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Policy Archive

Archives for February 2024

Vox’s guide to Donald Trump’s 2024 policies
Trump’s immigration policies are his old ones — but worseTrump’s immigration policies are his old ones — but worse
Vox’s guide to Donald Trump’s 2024 policies

They include harsh new proposals, and augmented versions of past ideas, too.

By Li Zhou
Supreme Court
The Supreme Court just handed Trump an astonishing victoryThe Supreme Court just handed Trump an astonishing victory
Supreme Court

So much for the rule of law.

By Ian Millhiser
Supreme Court
How Amy Coney Barrett could save us from fully legal automatic weaponsHow Amy Coney Barrett could save us from fully legal automatic weapons
Supreme Court

Most of the justices appeared uncomfortable with “bump stocks,” devices that allow semiautomatic weapons to fire automatically.

By Ian Millhiser
Politics
Can Biden contain the fallout from his Gaza policy in Michigan?Can Biden contain the fallout from his Gaza policy in Michigan?
Politics

Biden’s support for Israel’s military campaign is testing Arab American voters’ loyalty in Michigan and beyond.

By Nicole Narea
A guide to starting your mental health journey
Even Better

From choosing the right therapist to figuring out how to pay.

By Keren Landman, MD
Policy
Biden has been bad for Palestinians. Trump would be worse.Biden has been bad for Palestinians. Trump would be worse.
Policy

On Israel, the two are not the same.

By Zack Beauchamp
Today, Explained newsletter
Why elite colleges are bringing the SAT backWhy elite colleges are bringing the SAT back
Today, Explained newsletter

Yale and Dartmouth are bringing testing back — but thousands of other schools aren’t.

By Fabiola Cineas
Policy
This ballot measure would restore Roe. Abortion rights groups are attacking it.This ballot measure would restore Roe. Abortion rights groups are attacking it.
Policy

South Dakota organizers want to repeal their total ban.

By Rachel Cohen Booth
Money
Older Americans are working longer. Some want to; others have to.Older Americans are working longer. Some want to; others have to.
Money

How long will baby boomers keep working? For some, the answer is forever.

By Whizy Kim
Future Perfect
I got to see the IRS’s free tax-filing software in action. Here’s what I learned.I got to see the IRS’s free tax-filing software in action. Here’s what I learned.
Future Perfect

Meet Direct File, the federal government’s TurboTax alternative. It’s not perfect, but it’s a start.

By Dylan Matthews
Today, Explained newsletter
Alabama’s IVF warning to the countryAlabama’s IVF warning to the country
Today, Explained newsletter

The movement to treat embryos as full-fledged people is taking a victory lap.

By Rachel Cohen Booth
Transportation
American drivers are now even more distracted by their phones. Pedestrian deaths are soaring.American drivers are now even more distracted by their phones. Pedestrian deaths are soaring.
Transportation

During the pandemic, distracted driving increased, and it hasn’t gone down since.

By Marin Cogan
Why you probably shouldn’t blow up a pipeline
Politics

The revolutionary left’s theory of the climate crisis puts ideology above inconvenient truths.

By Eric Levitz
Abortion
The Alabama Supreme Court opinion holding that embryos are children, explainedThe Alabama Supreme Court opinion holding that embryos are children, explained
Abortion

Did Alabama’s Supreme Court just ban IVF treatments?

By Ian Millhiser
Supreme Court
Justice Alito is mad that George W. Bush was too wokeJustice Alito is mad that George W. Bush was too woke
Supreme Court

In a dissenting opinion, Alito takes a potshot at Bush’s signature racial justice program.

By Ian Millhiser