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Archives for December 2025

Future Perfect
9 actually good things that happened to animals this year9 actually good things that happened to animals this year
Future Perfect

It wasn’t all bad in 2025.

By Kenny Torrella
We need to grow the economy. We need to stop torching the planet. Here’s how we do both.
The Case for Growth

Let’s fix the two massive efficiency sinks in American life.

By Marina Bolotnikova
Policy
What if child care could make you rich?What if child care could make you rich?
Policy

When state funds are invested, the economics of operating a child care center change. So can the players.

By Rebecca Gale
The Logoff
Trump’s attack on trans health care, briefly explainedTrump’s attack on trans health care, briefly explained
The Logoff

New HHS rules would go after gender-affirming care for minors.

By Cameron Peters
Today, Explained newsletter
What you need to know before the Epstein Files come outWhat you need to know before the Epstein Files come out
Today, Explained newsletter

How the Epstein scandal took over the Trump administration.

By Cameron Peters and Andrew Prokop
Politics
Is the Trump administration just a reality TV show?Is the Trump administration just a reality TV show?
Politics

What influencers can tell us about Trump’s second term.

By Christian Paz
Climate
One of Trump’s grudges now threatens America’s weather forecastsOne of Trump’s grudges now threatens America’s weather forecasts
Climate

What happens when you kill the country’s climate science “mothership”?

By Marianne Lavelle
Climate
We’re passing a dangerous global warming threshold — but we’re not doomedWe’re passing a dangerous global warming threshold — but we’re not doomed
Climate

This major climate target has been dead for years. Now, people are finally acknowledging it.

By Umair Irfan
Policy
The looming showdown over IVF, explainedThe looming showdown over IVF, explained
Policy

Trump says he supports IVF. That’s about to be tested.

By Anna North
Politics
The revealing pointlessness of Trump’s primetime speechThe revealing pointlessness of Trump’s primetime speech
Politics

The president is a desperate man.

By Zack Beauchamp
The Logoff
Trump is breaking apart a scientific crown jewelTrump is breaking apart a scientific crown jewel
The Logoff

The National Center for Atmospheric Research is a treasure. The Trump administration wants to dismantle it.

By Cameron Peters
Future Perfect
The low, low cost of ending extreme povertyThe low, low cost of ending extreme poverty
Future Perfect

Less than Americans’ holiday shopping, actually.

By Sara Herschander
The 2,000-year-old debate that reveals AI’s biggest problem
Future Perfect

Silicon Valley is racing to build a god — without understanding what makes a good one.

By Sigal Samuel
Can money buy Americans happiness?
The Case for Growth

The real cause of America’s “vibecession.”

By Eric Levitz
Culture
Everything is a mockumentary now, thanks to Rob ReinerEverything is a mockumentary now, thanks to Rob Reiner
Culture

Want to understand Rob Reiner’s influence? Watch This Is Spinal Tap.

By Kyndall Cunningham