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After the vibe shift, Ford ads got weird

The America that Ford is selling has changed over time. Every product sells itself with a story. The story Ford tells us is that its cars are...

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Why peanut butter is back on the kids’ menu

If, like me, you’re a parent of a young child, there’s one thing you’ve come to fear above all else. (And no, it’s not “Golden” from KPop Dem...

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You don’t need better boundaries. You need a better framework.

Your Mileage May Vary is an advice column offering you a unique framework for thinking through your moral dilemmas. It’s based on value plura...

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Welcome to the November issue of The Highlight

AI is improving at what feels like a breakneck pace. Once, it struggled with basic syntax; now, it can ace some college-level coursework. The...

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We can have growth while fighting climate change

Climate stories usually start the same way: fire, flood, loss, collapse. The charts are grim. The vibes are worse. But there’s another story...

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The secretive dog experimentation industry is crumbling

A photo taken inside Ridglan Farms by Direct Action Everywhere activists in 2017. | Direct Action Everywhere Animal rights advocates often co...

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The Ozempic effect is finally showing up in obesity data

For years, obesity rates in the US have gone in one direction: up. From the first year it was launched, Gallup’s National Health and Well-Bei...

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When the AI bubble pops

Every tech company now seems to have their own AI: Google Gemini. OpenAI’s ChatGPT. MetaAI. Spending for AI is reaching record highs, powerin...

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Trump just decided ICE has been too nice

Federal agents arrive at the Dirksen Federal Building to pick up US Customs and Border Patrol Commander Gregory Bovino after his hearing at fede...

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The GOP’s top think tank just defended an open Nazi

Heritage Foundation president Kevin Roberts said this about podcaster and antisemitic Nick Fuentes: “Canceling him is not the answer.” | Tom Wi...

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The right is obsessed with Lord of the Rings. But they don’t understand it.

Among the many humiliations of being American in the current moment is this: Members of the tech right and the conservative ruling class cont...

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The challenge of creating brains in a lab

A screen showing human brain cells is photographed at the Swiss start-up FinalSpark in Vevey, on October 3, 2025. Inside a lab in the picturesqu...