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Dental insurance isn’t a scam — but it’s also not insurance

The thing about dental insurance is that it isn’t really insurance — it’s more like a half-helpful discount plan with a maximum. And once you...

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Does my health insurance cover therapy?

One in three Americans resolved to make 2025 the year they get therapy. If you were one of them, you may have discovered: Figuring out how to...

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The subtle privatization of Medicare

If you’re signing up for Medicare benefits this open enrollment, odds are you aren’t actually enrolling in the traditional government program...

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Will the attacks on Zohran Mamdani awaken a “sleeping giant”?

Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic front-runner in the New York City mayoral race, speaks outside a mosque and cultural center on October 24, 2025,...

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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...