Test Scams
Defrauding insurance companies with unnecessary urine drug tests is a cash cow. Cops are starting to catch up.
America's Strange Nicotine Regulations Somehow Just Got Even Weirder
The FDA just OK'd low-nicotine cigarettes. Vapers are pissed.
Psychedelics Were Already Having a Good Year. Then Andrew Yang Tweeted
"We are at the forefront of the fight to end the war on drugs," one advocate said of a budding movement.
Scientists Tell Everyone to Take Several Seats Over Vaping Panic
"In public health, there are always trade-offs."
Art Forgery Is Easier Than Ever, and It's a Great Way to Launder Money
More and more rich people are buying art and stashing it in strange places. According to infamous scammers, it's not even close to legit.
Here's More Evidence That Flavors Aren't the Reason Teens Vape
"Mint" and "unicorn poop" might not be as compelling to young people as trying something kind of weird and maybe even dangerous.
Inside the Financial Relationship Between Pete Buttigieg and Charter School Backers
The money from pro-charter donors raises questions about the surging candidate's recently-released education plan.
Pennsylvania Is Using the Vape Crisis to Try to Legalize Weed
"I think this is the primary lesson from the outbreak," one expert said.
Buttigieg's Version of America Is Basically a Caste System
He's a Harvard graduate, but his mayorship of a private university-dominated town tells us more about his strange take on free college.
Inside the Bizarre World of State Holidays Honoring KKK Wizards and Lobbyists
The easy way to quietly placate embarrassing or extreme supporters is getting harder to pull off.
When Students Are Striking at Harvard, You Know Class Rage Is Peaking
Graduate workers at the richest college in America haven't been happy for a while now. They're not alone.