We’re running out of ways to get oil out of the Middle East
Saudi Arabia had found a workaround for the Strait of Hormuz. Then the Houthis showed up.
The Trump asylum change that could fast-track deportations
The Trump administration’s latest anti-asylum move, briefly explained.
Why Europe is warming twice as fast as the global average
The wildfires sweeping France and Spain this week are the largest blazes either country has faced in modern history.
Trump’s Saudi nuclear deal is making Israel uneasy
The nuclear context of this week’s Trump-Netanyahu meeting.
Vox launches The Midterms, Actually, a new weekly newsletter from Astead W. Herndon
It is available on Vox as well as Substack
It’s not the left rising. It’s the center falling.
The left has a vision. Do moderates? Midterm, Actually’s Astead Herndon digs in.
The right says “suicidal empathy” is destroying the West. Here’s the truth.
The right says “suicidal empathy” is destroying the West. Here’s the truth.
The worst year for measles in a generation
Measles is back in part because we stopped fearing it.
Meta glasses are killing the vibe
The plight of owning “pervert glasses” when you’re not a pervert.
Why the right is freaking out about “third worldism”
Conservatives are ginning up a familiar panic about subversive leftists — but also getting at something real.