Skip to main content

The context you need, when you need it

When news breaks, you need to understand what actually matters — and what to do about it. At Vox, our mission to help you make sense of the world has never been more vital. But we can’t do it on our own.

We rely on readers like you to fund our journalism. Will you support our work and become a Vox Member today?

Join now
Max Fisher

Max Fisher

Former Vox Staff

    Latest articles by Max Fisher

    World Politics
    “America has a simple ideology”: how one of Russia’s top US experts explains America“America has a simple ideology”: how one of Russia’s top US experts explains America
    World Politics

    His quote is a revealing glimpse into how Russia thinks about — and misunderstands — America.

    By Max Fisher
    archives
    Exiled Russian lawmaker explains why Putin isn’t afraid of ObamaExiled Russian lawmaker explains why Putin isn’t afraid of Obama
    archives

    Ilya Ponomarev, exiled for voting against the annexation of Crimea, speaks out on Putin’s Russia.

    By Max Fisher and Amanda Taub
    Syria
    The secret plot behind the creation of ISISThe secret plot behind the creation of ISIS
    Syria

    How Saddam-era secular Iraqi officials designed the blueprint for the jihadist group that became the Islamic State.

    By Max Fisher
    Climate
    This is the case against Obama’s Iran deal that everyone should hearThis is the case against Obama’s Iran deal that everyone should hear
    Climate

    Michael Doran, who sat on Bush’s National Security Council, explains how the deal could make things a lot worse.

    By Max Fisher
    Israel
    This powerful video shows Israel coming to a total stop for Holocaust Remembrance DayThis powerful video shows Israel coming to a total stop for Holocaust Remembrance Day
    Israel

    Every year, Israelis mark Yom HaShoah by stopping everything for two minutes — no matter where they are or what they’re doing.

    By Max Fisher
    Israel
    The case for optimism about IsraelThe case for optimism about Israel
    Israel

    Can the Israeli left save their country’s democracy?

    By Max Fisher
    Climate
    Supporters of the Iran deal are ignoring this huge potential problemSupporters of the Iran deal are ignoring this huge potential problem
    Climate

    Would Obama hold Iran to account if it cheats?

    By Max Fisher
    World Politics
    The president of Ecuador just tweeted “Heil Hitler”The president of Ecuador just tweeted “Heil Hitler”
    World Politics

    Here’s why Rafael Correa loves to Twitter fight.

    By Max Fisher
    Israel’s dark future: Democracy in the Jewish state is doomed
    Features

    Israel cannot maintain both its democracy and its occupation of the Palestinians. Day by day, it is choosing the latter.

    By Max Fisher
    Climate
    Why Iran hawks can’t be honest about what they really wantWhy Iran hawks can’t be honest about what they really want
    Climate

    Lindsey Graham’s flip-flop on the Iran deal is a little too revealing.

    By Max Fisher