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Archives for April 2025

Supreme Court
The religious right is headed toward a revolutionary victory in the Supreme CourtThe religious right is headed toward a revolutionary victory in the Supreme Court
Supreme Court

The Court’s Christian right makeover of the Constitution enters its endgame.

By Ian Millhiser
Unexplainable
Sorry, we left an implant in your brainSorry, we left an implant in your brain
Podcast
Unexplainable

What happens if you get a life-changing device implanted…and the company that maintains it goes bankrupt?

By Julia Longoria
Culture
What happens when a Christian relationship expert’s marriage falls apart?What happens when a Christian relationship expert’s marriage falls apart?
Culture

Advice author Lysa TerKeurst has a devoted audience, a dozen bestselling books — and she’s divorced.

By Aja Romano
Public Health
Drug overdose deaths are in a free fall — for nowDrug overdose deaths are in a free fall — for now
Public Health

Fewer people are dying from opioid overdoses. Trump threatens that progress.

By Dylan Scott
Politics
Trump is losingTrump is losing
Politics

His administration is great at breaking things — but it’s failing in its bigger goal.

By Zack Beauchamp
World Politics
The hidden danger in Trump’s trade warThe hidden danger in Trump’s trade war
World Politics

Could it make a real war more likely?

By Joshua Keating
The Logoff
Trump boots climate scientists from climate science reportTrump boots climate scientists from climate science report
The Logoff

The attack on climate science continues.

By Umair Irfan and Patrick Reis
Policy
A cash bonus for having a baby? Trump is considering it.A cash bonus for having a baby? Trump is considering it.
Policy

The potential and limits of “baby bonuses.”

By Rachel Cohen Booth
Politics
The most surprising things from Trump’s first 100 daysThe most surprising things from Trump’s first 100 days
Politics

The first 6.8 percent of Trump 2.0, briefly explained.

By Sean Collins, Andrew Prokop and 4 more
Politics
How Donald Trump is remaking AmericaHow Donald Trump is remaking America
Politics

Amid the chaos of President Trump’s second term, four key domains are shaping the future of American governance — and the nation’s global standing.

By Vox Staff
Even Better
You grew up with your siblings. Do you need to be friends, too?You grew up with your siblings. Do you need to be friends, too?
Even Better

The loving, aggravating, inescapable relationship that lasts a lifetime.

By Allie Volpe
Culture
Can you do 11 push-ups? Should you?Can you do 11 push-ups? Should you?
Culture

Are we all just “wellness bros” now?

By Kyndall Cunningham
Supreme Court
Neil Gorsuch is the hero America deservesNeil Gorsuch is the hero America deserves
Supreme Court

Trump filled the Supreme Court bench with anti-government saboteurs. But will they sabotage him?

By Ian Millhiser
Politics
How Trump lost CanadaHow Trump lost Canada
Politics

Trump’s “51st state” talk brought Canada’s Liberals back from the dead — and undermined a key American alliance.

By Zack Beauchamp
The Logoff
The turmoil at 60 Minutes, briefly explainedThe turmoil at 60 Minutes, briefly explained
The Logoff

The vaunted news program is under attack.

By Patrick Reis