We’ve been bringing the 1980s back — including, unfortunately, the cocaine.  While opioid overdose deaths are mercifully on the decline, more Americans are now using and dying from stimulants, particularly cocaine and methamphetamine. A decade ago, in 2016, there were 10,375 deaths from cocaine overdoses; in 2023, there were 29,449. Meth has seen a similar spike […]

The Supreme Court tossed out a billion-dollar verdict against an internet service provider (ISP) on Wednesday, in a closely watched case that could have severely damaged many Americans’ access to the internet if it had gone the other way.  Wednesday’s decision in Cox Communications v. Sony Music Entertainment is part of a broader pattern. It […]

Most of us would like to believe we’re good listeners — but the truth is, we all struggle to really pay attention when someone else is talking.  “Most of the time when you ask people, ‘How well do you think you’re doing at listening to people?,’ they’re going to say, ‘Really well,’” Graham Bodie, a […]

Since the war with Iran began, the White House has been posting videos featuring the US military bombing targets in Iran, interspersed with clips from video games, sports highlights, and Hollywood movies. The White House says the videos are meant to highlight the success of the US military. Some of the captions read like this: […]

This story was originally published in The Highlight, Vox’s member-exclusive magazine. To get access to member-exclusive stories every month, become a Vox Member today. The dairy industry uses cows to make two things: milk and baby cows. The milk, we know its fate. But what of those 9 million babies born to dairy cows each year?  Many […]