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Archives for December 2025

Technology
America’s war on data centers is comingAmerica’s war on data centers is coming
Podcast
Technology

AI is causing electricity prices to surge. No one is happy about it.

By Miles Bryan
Policy
Traditional gender roles won’t get men what they wantTraditional gender roles won’t get men what they want
Policy

Men’s search for meaning is everyone’s problem.

By Rachel Cohen Booth
Podcasts
The world has gotten richer — so, why aren’t we happier?The world has gotten richer — so, why aren’t we happier?
Podcast
Podcasts

Technological progress and economic growth are preconditions for human happiness, not a guarantee.

By Sean Illing
Culture
Why Gen Z is flocking to SEC universitiesWhy Gen Z is flocking to SEC universities
Culture

The ultimate college experience is social and Southern.

By Kyndall Cunningham
Future Perfect
Betting scandals broke sports. Could prediction markets do the same to politics?Betting scandals broke sports. Could prediction markets do the same to politics?
Podcast
Future Perfect

You can now place bets on elections, wars, and deportations. Should you?

By Ariana Aspuru and Noel King
The Case for Growth
Breaking free of zero-sum thinking will make America a wealthier countryBreaking free of zero-sum thinking will make America a wealthier country
The Case for Growth

The affordability crisis is a growth crisis.

By Bryan Walsh
Politics
Confused by the Trump administration? Think of it as a royal family.Confused by the Trump administration? Think of it as a royal family.
Politics

America’s new “neoroyalist” foreign policy.

By Joshua Keating
Politics
The Supreme Court takes up the most unconstitutional thing Trump has doneThe Supreme Court takes up the most unconstitutional thing Trump has done
Politics

There is no plausible argument that Trump’s attack on birthright citizenship is constitutional.

By Ian Millhiser
Politics
America has a new clash of civilizations — with European liberalsAmerica has a new clash of civilizations — with European liberals
Politics

According to Trump’s new national security strategy, America is done with “democracy promotion”…except in Europe.

By Joshua Keating
Health
RFK Jr.’s anti-vax committee is recklessly overhauling childhood vaccine policyRFK Jr.’s anti-vax committee is recklessly overhauling childhood vaccine policy
Health

America’s vaccine playbook is being rewritten by people who don’t believe in them.

By Dylan Scott
Politics
The Supreme Court just made gerrymandering nearly untouchableThe Supreme Court just made gerrymandering nearly untouchable
Politics

The Court’s Texas decision is a victory for Republicans, and it is a terrible blow to all gerrymandering plaintiffs.

By Ian Millhiser
Future Perfect
Why one of the world’s top fur producers just banned fur farmsWhy one of the world’s top fur producers just banned fur farms
Future Perfect

The end of fur just got a lot closer.

By Kenny Torrella
Climate
The fascinating link between cherry pie and this birdThe fascinating link between cherry pie and this bird
Climate

Meet the unpaid animal laborers who help safeguard our food.

By Benji Jones
The End of HIV
200,000 additional children under 5 will die this year — thanks to aid cuts200,000 additional children under 5 will die this year — thanks to aid cuts
The End of HIV

The historic increase in global child deaths, explained in one chart.

By Sara Herschander
The Logoff
Trump’s war crimes scandal, briefly explainedTrump’s war crimes scandal, briefly explained
The Logoff

War crimes allegations are engulfing the Pentagon after a deadly strike in the Caribbean.

By Cameron Peters