Welcome to the August issue of The Highlight
Vox is a general interest news site for the 21st century. Its mission: to help everyone understand our complicated world,…
The US might lose the AI race to China. Should Americans care?
Everyone in Silicon Valley and the Beltway is freaked out about Chinese AI, but there’s less consensus on what to…
The hidden cost of Mamdani’s plan for cheap groceries
Zohran Mamdani announced last week that his city-owned grocery stores will sell meat and bread at 30 percent below market…
How a fringe idea about race took over the Supreme Court
A brief history of “colorblindness,” the idea that gutted the Voting Rights Act.
Can knowing less make you happier?
A guide to ethical ignorance.
The case for turning golf courses into affordable housing
A major affordable housing project in Nevada used to be a fairway. Other states should take a swing.
Maybe your stingy boomer parents should give you their money now
The case for early inheritance.
Why Trump is at war with the International Criminal Court
Secretary of State Marco Rubio has promised to “dismantle the ICC.”
AIPAC helped knock him out of Congress. Now, he says, they’re losing.
Four years ago, Michigan Rep. Andy Levin lost his primary to Haley Stevens. He tells us what happened, and what’s…
Everyone hates FIFA’s plan to sell the World Cup to private equity
Infantino’s proposal has many FIFA member associations up in arms.