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Archives for March 2025

Politics
Elon Musk promised Wisconsin voters a $1 million reward. Is that legal?Elon Musk promised Wisconsin voters a $1 million reward. Is that legal?
Politics

Here’s what election law experts say.

By Nicole Narea
How Donald Trump is remaking America
Trump’s attack on migrants is an attack on everyoneTrump’s attack on migrants is an attack on everyone
How Donald Trump is remaking America

A shocking ICE arrest shows how Trump’s immigration policy is also an assault on civil liberties.

By Zack Beauchamp
Future Perfect
Trump’s takeover holds an unexpected lesson: A weak government isn’t all badTrump’s takeover holds an unexpected lesson: A weak government isn’t all bad
Future Perfect

Imagine how much worse things would be if the federal government had even more power than it does now.

By Kelsey Piper
Down to Earth
A marine biologist discovered something incredible in a beer bottle on the seafloorA marine biologist discovered something incredible in a beer bottle on the seafloor
Down to Earth

Sometimes nature thrives in the most unlikely places.

By Benji Jones
How Donald Trump is remaking America
The disturbing thread that ties together Trump’s major moves so farThe disturbing thread that ties together Trump’s major moves so far
How Donald Trump is remaking America

The retribution presidency, explained.

By Andrew Prokop
Politics
Does moderation actually hurt Democratic candidates?Does moderation actually hurt Democratic candidates?
Politics

A buzzy new study says yes — or does it?

By Eric Levitz
Politics
Why is the US bombing Yemen in the first place?Why is the US bombing Yemen in the first place?
Politics

The actual bombing campaign behind the Signal scandal.

By Joshua Keating
Politics
The lawsuits blocking Trump’s agenda, explained in 2 chartsThe lawsuits blocking Trump’s agenda, explained in 2 charts
Politics

The courts are acting as a check on executive power. Will it last?

By Nicole Narea
Policy
What should a prison look like?What should a prison look like?
Policy

How we design prisons and where we choose to build them says a lot about what we think of the people on the inside.

By Abdallah Fayyad
How Donald Trump is remaking America
What would a world without foreign aid look like?What would a world without foreign aid look like?
How Donald Trump is remaking America

The brutal debate over how to rescue foreign aid.

By Dylan Matthews
Explain It to Me
Are vitamins a scam?Are vitamins a scam?
Explain It to Me

The unregulated morass of vitamins and supplements makes it hard to know what’s legitimate. We can help.

By Dylan Scott
The Logoff
ICE’s viral arrest of a Tufts University student, briefly explainedICE’s viral arrest of a Tufts University student, briefly explained
The Logoff

A foreign student who coauthored an op-ed was arrested and put in deportation proceedings.

By Patrick Reis
Policy
The assault on pro-Palestinian speech has a long and shameful historyThe assault on pro-Palestinian speech has a long and shameful history
Policy

Detentions of pro-Palestinian students are part of a broader assault on the First Amendment.

By Abdallah Fayyad
Future Perfect
How Trump wants to make one of the most dangerous jobs in America even worseHow Trump wants to make one of the most dangerous jobs in America even worse
Future Perfect

The president’s cruel, reckless plan to speed up slaughterhouse lines, explained in one chart.

By Kenny Torrella
Today, Explained podcast
Trump is on a losing streak in the courts. How will he respond?Trump is on a losing streak in the courts. How will he respond?
Podcast
Today, Explained podcast

The administration’s war on the judiciary, explained by a law professor.

By Sean Rameswaram and Devan Schwartz