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The appalling spectacle surrounding Nancy Guthrie’s disappearanceThe appalling spectacle surrounding Nancy Guthrie’s disappearance
Culture

In a post-true crime world, the combination of celebrity and social media is piling chaos onto tragedy.

By Kyndall Cunningham
The Logoff
Trump’s racist post, briefly explainedTrump’s racist post, briefly explained
The Logoff

The president’s racism is making his party antsy.

By Cameron Peters
Future Perfect
How to raise a low-income kid’s future earnings by 50 percentHow to raise a low-income kid’s future earnings by 50 percent
Future Perfect

The surprising impact of better-designed public housing.

By Marina Bolotnikova
Today, Explained newsletter
26 reasons to watch the Winter Olympics26 reasons to watch the Winter Olympics
Today, Explained newsletter

The athletes, events and simmering geopolitical crises that we’re watching at this year’s competition.

By Caitlin Dewey
Politics
Bad Bunny is taking over the US. Does he want Puerto Rico to leave it?Bad Bunny is taking over the US. Does he want Puerto Rico to leave it?
Politics

The Super Bowl performer’s ties to a nascent independence movement are roiling Puerto Rican politics.

By Marissa Martinez
Future Perfect
Those cute talking parrots on TikTok? A new investigation reveals the cruel “bird mills” that breed them for profit.Those cute talking parrots on TikTok? A new investigation reveals the cruel “bird mills” that breed them for profit.
Future Perfect

An exclusive investigation uncovers the hidden suffering behind the pet bird industry.

By Kenny Torrella
Politics
Why a Republican Supreme Court just handed a victory to DemocratsWhy a Republican Supreme Court just handed a victory to Democrats
Politics

The short answer is that this Supreme Court loves gerrymandering more than it hates Democrats.

By Ian Millhiser
Health
We have a miraculous anti-aging vaccine. Why aren’t more people getting it?We have a miraculous anti-aging vaccine. Why aren’t more people getting it?
Health

Research has found that a routine vaccine slows aging and cuts dementia risk.

By Dylan Scott
Podcasts
The messy truth about TikTok’s Trump-aligned takeoverThe messy truth about TikTok’s Trump-aligned takeover
Podcast
Podcasts

Are the new owners censoring you, or are they just bad at running the app?

By Jonquilyn Hill
Advice
The next big thing in wellness is…mitochondria?The next big thing in wellness is…mitochondria?
Advice

People are suddenly very concerned about the powerhouse of the cell.

By Hannah Seo
Technology
AI agents could change your life — if they don’t ruin it firstAI agents could change your life — if they don’t ruin it first
Technology

ChatGPT is boring compared to what comes next.

By Adam Clark Estes
Life
Why your kid is yelling “chicken banana”Why your kid is yelling “chicken banana”
Life

Is this the next “6-7”?

By Anna North
Climate
Trump’s new Wildland Fire Service is failing to igniteTrump’s new Wildland Fire Service is failing to ignite
Climate

Wildfires are a growing threat. Do we need a new federal agency to help?

By Umair Irfan
The Logoff
Is the Trump administration backing down in Minneapolis?Is the Trump administration backing down in Minneapolis?
The Logoff

The immigration agents leaving Minneapolis, briefly explained.

By Cameron Peters
Culture
2026 Winter Olympics in Italy2026 Winter Olympics in Italy
Culture
By Vox Staff
Politics
Trump’s occupation of Minneapolis has broken the Justice DepartmentTrump’s occupation of Minneapolis has broken the Justice Department
Politics

This DOJ is no longer capable of doing its job.

By Ian Millhiser
Future Perfect
Why the government really, really wants you to drink (whole) milkWhy the government really, really wants you to drink (whole) milk
Future Perfect

Washington’s obsession with dairy didn’t start with RFK Jr.

By Kenny Torrella
Explain It to Me
You shouldn’t have posted that. Now what?You shouldn’t have posted that. Now what?
Podcast
Explain It to Me

Don’t be afraid of your bad posts.

By Jonquilyn Hill
Today, Explained newsletter
Epstein gave America a common enemyEpstein gave America a common enemy
Today, Explained newsletter

His case has become a vehicle for a strain of anti-elite populism that’s growing across the political spectrum.

By Caitlin Dewey
The hidden double standards driving our housing crisis
Future Perfect

Apartments are safer and more affordable than single-family homes. Why do we treat them like a hazard?

By Marina Bolotnikova
The Logoff
A victory for Haitian immigrants, briefly explainedA victory for Haitian immigrants, briefly explained
The Logoff

A federal court says deportation protections for Haitian immigrants will remain in place.

By Cameron Peters
Politics
Is a new US-Russia arms race about to begin?Is a new US-Russia arms race about to begin?
Politics

We’re about to lose our last nuclear arms control treaty with Russia. What does that mean?

By Joshua Keating
Today, Explained newsletter
Three issues that could sink TrumpThree issues that could sink Trump
Today, Explained newsletter

Even some of the president’s supporters think he’s mishandling issues like the economy and immigration.

By Caitlin Dewey
Politics
Gen Z really doesn’t want to go warGen Z really doesn’t want to go war
Politics

One big reason why Trump has been losing the youngest voters.

By Rachel Janfaza
Future Perfect
Moltbook, the AI social network freaking out Silicon Valley, explainedMoltbook, the AI social network freaking out Silicon Valley, explained
Future Perfect

AI agents populated their own social network. Then they started a religion.

By Bryan Walsh
The Logoff
3 million new Epstein files, briefly explained3 million new Epstein files, briefly explained
The Logoff

What to know about the latest — and last? — Epstein release.

By Cameron Peters
Politics
Republicans are normalizing the one reform they should fear mostRepublicans are normalizing the one reform they should fear most
Politics

The Supreme Court is the GOP’s most durable power center. It makes no sense for them to endanger that source of power.

By Ian Millhiser
Culture
Why is Trump so obsessed with the Kennedy Center?Why is Trump so obsessed with the Kennedy Center?
Culture

The president has always loved theater. It’s never loved him back.

By Constance Grady
Culture
Other first ladies had cash grabs. Melania tops them all.Other first ladies had cash grabs. Melania tops them all.
Culture

A short history of presidential spouses making bank.

By Alyssa Rosenberg
Politics
Minneapolis is showing a new kind of anti-Trump resistanceMinneapolis is showing a new kind of anti-Trump resistance
Politics

Is this what democracy looks like?

By Christian Paz
Politics
Donald Trump’s ego might just save democracyDonald Trump’s ego might just save democracy
Politics

Minnesota provides a blueprint for how to prevent a slide into authoritarianism we’ve seen in other countries.

By Thomas Pepinsky
Politics
Trump’s massive self-ownTrump’s massive self-own
Politics

The president has turned his biggest political asset into a liability.

By Eric Levitz
Podcasts
Trump is trying to shape a new world order. Here’s what it looks like.Trump is trying to shape a new world order. Here’s what it looks like.
Podcast
Podcasts

He’s teaching some dangerous lessons to China and Russia.

By Peter Balonon-Rosen and Noel King
Podcasts
You may not like what comes after Charlie KirkYou may not like what comes after Charlie Kirk
Podcast
Podcasts

His followers are drifting toward Nick Fuentes, his onetime nemesis.

By Kelli Wessinger and Noel King
Podcasts
Trump’s polls are tanking. What does his base think?Trump’s polls are tanking. What does his base think?
Play
Podcasts

A MAGA diehard on ICE in Minneapolis, the Epstein files, and what Trump must do before the midterms.

By Astead Herndon
Podcasts
Why is Gen Z so obsessed with the 2010s?Why is Gen Z so obsessed with the 2010s?
Podcast
Podcasts

2016 really wasn’t that great. Why are we so nostalgic for it?

By Danielle Hewitt and Astead Herndon
Politics
The dismaying response to a new Alex Pretti videoThe dismaying response to a new Alex Pretti video
Politics

The new footage of Pretti clashing with ICE is real — and irrelevant.

By Eric Levitz
The Logoff
The Don Lemon indictment, briefly explainedThe Don Lemon indictment, briefly explained
The Logoff

Trump’s Justice Department is arresting journalists.

By Cameron Peters
The End of HIV
America’s culture wars are killing people overseasAmerica’s culture wars are killing people overseas
The End of HIV

When “pro-life” foreign aid hurts women and children the most.

By Sara Herschander