Policy
Vox’s policy team covers how government action and inaction affect people’s lives: the problems facing the US, the ideas that could solve them, and the debates and arguments that will determine if those solutions become reality.
The crackdown on corporate landlords just got more counterproductive.
The policy fight is moving well beyond sports and youth medicine. The political response hasn’t caught up.
How the Epstein story became an American parable.
Revealed in one chart.
You need a primary care appointment. Should you see an MD — or NP?
Crime is falling to historic lows. This economist knows how to make it plunge even faster.
How to think about long-term use, dependence, and withdrawal — according to a professional.
Are they harming the investigation — or just doing the same thing as CNN?
Driverless cars could save thousands of lives. They might also break our cities.
The US said we can’t afford to let a surveillance state like China win the AI race. Well...
Gun lovers may soon have the right to bear bongs.
Both parties just approved billions for lifesaving aid abroad. Will Trump actually spend it?
America has remade itself every few decades. Are we due?
William Foege helped give us a world without smallpox. We’re marking his death by letting measles come back.
Why another big swing at health care reform is coming.
Do stoners have a right to bear arms?
The drama at the Department of Homeland Security, explained.
From Venezuelan oil to the Board of Peace, Trump is constantly looking for new sources of cash he can control.
The Colbert censorship story is messier than it looks.
The deep roots of mutual aid.
And young Republicans are particularly enraged.
Yes, really.
When “mass deportation” gets to Trump country.
It’s a weird time to talk about contraceptives. Here’s what the debate is missing.
First, lawsuits.
The US shut down a major city’s airport, and nobody is quite sure why.
America’s Trumpiest court just gave Trump a dangerous new weapon.
The uncomfortable truth about “the left” and “the right.”
The nightmare scenario for American democracy is no longer unthinkable.
The decline of burglary and robbery, explained.
The president falsely accused Haitians in Ohio of eating pets. Now he’s trying to deport them.
The surprising impact of better-designed public housing.
Research has found that a routine vaccine slows aging and cuts dementia risk.
The immigration agents leaving Minneapolis, briefly explained.
This DOJ is no longer capable of doing its job.
Apartments are safer and more affordable than single-family homes. Why do we treat them like a hazard?
A federal court says deportation protections for Haitian immigrants will remain in place.
Minnesota provides a blueprint for how to prevent a slide into authoritarianism we’ve seen in other countries.