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Become a Vox Member — and double your impact

We’re launching a campaign to make each new Vox Membership go twice as far. This holiday season, when someone joins Vox as an annual member, we’ll match their purchase by giving a free annual membership to a person who wants to be part of our community but can’t currently afford access. It’s a simple way […]

Colorado has wolves again for the first time in 80 years. Why are they dying?

On a sunny morning two years ago, a group of state officials stood in the mountains of northwestern Colorado in front of a handful of large metal crates. With a small crowd watching them, the officials began to unlatch the crate doors one by one. Out of each came a gray wolf — arguably the […]

Cities made a bet on millennials — but forgot one key thing

Millennials moved to cities in droves during the 2000s and 2010s, drawn by the restaurants, the nightlife, and the high-paying jobs. Urban planners and local leaders celebrated, embracing what became known as the “creative class” theory — the idea that attracting educated, creative workers would drive cities’ economic growth. Real estate developers built accordingly, constructing […]

What Americans don’t get about the first US pope

For the first time in history, the pope is an American — from Chicago, no less. And like many Americans, Pope Leo XIV seems to love a good yap. Whether it concerns President Donald Trump’s immigration policies or the use of artificial intelligence in popular entertainment, Leo has not been shy about expressing his views (he […]

You don’t need better boundaries. You need a better framework.

Your Mileage May Vary is an advice column offering you a unique framework for thinking through your moral dilemmas. It’s based on value pluralism — the idea that each of us has multiple values that are equally valid but that often conflict with each other. To submit a question, fill out this anonymous form. Here’s this week’s question from a […]