Politics

A sociologist explains why we make spectacle out of trauma like the Thai cave boys

“Empathetic hedonism” is a reason we were so glued to the Thai cave boy rescue story. This week, the saga…

6 years ago

Will Brett Kavanaugh turn out the Republican base in 2018? Republicans aren’t sure.

Remember when Dean Heller said a Supreme Court pick could save him in 2018? Brett Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court nomination comes…

6 years ago

The Handmaid’s Tale tests our loyalty in a puzzling season finale

The show tempts fate by having one character make a decision that could completely blow up in the series’ face.…

6 years ago

The exclamation point is a loaded punctuation mark! Here’s why.

In this week’s episode of our Netflix show, Explained, we tackle the nuance of our most divisive sentence ender. Every…

6 years ago

Elon Musk’s plan to bring a mini-submarine to rescue the Thai boys

Musk tried to join the rescue efforts by building a sub. It wasn’t used, so he left it in the…

6 years ago

Mike Pence on whether he wants to overturn Roe v. Wade: “I do”

But the vice president wouldn’t say whether Brett Kavanaugh would make that happen. Vice President Mike Pence said Tuesday that…

6 years ago

Vox Sentences: Pardon me?

Vox Sentences is your daily digest for what's happening in the world. Sign up for the Vox Sentences newsletter, delivered…

6 years ago

How Trump could blow up the NATO summit

US and NATO officials are worried. Very worried. President Donald Trump’s upcoming NATO summit in Brussels isn’t supposed to be…

6 years ago

5 arguments Democrats are using to try to sink Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination

They probably won’t, but they’re sure going to try. As soon as Trump announced that he would be picking Justice…

6 years ago

Elon Musk’s big, failed plan to bring a mini-submarine to rescue the Thai boys

Musk tried to join the rescue efforts by building a sub. It wasn’t used, so he left it in the…

6 years ago