Can we afford Iran?
As the conflict drags on, it risks eroding America’s ability to respond to other conflicts.
Welcome to the September issue of The Highlight
Vox is a general interest news site for the 21st century. Its mission: to help everyone understand our complicated world,…
Meet the “intellectual super influencers” of the new right
A new top 20 ranking of influences on the “national populist” right is at once surprising and revealing.
You’re a people pleaser? Here’s how to not lose yourself.
Why the search for the self may be a fool’s errand.
Your loneliness is big business for these startups
People are isolated and looking for community. These companies are happy to sell it.
What makes a song flop?
Sometimes a song just doesn’t hit.
The presidential contender successfully trolling Trump’s White House
How Georgia Sen. Jon Ossoff became “the nation’s assignment editor.”
One of the Supreme Court’s worst ideas could save the midterms from Trump
The new opinion blocking Trump’s attempt to sabotage voting by mail makes a savvy play for several Republican justices.
A sad country song about Texas could become the biggest hit ever
Is “Choosin’ Texas” the song of the summer?
How Zohran Mamdani ended up in a fight over Hindu nationalism
Mamdani has criticized a New York event featuring a leader of the Indian Hindu nationalist movement.