Hope vs. optimism, explained
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How fan fiction went mainstream, from Heated Rivalry to Fifty Shades of Gray
Archive of Our Own, or AO3, is one of the most popular websites in the world, with over 10 million ...
Pete Hegseth preaches “maximum lethality.” What has that meant in Iran?
Even before the Trump administration went to war with Iran, it was talking differently about its approach to combat.President Donald ...
Is the Iran war turning into Trump’s Iraq?
How closely does President Donald Trump’s war in Iran compare with America’s last conflict in the Middle East?Both the Iran ...
Vox Launches America, Actually, a New Video-First Podcast Hosted by Astead W. Herndon
Today, Vox announced the launch of America, Actually, a new video-first podcast hosted by Astead W. Herndon. Designed from the ...
The high price of everything, explained
When I was growing up, my dad and I would play a game at the grocery store: As the cashier ...
How one Democratic senator is tackling Trump’s corruption
President Donald Trump’s blatant, sometimes open corruption can feel disorienting. While other White Houses have made a point to show ...
Why Trump betrayed MAGA, according to Tucker Carlson
After five weeks of muddled messaging, President Donald Trump finally addressed the nation on Wednesday night to make the case ...
Why some American accents have endured — while others have faded away
On Explain It to Me, Vox’s weekly call-in podcast, we hear a lot of stories from listeners. Recently, we asked ...
The larger stakes of Trump’s redesign of Washington, DC
While President Donald Trump has been flexing America’s might overseas, he’s also working to impose his will on the nation’s ...
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