Editor’s note, February 21, 4 pm ET: President Donald Trump said Saturday that he would impose a global tariff of 15 percent to replace the tariffs struck down by the Supreme Court. The following story was originally published on February 20. The Supreme Court just upended President Donald Trump’s trade war. In a 6-3 decision, […]

Editor’s note, February 21, 4 pm ET: President Trump said Saturday that he would impose a global tariff of 15 percent to replace the tariffs struck down by the Supreme Court. This story was originally published on February 20. The Supreme Court handed down its long-awaited decision in Learning Resources v. Trump on Friday, with […]

More than one in 10 Americans rely on the Colorado River to take showers and drink clean water. But with no end in sight to the decades-long drought in the western US and rapidly decreasing river levels, this essential resource is fueling bitter disputes over who, exactly, should be cutting back on water.  This fight […]

The Gray Area is now publishing twice a week on audio and video. Subscribe to Vox’s YouTube channel or listen wherever you get your podcasts.  Tyler Austin Harper didn’t set out to become a culture warrior. He trained as a scholar. His PhD was in comparative literature. He has written widely about the history of […]

After President Donald Trump launched a military operation that captured Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro, he announced that America planned to take control of its oil revenue. More specifically, one American.  “This Oil will be sold at its Market Price, and that money will be controlled by me, as President of the United States of America, […]