Shutting off the internet? Electromagnetic pulse attack? When it comes to killing a catastrophic rogue AI, none of the options for fighting back are very appealing vox.com/politics/472668/rogue-ai-emp-hunter-killer-loss-of-control

"We often talk about the idea of fleeing America and its feeble social safety net as a liberating, progressive act...But the idea of escaping the work-life balance trap has darker echoes in contemporary American pop culture" Great piece from @constancegrady.bsky.social. www.vox.com/culture/4732...

Love the quotes from kids in this @annanorth.bsky.social piece and the existence of the Scholastic Kid Reporters program. The conclusions here, about the responsibilities of adults and our own phone use in this effort, are refreshing too. www.vox.com/technology/4...

Was a pleasure to edit @jhweissmann.bsky.social again. Read his end of year piece on why the US economy in 2025 was so brutal for job hunters despite decent growth. www.vox.com/money/473182...

Genius is rarely recognized in its own time

Last year I edited this piece from Ruwaida Amer about what Christmas in Gaza used to be like. Still worth your time. slate.com/news-and-pol...

So many of these MAGA and ex-MAGA far-right figures are deeply unwell. nymag.com/intelligence...

Incredible and maddening piece about how this all happened. nymag.com/intelligence...

Is ISIS back? www.vox.com/politics/472...

loath to be too precious about this stuff but I want one lesson of defector to be "you can choose to not do stuff that sucks" even if "doing stuff that sucks" is the default

The Supreme Court sounds surprisingly open to a case against a death sentence www.vox.com/politics/471...

There's a creeping unreality about everything surrounding Trump's buildup to war with Venezuela. The dead are real. The reasons why are all BS. Good new @joshuakeating.bsky.social: www.vox.com/politics/471...

Loved this @constancegrady.bsky.social joint on Hamnet, Hamlet, and the debate over "grief porn." www.vox.com/culture/4714...

I'm not exaggerating when I say following @boltsmag.org rn will unlock money for our journalism. A generous reader, @russ41.bsky.social, has offered to donate $1 for every 1-person increase to our follower count. If you're not following @boltsmag.org yet, it'll directly help fund our reporting!

America has a new clash of civilizations — with European liberals www.vox.com/politics/471...

I wrote about recess, and why kids too often have to spend it inside

So...what's up with Trump's sudden interest in Honduran politics? My latest for @vox.com with cameos from Emil Bove and Roger Stone www.vox.com/politics/471...

The administration has been on a Foreign Terrorist Organization designation spree. But most of the groups it has targeted have not been what we'd traditionally consider "terrorists".

AI evangelists in media be like, "What newsreaders hunger for in 2025 is misinformation written badly; we must master this tool that provides it."

Whether the Russians or Americans wrote it, the peace plan Trump and Witkoff presented this week is a demand for Ukraine’s surrender. Clarifying @joshuakeating.bsky.social piece on its terms and the biggest questions about it that remain: www.vox.com/politics/469...

Grateful to Alex Abad-Santos and the children for telling me how to think about the things adult people argue about. www.vox.com/culture/4697...

The Khashoggi comments, as gross as they were, echoed what Trump has long said about the journalist's murder. MBS is Trump’s boy, as he’s always been. But the lovefest isn't absolute. It has its limits. New @joshuakeating.bsky.social: www.vox.com/politics/469...

I was skeptical of this when Ian pitched it but came out convinced that it’s at least worth considering, especially the danger to victims and witnesses who spoke to DOJ about the horrors of their lives, and may now face of retribution from some of the most powerful people in the world.

New @imillhiser.bsky.social: The Trump DOJ was so ham-fisted in commanding Texas to racially gerrymander that it may have accidentally forced the courts into preventing Republicans from gaining 5 House seats next year. www.vox.com/politics/469...

Gaza's deadly new status quo www.vox.com/politics/469...

“Ride Wit Me” is the answer, but all the Country Grammar singles are so indelible/crucial to all party/dance memories from that era that there's really no wrong answer from the Country Grammar era.

The Supreme Court is about to rule on whether Trump can use troops against Americans www.vox.com/politics/468...

welcome to The News in 2025. first up, Nazis in mainstream politics. next week, pedophiles and their sympathizers in mainstream politics

Happy birthday Kurt Vonnegut

“Being socialized under the Trump presidency kind of sets a new precedent that the executive can effectively do whatever they want.” Fascinating piece by @annanorth.bsky.social on how children today and young adults who grew up under Trump 1.0 see the presidency. www.vox.com/life/467571/...

A Supreme Court case about dreadlocks could end up gutting Medicaid www.vox.com/politics/468...

The votes to end the shutdown reflect the divide among Dems that @zackbeauchamp.bsky.social pointed out at the beginning: Rather than left vs. moderate, the party's direction is being fought over by a “team normal” faction and a “team abnormal” one. www.vox.com/on-the-right...

Is there any way out of Sudan’s nightmare? Latest for @voxdotcom.bsky.social www.vox.com/politics/467...

You've heard of “trad wives.” Where are the “trad husbands” — and what do they really want? Characteristically thought-provoking piece from @annanorth.bsky.social. www.vox.com/the-highligh...

On what we can actually learn about Hispanic and Latino voters from Tuesday's elections, with @carlosodio.bsky.social: www.vox.com/politics/467...

Two new pieces to understand the Trump tariffs case heard by SCOTUS today, and its importance: 1) @imillhiser.bsky.social on the rather shocking development that 3 Republican justices appear ready to rule that the tariffs are illegal. www.vox.com/politics/467...

Trump’s imperial presidency is Dick Cheney’s final legacy www.vox.com/politics/467...

I'm thrilled to announce the pilot episode for a new sports history podcast called Replay Booth. The pilot, "Wilbur Huckle for President," is live now. If you liked Slow Burn and/or One Year and/or Hang Up and Listen, you'll love this www.replaybooth.show/p/replay-boo...

A trade truce, a nuclear threat: What to make of the Trump-Xi meeting www.vox.com/politics/466...

If the justices hew to the legal views they expressed in the Biden era, they must strike down the tariffs. But if they want to show loyalty to their party’s leader, they’ll need to write an opinion that cannot be squared with their Biden-era decisions. www.vox.com/politics/466...

If you're wondering WTF Trump is talking about when he says he's ended 8 wars this year, well, he didn’t. Here’s @joshuakeating.bsky.social's rundown of each conflict, what Trump did and didn’t do, where he deserves some credit, and where he doesn’t. www.vox.com/politics/466...

This morning, I published a long piece on how the MAGA mainstream was letting an explicit antisemites into the movement. www.vox.com/politics/466... Tonight, Tucker Carlson hosted Hitler fan Nick Fuentes on his podcast for a friendly chat

Why is ICE trying to scare neighborhoods full of marketing associates who moved to Chicago after graduating from Ohio State?

A new Supreme Court case could turn the National Guard into Trump’s personal army www.vox.com/politics/465...

Read @joshuakeating.bsky.social on how Trump got to this point in Venezuela and what’s likely to determine whether he escalates, from bombing civilian boats to actually trying to overthrow Maduro. www.vox.com/politics/465...

A few narrow pathways still exist to holding ICE accountable for its illegal behavior — but thanks to SCOTUS, they are unlikely to provide a meaningful check on the agency’s behavior. New from @imillhiser.bsky.social: www.vox.com/politics/464...

We’ve got great news. 🎉 Astead W. Herndon is joining Vox. He’ll be launching a new video podcast and will be covering the 2026 midterms and lead-up to the 2028 presidential election on all of Vox’s platforms — text, audio, and video. www.vox.com/press-room/4...