From Vox. President Donald Trump’s blatant, sometimes open corruption can feel disorienting. While other White Houses have made a point to show their administration is not for sale, this one has seemingly done the opposite — making a big show of their transactional relationship with corporations, Silicon Valley, and other governments, given the right price.…

From Vox. President Donald Trump promised voters in 2024 that his policies would be America First. But he went back on that promise with multiple foreign interventions, including the war in Iran. So why does polling of MAGA voters show overwhelming support for this conflict? Today, Explained host Noel King asks Carlson about this and…

From Vox. The Gray Area is taking a short break this week — but we’ve got something special for you. Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO We’re dropping an episode from one of our favorite podcasts, Unexplainable. In it, host Emily Siner explores deceptively simple questions: What is a musical note? And how did something as…

From Vox. President Trump has not made a coherent case for the attacks on Iran. Now, one of his most loyal allies is making a forceful argument against the war. Tucker Carlson tells Today, Explained host Noel King that he met with Trump several times in the weeks before the conflict began. But his warnings…

From Vox. Tucker Carlson invited conservative provocateur Nick Fuentes on his show last October. Fuentes is part of a growing number of young, conservative men sharing openly antisemitic, racist, and misogynistic ideas online. But Carlson’s critics say he went easy on Fuentes, which lent his ideas legitimacy. Today, Explained host Noel King asked Carlson about…

From Vox. Is the Supreme Court considering a radical reinterpretation of the 14th amendment? President Donald Trump has been on a crusade to end birthright citizenship for years. Challenging the long-held legal consensus that anyone born in the United States is granted citizenship, he signed an executive order stripping that right away from the children…

From Vox. Despite what internet trolls might say, eating plant-based protein does not make you any less “manly.” Eating soy foods doesn’t change men’s hormonal makeup, and it’s well-established that soy products are not only safe to eat but also confer a number of health benefits, especially when replacing processed and red meats. Read more:…

From Vox. Millennial feminist Lindy West’s new memoir is about her path to polyamory. Cue the backlash — to West, her husband, and the idea of polyamory itself. Today, Explained host Noel King speaks with Slate culture journalist Scaachi Koul about why so many people are so invested in West’s polyamorous relationship. #LindyWest #news Read…

From Vox. Why do humans have this deep need to feel like we matter? Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO Sean Illing talks with the philosopher Rebecca Goldstein about why “mattering” is not the same thing as being important, how the hunger for validation can go really, really badly, and the different ways we try to…

From Vox. Whether or not you “pahk the cah in Harvahd Yahd” or refer to a group of people as y’all, you have an accent. In fact, we all do, and we can learn a lot about people from the way they talk. Host Jonquilyn Hill talks with experts about how we get our accents…

From Vox. John Bolton, Donald Trump’s former national security adviser, does not think the president has thought through the implications the war in Iran will have on the economy. He told Vox’s Astead Herndon that the Trump administration seems to be “scrambling after the fact.” You can watch their full interview wherever you get your…

From Vox. “How soon could Iran get nuclear weapons? About 72 hours by sending a wire transfer to the central bank in Pyongyang, North Korea, and having North Korea deliver one of their warheads,” said John Bolton, President Donald Trump’s former national security adviser. He spoke with Vox’s Astead Herndon about whether or not there…

From Vox. Ambassador John Bolton, President Donald Trump’s former national security adviser, pushed for war with Iran for 20 years — but not like this. For years, even decades, John Bolton has argued for regime change in Iran and for America to take a proactive military role to make that happen. Bolton served as the…

From Vox. John Bolton, President Donald Trump’s former national security adviser, has been advocating for military action to topple Iran’s regime for decades. But he didn’t want it to go like this. Bolton sat down with Vox’s Astead Herndon to explain why he has become critical of Trump’s war with Iran, and what he wished…

From Vox. Is moving in with your significant other overrated? For generations, we’ve been taught that after you meet someone and fall in love, you eventually have to move in together. — because moving in is a signal that the relationship is serious. But a growing number of couples are opting out of that last…