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Boredom can be a powerful force — if you know how to interpret it.
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[Trump’s (very long) speech to Congress, explained in 500 words](/politics/402601/trump-congress-joint-session-speech-takeaways)
Trump signaled more tariffs, more DOGE, and a continued war against “wokeness.”
By Andrew Prokop
Vox Press RoomMar 5
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[The AI revolution is here. Can we build a Good Robot?](/future-perfect/402418/artificial-intelligence-good-robot-podcast-openai-chatgpt-ethics-discrimination)
The battle over artificial intelligence is just beginning.
By Bryan Walsh
The HighlightMar 5The Highlight
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It’s the 21st century — instant bank transfers should be the norm everywhere.
By Dylan Matthews
CultureMar 4
[The controversy over Disney’s new Christian character, briefly explained](/culture/402578/disney-pixar-win-or-lose-trans-character-controversy-christian)
Pixar’s Win or Lose and Disney’s shifting stance on diversity.
By Aja Romano
The LogoffMar 4
[Trump’s tariff chaos, briefly explained](/the-logoff-newsletter-trump/402576/trumps-tariff-chaos-briefly-explained)
The president took the global economy for a ride on Tuesday.
By patrick.reis
PoliticsMar 4
[Trump doesn’t seem to know why he launched a giant trade war](/politics/402530/trump-tariffs-canada-mexico-explanation)
The president’s reasons for imposing tariffs on Canada and Mexico keep changing (and none make sense).
By Eric Levitz
Explain It to MeMar 4
[How scared should you be about tariffs?](/explain-it-to-me/398239/tariffs-trump-us-economy-briefly-explained)
Everything you need to know about tariffs but were too afraid to ask.
By Sean Collins
Supreme CourtMar 4
[The Supreme Court seems eager to kill a big lawsuit against gun companies](/scotus/402486/supreme-court-mexico-smith-wesson-guns-cartels)
The justices are likely to give gun companies a win, but they aren’t sure how they will do it yet.
By Ian Millhiser
PoliticsMar 4
[Two hugely important questions about Trump’s trade war](/politics/402465/trump-tariffs-trade-war-retaliation-canada-mexico-china)
What’s Trump’s endgame? And how bad will the economic fallout be?
By Andrew Prokop
PoliticsMar 4
[Economic growth is slowing — so Trump wants to redefine “economic growth”](/politics/402410/trump-musk-lutnick-gdp-economic-data)
The White House is promising to manipulate economic data.
By Eric Levitz
PolicyMar 4
[What Trump is trying to do to the Education Department, explained](/policy/402336/department-of-education-trump-musk-doge-schools)
Between DOGE and new Secretary Linda McMahon, the department is allegedly on its “final mission.”
By Anna North
Russia-Ukraine warMar 4
[Why Trump’s embrace of Putin is different this time](/russia-ukraine/402389/trump-putin-russia-ukraine)
Being friends with Russia may be harder than Trump thinks.
By Joshua Keating
CultureMar 4
[Why the Casey Anthony case will never really go away](/culture/23506125/casey-anthony-evidence-where-the-truth-lies-how-true-or-false)
Casey Anthony has started a Substack and TikTok touting her role as a “legal advocate.”
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