You’ve found a lost relative. Now what?
Every week on Explain It to Me, Vox’s call-in podcast, we answer the questions that matter to you most. When ...
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How to talk to your boomer parents about retirement
Money is always stressful, but between on-again, off-again, on-again tariffs, inflation, and a general sense of uncertainty, all things finance ...
I can’t afford a house right now. Am I screwed?
“Should I buy a house?” That’s the question that a listener, Miranda, brought to Explain It to Me, Vox’s weekly ...
Why are car headlights so blindingly bright now?
Glaringly bright, blue-hued headlights filled my hatchback earlier this year as I drove 80 miles an hour on the highway ...
Why are so many college basketball players from other countries?
Vox reader Brian Diederich asks: Why and how do so many collegiate basketball teams — both men’s and women’s — ...
The only generation not in a sex recession
If you’ve read the news lately, you’ve probably heard that Americans may be in the middle of a sex recession. ...
Why do kids have imaginary friends?
An earlier version of this story appeared in Kids Today, Vox’s newsletter about kids, for everyone. Sign up here for ...
America’s (lack of) separation between church and state, explained
A Vox reader asks: If we have “separation of church and state,” why do we give religious schools tax exemption? ...
Were companies ever serious about DEI?
The buzzwords “diversity, equity, and inclusion” are everywhere right now, but you can’t be blamed if you don’t quite have ...
Is wealth inequality leading to a class war?
A Vox reader asks: What is wealth inequality and class warfare and why is it extra bad at this point ...
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