Explainers
We live in a world of too much information and too little context. Too much noise and too little insight. That’s where Vox’s explainers come in.
Why giving to charity is a better deal if you’re rich.
Why giving to charity is a better deal if you’re rich.
The vice president’s disastrous week reveals that he’s in a trap of his own making.
Are we paying for infrastructure we won’t need?
Avignon-gate, the scandal blowing up MAGA-Catholic relations, explained.
The latest in Explainers
We finally have some good news about housing affordability.
Iran offers a fresh window into when Trump chickens out — and why his threats matter anyway.
This could be the future of foreign aid. Or a total disaster.
The best thing about Bondi was her incompetence.
How they’re using AI at the lab that created the atom bomb.
The FDA just approved Foundayo. Here’s what it can and can’t do.
How to turn new people into new friends.
Immigrant or not, Trump’s mass deportation pledges have fundamentally changed how regular people live.
The MAGA civil war over the Iran war is opening up new and old religious and political feuds.
As baby boomers age, caregivers are often squeezed caring for parents and children at the same time. They need help.
How to cope when your kid won’t sleep.
The battle over what OpenAI owes the public.
4 billion people are fed by fossil fuels. The Iran war is showing just how fragile that is.
It’s become impossible to simply enjoy the mess and ignore the real-life trauma behind it.
The response to the Texas Senate candidate’s comments on animal welfare highlight the challenge of talking about meat in US politics.
This doesn’t mean you did anything wrong — and there are plenty of ways to dig yourself out.
How the Epstein story became an American parable.
The ingredient that feeds the planet’s crops just got stuck in war.
Getting aid to civilians during wartime is difficult. Here’s the best approach.
Warren’s written iconic hits like “I Don’t Want to Miss a Thing.” But she’s historically bad at winning Oscars.
And what it reveals about wildlife encounters in the years to come.
RFK Jr. wanted parents to question the science. A study of 12 million newborns shows they listened.
We can extract CO2 from the ocean. Can it turn into a business?
Blame...your local grocery store?
There are ways to actively resist the idea that your life would be better if you lost some weight.
The US said we can’t afford to let a surveillance state like China win the AI race. Well...
Want to threaten Iran? You’re going to need a bigger boat.
The Court just did Trump a huge favor. Will he take it?
Cows are draining the Colorado River.
Skimo enters the Winter Olympics at the most tragic time.
Don’t expect a war to end as quickly this time.
The British royal was once his mother’s favorite. Now, his friendship with Epstein has led to his downfall.
Cautious consumerism isn’t a bad thing, but there’s a lot we don’t know about these products.
The data is solid. The vibes are atrocious. What gives?
For all its provocations, the film has more in common with a Nicholas Sparks book.
Grindr changed gay hookups. Now, ads, bots, AI, and cultural ubiquity have turned it into a ghost town.
The gold medal favorite is on track to make Olympic history in Milan. The scary part? He could still get even better.
The short answer is that this Supreme Court loves gerrymandering more than it hates Democrats.
ChatGPT is boring compared to what comes next.