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Archives for June 2025

The one thing the Trump administration got very right
Future Perfect

Too bad it’s now sabotaging it.

By Marina Bolotnikova
Science
This veteran health official watched Americans lose trust in science. How do we get it back?This veteran health official watched Americans lose trust in science. How do we get it back?
Science

Francis Collins led the NIH for a decade before its dismantling. He’s still searching for answers.

By Noam Hassenfeld
On the Right
Trump doesn’t have a foreign policyTrump doesn’t have a foreign policy
On the Right

What he has instead is the promise of chaos.

By Zack Beauchamp
World Politics
Is Israel trying to destroy Iran’s nuclear program — or topple its government?Is Israel trying to destroy Iran’s nuclear program — or topple its government?
World Politics

America may be about to get involved in another regime change war in the Middle East.

By Joshua Keating
Politics
Tucker Carlson and Trump are falling out over the Iran warTucker Carlson and Trump are falling out over the Iran war
Politics

Trump derided “kooky Tucker Carlson” — the leading right-wing voice opposing involvement in Israel’s Iran war.

By Andrew Prokop
Vox Book Club
How America’s ideal woman got jackedHow America’s ideal woman got jacked
Vox Book Club

Muscles are a symbol of strength. So who’s allowed to be strong?

By Constance Grady
Politics
Trump is deporting fewer people than Obama did. Why?Trump is deporting fewer people than Obama did. Why?
Politics

Even with immigration raids, Trump has not surpassed Obama’s record.

By Nicole Narea
Health
Can you still trust the US government’s vaccine recommendations?Can you still trust the US government’s vaccine recommendations?
Health

How to navigate a world where MAHA is setting vaccine policy.

By Dylan Scott
What broke teenage romance?
Even Better

Teenagers today are dating less than ever. What’s really happening?

By Charley Locke
Down to Earth
Scientists are dropping live mosquitoes out of drones in Hawaii. Here’s why.Scientists are dropping live mosquitoes out of drones in Hawaii. Here’s why.
Down to Earth

The wild reason why bird advocates are releasing these reviled insects from the sky.

By Benji Jones
Climate
Why we’re barely keeping track of this growing climate problemWhy we’re barely keeping track of this growing climate problem
Climate

Fossil fuel sites can emit a powerful greenhouse gas long after they shut down.

By Umair Irfan
The surprising right-wing push to keep us out of war
Politics

Tucker Carlson, JD Vance, and Don Jr. challenged the hawkish GOP consensus. But can they win over the president?

By Andrew Prokop
Future Perfect
The stunning reversal of humanity’s oldest biasThe stunning reversal of humanity’s oldest bias
Future Perfect

Everyone wants to be a girl dad now.

By Bryan Walsh
Today, Explained podcast
What happens to DOGE without Elon Musk?What happens to DOGE without Elon Musk?
Podcast
Today, Explained podcast

Musk had big dreams. DOGE ran into reality. Here’s what will and won’t stick from the initiative.

By Denise Guerra and Sean Rameswaram
Politics
Trump’s military parade is a warningTrump’s military parade is a warning
Politics

Trump has caused a crisis in civil-military relations — one that could eventually threaten democracy’s foundations.

By Zack Beauchamp