Physicists have longed for a theory of everything, a single framework that would explain every force in the universe. After the better part of a century, they’re still looking. But social science, improbably, may have beaten them to it. In 2021, three British writers — John Myers, Sam Bowman, and Ben Southwood — published an […] Read more ›
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In the last few years, there has been a notable shift in the state propaganda coming out of North Korea. A young girl — maybe 13 or so — has become a fixture at most major state events. Before an intercontinental ballistic missile launch, she can be seen side by side with her father, North […] Read more ›
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In November 2023, Melat Kiros blew up her career. Major US law firms had signed a letter denouncing antisemitism and “calls for the elimination of the Israeli state.” Kiros, a 26-year-old attorney at one of those firms, publicly posted a rebuttal, in which she condemned bigotry but said the “geopolitical legitimacy of the Israeli state” […] Read more ›
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In 1954, years after he led the project that created the atomic bomb, physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer was called to testify before the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC). The ostensible subject of the hearings was Oppenheimer’s position on the hydrogen bomb, a far more destructive version of the atomic bomb that the US had developed and […] Read more ›
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The dust from the first round of the “redistricting wars” — the unusual mid-decade redrawing of congressional maps in search of a partisan edge in the 2026 midterms — is settling, and Republicans have a clear advantage: about 10 congressional seats, give or take. But that clear-cut number obscures something else. While the GOP may […] Read more ›
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This story was originally published in The Highlight. To get access to member-exclusive stories like this every month, become a Vox Member today. “Elon Musk, Ryan Seacrest, and Chris Anderson of TED, consider yourself challenged,” Bill Gates bellowed from his garden. Beaming, he tugged on a candy cane-colored rope that dumped a barrel of icy cold water […] Read more ›
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This story was originally published in The Highlight. To get access to member-exclusive stories like this every month, become a Vox Member today. A generation or two ago, when Americans had an important but nonemergency medical need, many of them would have called on their family doctor, somebody who had treated them for years. It was a […] Read more ›
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Zohran Mamdani just took his first steps toward remaking the national Democratic Party. The New York City mayor took on his state’s Democratic establishment in three key congressional primaries Tuesday — and in all three, he prevailed. Brad Lander, the former city comptroller who made an alliance with Mamdani when they were both running for […] Read more ›
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What should one make of the president’s mounting obsession with the Reflecting Pool? On the surface, it’s ridiculous. Noting that the pool was full of algae and not reflecting as well as it should, President Donald Trump launched an expensive beautification effort — repainting the bottom and trying chemical treatments to treat the algae. The end […] Read more ›
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This story appeared in The Logoff, a daily newsletter that helps you stay informed about the Trump administration without letting political news take over your life. Subscribe here. Welcome to The Logoff: Donald Trump is extending an unprecedentedly warm welcome to white South Africans — and virtually no one else. What’s happening? The core of this story […] Read more ›
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In addition to Iran, inflation, and the courts, President Donald Trump has been fighting a losing war against another opponent these past weeks: pond scum. As part of his broader effort to “beautify” Washington, DC, ahead of the nation’s rapidly approaching 250th birthday, President Trump wanted to clean up the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool and turn […] Read more ›
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A Louisiana prison committed one of the most obvious violations of a man’s religious liberty that has ever made its way to the Supreme Court. Damon Landor is a Rastafari who, for religious reasons, does not cut his hair — according to his lawyers, he kept this vow for more than two decades, until his […] Read more ›
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Since Donald Trump’s 2024 victory, the Democratic Party has been embroiled in a vicious internal conversation over “moderation.” One camp argues that the party has moved too far to the left on cultural issues, particularly immigration and trans rights, and that it needs to tack to the center in order to secure its long-term political […] Read more ›
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It’s not a great time to be a parent. Young people get their information from platforms that did not exist just a few years ago and that many adults have never even heard of. Many parents, who did not grow up using TikTok or even YouTube, do not know how to counsel their children on […] Read more ›
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This story originally appeared in The Guardian and is republished here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Two children, aged 4 and 2, have been found dead in their family’s car in south eastern France, the local prosecutor said, as a large swathe of western Europe suffers a ferocious heatwave forecast to shatter absolute temperature records. “The causes of […] Read more ›
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This was already going to be a week of reflection on the legacy of Brexit. The referendum in which British voters shocked the world by narrowly opting to leave the European Union took place ten years ago this Tuesday. But it’s become more of a live issue with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s announcement that […] Read more ›
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My new favorite show is video after video from World Cup tourists who are in awe of America. The 2026 World Cup has become a global love fest for the US — at a time when the rest of the world has plenty of reasons to dislike us. A World Cup hosted by the United States […] Read more ›
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After decades of families performing small miracles to afford childcare and sitting for years on waitlists, politicians are finally treating early childhood education like the essential economic infrastructure it is. Around the country, states and cities are pursuing universal preschool and childcare programs. It’s exactly the kind of bold, life-changing social policy that those of […] Read more ›
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This story was originally published in The Highlight. To get access to member-exclusive stories like this every month, become a Vox Member today. There are many ways to bomb a college commencement speech. You can tell everyone you composed the talk while high on ayahuasca, like Chris Pan at Ohio State. You can deliver the entirety of […] Read more ›
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This story appeared in The Logoff, a daily newsletter that helps you stay informed about the Trump administration without letting political news take over your life. Subscribe here. Welcome to The Logoff: President Donald Trump’s Reflecting Pool mess is only getting worse. What’s happening? By now, you’ve probably heard: The recently renovated and refinished Lincoln Memorial Reflecting […] Read more ›
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The gradations of Democratic blue are on display in New York’s congressional primaries this Tuesday, where high-profile races are already highlighting the party’s emerging divisions over how to regulate artificial intelligence, immigration enforcement, and the United States’ relationship with Israel. The primaries are also an important test of political strength for New York City Mayor […] Read more ›
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