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Archives for May 2026

Politics
The Supreme Court gets thrown back into the abortion warsThe Supreme Court gets thrown back into the abortion wars
Politics

Why haven’t the Republican justices banned mifepristone already?

By Ian Millhiser
Politics
Why the latest would-be Trump assassin is so hard to figure outWhy the latest would-be Trump assassin is so hard to figure out
Politics

The suspect’s Trump critiques were relatively ordinary. How do Americans with similar concerns discuss them responsibly?

By Zack Beauchamp
Politics
What the Supreme Court still has left to decide this termWhat the Supreme Court still has left to decide this term
Politics

Democracy and Donald Trump dominate the Court’s remaining docket.

By Ian Millhiser
Climate
These tropical forests are critically important. Why is this religious sect cutting them down?These tropical forests are critically important. Why is this religious sect cutting them down?
Climate

What you didn’t know about Mennonites, soy, and Bolivia.

By Benji Jones
Advice
What’s more likely to be sentient: An ant or ChatGPT?What’s more likely to be sentient: An ant or ChatGPT?
Advice

Please don’t overthink this one.

By Sigal Samuel
Explain It to Me
How weddings got (even more) expensiveHow weddings got (even more) expensive
Podcast
Explain It to Me

Getting married in a social media age.

By Jonquilyn Hill
Future Perfect
Some deaf children are hearing again because of a new gene therapySome deaf children are hearing again because of a new gene therapy
Future Perfect

A medical field that almost died is quietly fixing one disease at a time.

By Bryan Walsh
America, Actually
Heather Cox Richardson grades AmericaHeather Cox Richardson grades America
Podcast
America, Actually

250 years on, how’s America doing?

By Astead Herndon
The Logoff
Why Trump says the US-Iran war is overWhy Trump says the US-Iran war is over
The Logoff

Trump’s plan to evade an Iran deadline, briefly explained.

By Cameron Peters
Video
The Department of Holy WarThe Department of Holy War
Play
Video

What Pete Hegseth’s fascination with the Crusades can tell us about the war in Iran.

By Nate Krieger
Culture
The Devil Wears Prada 2 is capitalist art that hates capitalist artThe Devil Wears Prada 2 is capitalist art that hates capitalist art
Culture

The millennial fairy tale takes aim at corporate greed and the death of creativity. But it largely exists because of them.

By Alex Abad-Santos
Politics
Trump says Cuba is “next.” What does that mean?Trump says Cuba is “next.” What does that mean?
Politics

The island may be next in the administration’s crosshairs after Venezuela and Iran. But it’s not clear what the plan is.

By Joshua Keating
What twins can teach us about friendship
The Highlight

They grow up together, but are twins destined to share a social network?

By Allie Volpe