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Our world has too much information and not enough context. We’ve been hearing this a lot...
How to get ad-free Vox podcasts
Vox Members now get ad-free listening on all of our podcasts. It’s just one of the...
The extraordinary reason why scientists are collecting sea turtle tears
Each year, in late spring and early summer, female sea turtles will crawl out of the...
How Trump’s tariffs will affect the economy and your wallet
Donald Trump has said that “tariff” is the “most beautiful word in the dictionary.” And throughout...
Welcome to the April issue of The Highlight
There’s so much to be said about — and to be gained from — the magic...
Yes, your allergies are getting worse
The warming spring air is a welcome relief from the bitterly cold winter across much of...
Trump’s “third term” comments, briefly explained
This story appeared in The Logoff, a daily newsletter that helps you stay informed about the Trump administration without...
The Supreme Court seems poised to give religious employers a big win
There wasn’t a lot of suspense going into Monday’s Supreme Court argument in Catholic Charities v....
Is this the Democrats’ Tea Party moment?
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz summed up the state of his party well recently, “The Democratic Party...
Why are so many college basketball players from other countries?
Vox reader Brian Diederich asks: Why and how do so many collegiate basketball teams — both...
How not to text, explained
It’s been a big week for the group chat. On Monday, the Atlantic’s editor-in-chief Jeffrey Goldberg...
The most important number in the world
I was an English major in college, and my favorite poet was the first-generation Romantic William...
The cockiest thing Trump has done so far
All nine of the Supreme Court justices are lawyers. All of them have friends and law...
The fight for USAID’s future, briefly explained
This story appeared in The Logoff, a daily newsletter that helps you stay informed about the Trump administration without...
Elon Musk promised Wisconsin voters a $1 million reward. Is that legal?
For the second time in a year, Elon Musk appears to be trying to bribe voters...
Trump’s attack on migrants is an attack on everyone
At around 5:15 pm on Tuesday, a man in a black hoodie stopped Tufts University graduate...
A government that can really do things sounds good. But is it?
The buzzword of the past couple of weeks is Abundance, Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson’s new...
A marine biologist discovered something incredible in a beer bottle on the seafloor
This story was produced in collaboration with The Dodo. One morning this week, Hanna Koch was...
Does moderation actually hurt Democratic candidates?
Earlier this month, Thomas Edsall published a column in the New York Times titled, “Even if...
Why is the US bombing Yemen in the first place?
Washington has been convulsed over the past week by the question of how a prominent journalist...
The lawsuits blocking Trump’s agenda, explained in 2 charts
President Donald Trump came into office with plans to enact his agenda at breakneck speed, and...
What should a prison look like?
This story was originally published in The Highlight, Vox’s member-exclusive magazine. To get early access to member-exclusive...
What would a world without foreign aid look like?
If, on January 19, 2025, a day before Donald Trump’s inauguration, you had asked foreign aid...
Are vitamins a scam?
A Vox reader asks: How do I know which vitamins and supplements are right/safe for me?...
ICE’s viral arrest of a Tufts University student, briefly explained
This story appeared in The Logoff, a daily newsletter that helps you stay informed about the...
The rise of chatbot “friends”
Can you truly be friends with a chatbot? If you find yourself asking that question, it’s...
Why it still takes days for banks to give you your money
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You should be setting rejection goals
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The deep divide lurking in Trump officials’ leaked group chat
The biggest story in America is, and should remain, the Trump administration’s accidental inclusion of Atlantic...
The Social Security crisis, briefly explained
The Social Security Administration — which distributes benefits to tens of millions of retired workers, people...
The invisible homeless crisis that official statistics miss
“The only thing worse than being homeless in America is not being considered homeless in America,”...
A Supreme Court case about abortion could destroy Medicaid
Kerr v. Planned Parenthood South Atlantic is one of the most straightforward cases the Supreme Court...
The immigration crackdown threatening to break America’s child care system
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A longtime target of the right is finally buckling under Trump pressure
The second Trump administration has shown remarkable aggression in abruptly canceling hundreds of millions of dollars...
The viral story of Trump’s team texting war plans to a journalist, briefly explained
This story appeared in The Logoff, a daily newsletter that helps you stay informed about the Trump administration without...
The Supreme Court appears determined to blow up its one good Voting Rights Act decision
The Supreme Court sent a rather unfortunate message during Monday’s argument in a racial gerrymandering dispute...
The only generation not in a sex recession
If you’ve read the news lately, you’ve probably heard that Americans may be in the middle...
The Supreme Court’s new religion case could devastate American workers
If you know the name of a case the Supreme Court will hear on March 31,...
The harrowing lives of animal researchers
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How to be less afraid of boredom
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Trump’s deportations: there’s a power to the power grabs
You’ve surely heard “First They Came,” German pastor Martin Niemöller’s famous poem about the road to...
Why do kids have imaginary friends?
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One big reason for fewer babies: phones?
All across the world, people are having fewer children. The birth rate is declining quickly in...
Zero-sum politics is destroying America. We can build a way out.
If you’re anything like me — a policy dork who spends too much time on X...
There are 132 lawsuits against Trump. Pay attention to these two.
There are many lawsuits challenging allegedly illegal actions by the Trump administration — 132 of them...
The elite institutions caving to Donald Trump, briefly explained
This story appeared in The Logoff, a daily newsletter that helps you stay informed about the Trump administration without...
Natalia Grace, the orphan whose bizarre abandonment made her a reality star, explained
Late in Hulu’s new series Good American Family comes a moment of irony that’s become all...
A tale of two ceasefires
Put the Nobel Peace Prize on hold for just a bit. President Donald Trump came into...
Are Elon Musk’s China ties a national security risk?
Elon Musk has opinions on how a lot of the world’s countries should be run. He...
Don’t get surgery on a Friday
If you have any say, you might want to avoid scheduling your next surgery on a...