Editor’s note, December 25, 8 am ET: This story is being republished for the holiday season. It was originally published in 2020. It might seem unbelievable given that the “Christmas creep” now begins before Halloween, but the true Christmas season actually starts on Christmas Day itself. That’s right: December 25 marks the official start of […] Read more ›
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Look at how happy he is! | Getty ImagesYes, people on the internet are irritating. And yet. Two weeks ago, I saw a tweet that was written, I believe, with the sole purpose of annoying me. It wasn’t just a bad take; there are a lot of those on the internet. This one happened to nail all of my Personal Qualms With Society Today. It was indicative of all the... Read more ›
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Getty ImagesHe blames the collapse of moral education. But what about capitalism? One of the things you hear often these days is that America is becoming a more polarized country. As far as I can tell, almost no one quibbles with this claim. A recent essay in the Atlantic by columnist and author David Brooks makes a related but slightly different argument, which is that America is also becoming meaner.... Read more ›
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Maryland Cremation Services transporter Morgan Dean-McMillan gently moves the remains of a Covid victim onto a stretcher in a morgue in May 2020, in Silver Spring, Maryland. | Chip Somodevilla/Getty ImagesThe big divide on premature death isn’t between college grads and non-grads. It’s between high school dropouts and everyone else. For the past decade or so, Princeton economists Angus Deaton and Anne Case have been promoting a particular story about... Read more ›
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The UN authorized a multilateral intervention in Haiti to help train and support the island nation’s police, pictured here in April, in combatting gang-related violence. | Richard Pierrin/AFP via Getty ImagesThe world is intervening in Haiti — again. Once again, the international community will intervene in Haiti, this time to stabilize the security situation in the capital of Port-au-Prince, where gangs have terrorized civilians for the past two years. The... Read more ›
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FTC chair Lina Khan gained widespread notoriety for criticizing how Amazon uses its power to harm competition and consumers. | Vox; Chip Somodevilla/Getty ImagesThe Federal Trade Commission, led by longtime Amazon critic Lina Khan, finally makes its move. The Federal Trade Commission thinks the Everything Store is an illegal monopoly, and it’s suing the company to stop it — which could mean breaking up the company. In its lawsuit filed... Read more ›
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An Amazon driver delivers some Prime packages. Amazon’s shipping service is one of several things the FTC says Amazon uses to squeeze sellers and raise prices for customers. | Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc. via Getty ImagesWhy the FTC is going after your Prime subscription (and a few other things). The Big Tech antitrust reform movement has come for Amazon. On September 26, the Federal Trade Commission and 17 states sued... Read more ›
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Even in orbit, no dumping rules apply. | PM Images/Getty ImagesThe FCC is cracking down on space litterbugs, starting with Dish Network. We are surrounded by trash, and the Federal Communications Commission is trying to do something about it. Since we’re talking about the FCC, which regulates communications and airwaves, we’re not talking about the more well-known trash in the oceans and on the ground. This is the garbage way,... Read more ›
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Taylor Swift and the NFL, the ultimate capitalist crossover event. | Elsa/Getty ImagesThe NFL (Taylor’s version) is extremely good for business. Whether or not Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce are a match made in heaven, Taylor Swift and the NFL certainly are, commercially speaking. As Swift makes appearances at Kansas City Chiefs games and rumors swirl that the pop star is dating the tight end, a marketing gold mine has... Read more ›
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Then-House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) attends a House Republican Conference news conference on January 20, 2022 in Washington, DC. | Kent Nishimura / Los Angeles Times via Getty ImagesMcCarthy will call a vote Tuesday on whether he will remain the leader of the House. Republican House Speaker Kevin McCarthy will call a vote Tuesday on whether he will remain the leader of the House. Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) has... Read more ›
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Justices Amy Coney Barrett, left, and Ketanji Brown Jackson visit before President Joe Biden delivers his State of the Union address in 2023. | Chip Somodevilla/Getty ImagesJustices considering a case against the CFPB seem unlikely to trigger a second Great Depression. Imagine that the Supreme Court of the United States spent an entire morning debating whether penguins are the primary cause of colon cancer or whether John F. Kennedy was... Read more ›
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Google’s office in New York City. | Spencer Platt/Getty ImagesWhich search engine do you use, and why is it Google? A judge will soon decide. The first big trial of the modern Big Tech antitrust movement is here: On September 12, the Department of Justice’s lawsuit against Google’s search engine monopoly began. What’s at stake? Oh, nothing much — just the future of the internet. Or maybe the future of... Read more ›
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The flags of Ukraine and the United States are attached to a backpack on October 1, 2023, in Kyiv, Ukraine. | Yan Dobronosov/Global Images Ukraine via Getty ImagesIn the US and across Europe, politics are complicating support for Ukraine. Western unity around Ukraine is starting to strain as the conflict grinds on with largely static front lines, and as the politics in the United States and Europe become more volatile... Read more ›
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The US Supreme Court building seen in Washington, DC, on September 28, 2023. | Celal Gunes/Anadolu Agency via Getty ImagesThe US Supreme Court convened for a new term on October 2 and will begin hearing a growing list of cases that could transform the scope of the federal government, voting rights, and the rights to free speech and public safety. Justices will consider the constitutionality of an entire federal agency,... Read more ›
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Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) celebrates with the gavel after being elected as speaker in the House Chamber on January 7, 2023 in Washington, DC. | Win McNamee/Getty ImagesOnce again, the Supreme Court must deal with judicial arsonists on the Fifth Circuit. Two of the most partisan judges in the country handed down an order last week that is hard to explain as anything other than an attempt... Read more ›
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President Joe Biden is welcomed by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at Alsalam Royal Palace in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on July 15, 2022. | Royal Court of Saudi Arabia / Handout/Anadolu Agency via Getty ImagesBiden called Saudi Arabia a “pariah.” What happened? Five years after a Saudi hit squad murdered, dismembered, and disappeared the journalist Jamal Khashoggi, Saudi Arabia has won. It was President Donald Trump and son-in-law Jared Kushner... Read more ›
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Emily’s List President Laphonza Butler addresses a Biden-Harris campaign rally on the first anniversary of the Supreme Court’s Dobbs v. Jackson, decision which struck down a federal right to abortion, at the Mayflower Hotel on June 23, 2023, in Washington, DC. | Chip Somodevilla/Getty ImagesCalifornia Gov. Gavin Newsom has picked Butler, the president of Emily’s List, as the late Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s successor. California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Sunday that... Read more ›
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New Vox Crossword puzzles come out Monday through Saturday | Amanda NorthropFor the curious in all of us. Can you solve it? Welcome to the Vox crossword. Puzzles come out Monday through Saturday. Make sure to bookmark this page (or add to your phone’s home screen) to find new ones each day. You can also get a weekly email reminder by signing up for our crossword newsletter. Puzzles are constructed... Read more ›
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Justice Clarence Thomas sits with his wife and conservative activist Virginia Thomas while he waits to speak at the Heritage Foundation on October 21, 2021, in Washington, DC. | Drew Angerer/Getty ImagesBelieve it or not, there are worse judges than Brett Kavanaugh. And now Brett needs to clean up their mess. No matter how bad the Supreme Court gets, it can always get worse. This reality will be on full... Read more ›
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Pictured above: What should probably now be considered a luxury item. | akinbostanci via Getty ImagesYour expensive coffee habit is indeed getting even more expensive. That Pumpkin Spice Latte is going to cost you a pretty penny this fall. If you are a connoisseur of fancy coffee and fancy coffee shops (or even just fancy-ish), you’ve probably noticed that the price of your favorite drink is higher than it used... Read more ›
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Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty ImagesMcCarthy, Matt Gaetz, and the motion to vacate, explained Congress finally managed to squeeze out a deal to fund the government for 45 days on Saturday, but the eleventh-hour resolution is already causing trouble for Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy. Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida indicated Sunday that he will call for a motion to vacate — a vote to toss McCarthy from leadership for... Read more ›
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