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Archives for May 2025

World Politics
The return of the nuclear threatThe return of the nuclear threat
World Politics

India-Pakistan’s almost-war revealed something alarming about our political moment.

By Joshua Keating
Climate
The world’s largest emitter just delivered some good climate newsThe world’s largest emitter just delivered some good climate news
Climate

China may have met an important climate goal — ahead of schedule.

By Umair Irfan
Life
Is this the end of menopause?Is this the end of menopause?
Life

Aging could be about to change for women forever.

By Anna North
Politics
Why are men so much more right-wing than women now?Why are men so much more right-wing than women now?
Politics

Don’t blame Joe Rogan too much — one theory says that the roots of this gender gap go back decades.

By Maia Mindel
Politics
3 takeaways from the most authoritative autopsy of the 2024 election yet3 takeaways from the most authoritative autopsy of the 2024 election yet
Politics

New data that debunks the left’s favorite explanation for Harris’s defeat.

By Eric Levitz
Future Perfect
The case against summerThe case against summer
Future Perfect

Your summer won’t be as good as you think it will be. It never is.

By Bryan Walsh
Future Perfect
Why we need a Memorial Day for civilian victims of warWhy we need a Memorial Day for civilian victims of war
Future Perfect

Non-combatants bear the brunt of modern war’s toll, but we don’t know how to memorialize them.

By Bryan Walsh
Health
Does medicine have an overdiagnosis problem?Does medicine have an overdiagnosis problem?
Health

When it comes to our health, maybe we should be testing and diagnosing less.

By Dylan Scott
Today, Explained podcast
What happened to the bestselling young white man?What happened to the bestselling young white man?
Podcast
Today, Explained podcast

How women took over literary fiction.

By Miles Bryan and Noel King
Today, Explained podcast
“Baby Botox” and the psychology of cosmetic procedures“Baby Botox” and the psychology of cosmetic procedures
Podcast
Today, Explained podcast

Why has “baby Botox” become so popular?

By Noel King
Good News
Something remarkable is happening with violent crime rates in the USSomething remarkable is happening with violent crime rates in the US
Good News

Americans remained scared of violent crime. The numbers tell a different story.

By Bryan Walsh
Future Perfect
4,000 chicks died in the mail. They expose a darker truth about the meat industry.4,000 chicks died in the mail. They expose a darker truth about the meat industry.
Future Perfect

Why millions of chickens never make it to the slaughterhouse.

By Kenny Torrella
The Logoff
The latest in Harvard vs. Trump, briefly explainedThe latest in Harvard vs. Trump, briefly explained
The Logoff

Trump is going after Harvard’s international students.

By Cameron Peters
Supreme Court
The Supreme Court just revealed one thing it actually fears about TrumpThe Supreme Court just revealed one thing it actually fears about Trump
Supreme Court

The Republican justices draw a line in the sand — in an order that makes absolutely no sense.

By Ian Millhiser
Climate
The GOP says states’ rights matter — unless it’s CaliforniaThe GOP says states’ rights matter — unless it’s California
Climate

Why the Senate’s repeal of California’s gas car ban is such a big deal.

By Joseph Winters