What if something terrible happened to you, and you weren’t able to remember it? That’s one of the questions at the center of Amy Griffin’s memoir, The Tell, which is quickly becoming one of the year’s most talked-about books. Griffin’s buzzy bestseller doesn’t offer easy answers or tidy conclusions about its dark subject matter — […]

It’s hard to know what to think about AI. It’s easy to imagine a future in which chatbots and research assistants make almost everything we do faster and smarter. It’s equally easy to imagine a world in which those same tools take our jobs and upend society. Which is why, depending on who you ask, […]

As markets tank and the prospect of higher prices becomes more real, the future of President Donald Trump’s winning coalition might be on a precipice, too.  Trump’s tariff policy, unpopular with the American public in general, is even more unpopular among the voters who gave him the boost he needed to win the 2024 election. […]

Your Mileage May Vary is an advice column offering you a unique framework for thinking through your moral dilemmas. To submit a question,  fill out this anonymous form or email sigal.samuel@vox.com. Here’s this week’s question from a reader, condensed and edited for clarity: I’m getting married and struggling with what is “fair” when it comes […]

Anyone who has watched a loved one descend into the fog of dementia knows the tremendous toll that neurodegenerative diseases of aging can exact.  Dementia currently afflicts over 55 million people worldwide; in the US, more than 6 million people — about 1 out of 10 of those 65 years or older — live with […]