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Archives for August 2025

Supreme Court
Justice Kavanaugh just revealed an unfortunate truth about the Supreme CourtJustice Kavanaugh just revealed an unfortunate truth about the Supreme Court
Supreme Court

The Court has a special set of rules for Trump.

By Ian Millhiser
Future Perfect
Plant-based meat has been relentlessly — and unfairly — attacked as “ultra-processed.” Can the industry save itself?Plant-based meat has been relentlessly — and unfairly — attacked as “ultra-processed.” Can the industry save itself?
Future Perfect

Beyond Meat and Impossible Foods are placing big, divergent bets on the future of meat. Who will win?

By Kenny Torrella
Culture
What a 62-year-old maid explains about childhoodWhat a 62-year-old maid explains about childhood
Culture

This quietly subversive book has been captivating kids for generations.

By Anna North
Culture
The missing piece of Hulu’s strange new Amanda Knox docudramaThe missing piece of Hulu’s strange new Amanda Knox docudrama
Culture

If Amanda Knox’s tale is twisted, it’s worth asking who twisted it.

By Aja Romano
World Politics
What recognizing a Palestinian state actually achievesWhat recognizing a Palestinian state actually achieves
World Politics

The largely symbolic move has more to do with politics than supporting Palestinians’ right to self-determination.

By Abdallah Fayyad
The Logoff
A court victory for Trump’s foreign aid cuts, briefly explainedA court victory for Trump’s foreign aid cuts, briefly explained
The Logoff

The Trump administration will be allowed to withhold billions in foreign aid.

By Cameron Peters
Down to Earth
Scientists warn that climate change could wipe out more than half of these beloved animalsScientists warn that climate change could wipe out more than half of these beloved animals
Down to Earth

Herds in North America will likely be hit the hardest.

By Benji Jones
Vox Guide to Entrepreneurship
Inside Vox’s Entrepreneurship, Explained panelInside Vox’s Entrepreneurship, Explained panel
Vox Guide to Entrepreneurship

The panelists shared their experiences and advice from their entrepreneurial journeys.

By Claire White
Are we living in the movie Her yet?
Culture

AI will undoubtedly shape the next 25 years. We just don’t know how yet.

By Adam Clark Estes
The Joe Rogan Experience is a mirror for America
Culture

How a stand-up comic’s hours-long broadcasts explain the 2020s.

By Christian Paz
How The Fellowship of the Ring explains post-9/11 America
Culture

The blockbuster came out just three months after 9/11. The coincidence reshaped everything.

By Constance Grady
The 25 pieces of culture that explain the last 25 years
Culture

From Lord of the Rings to the ramen craze to Ozempic, the cultural touchstones that help us understand the 21st century.

By Vox Staff
Climate
Extreme heat can raise newborn death risk by 22 percentExtreme heat can raise newborn death risk by 22 percent
Climate

Rising temperatures are rewriting the earliest stages of life.

By Zoya Teirstein
The Logoff
Trump’s disastrous pick to oversee US economic dataTrump’s disastrous pick to oversee US economic data
The Logoff

Why Trump’s latest nominee has economists worried.

By Cameron Peters
Donald Trump
There’s a big, important limit on Trump’s power to seize control of DC’s policeThere’s a big, important limit on Trump’s power to seize control of DC’s police
Donald Trump

The question is whether a Republican judiciary will read the entire law governing Trump’s power over DC, or just the part that Trump likes.

By Ian Millhiser