Jessica Hullinger

Deputy Editor

Jessica Hullinger is a deputy editor for TheWeek.com. She likes to write about science, innovation, business, and travel. Before joining The Week in early 2016, she was a freelance journalist for two years, writing for such publications as Popular Science, Mental_Floss, Fast Company, and FORTUNE. Prior to going freelance, Jessica was assistant news editor at Fast Company. Jessica has a soft spot for her home state of Indiana, an undying love for public radio, and an inexplicable obsession with archaeology.

An Exxon sign at a gas station in California

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Business briefing

The daily business briefing: December 29, 2022

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Daily briefing

10 things you need to know today: December 29, 2022

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Parenting advice

The week's best parenting advice: November 2, 2021

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Parenting advice

The week's best parenting advice: October 26, 2021

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Parenting advice

The week's best parenting advice: October 19, 2021

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Parenting advice

The week's best parenting advice: October 12, 2021

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Parenting advice

The week's best parenting advice: October 5, 2021

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Parenting advice

The week's best parenting advice: September 28, 2021

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Parenting advice

The week's best parenting advice: September 21, 2021

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Parenting advice

The week's best parenting advice: September 7, 2021

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Everybody chill

White House chief says Joe Manchin is 'very persuadable' on Biden's budget bill

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Taliban takeover

Why the Taliban's takeover of Panjshir province matters

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The wrong kind of slick

There's a new oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico and nobody knows who is responsible

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Jobless in America

Millions of Americans are losing jobless benefits on Labor Day

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Helpless?

Can the U.S. do anything to speed up the stalled Afghanistan evacuation?

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Parenting advice

The week's best parenting advice: August 31, 2021

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Briefing

The next COVID variant

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Parenting advice

The week's best parenting advice: August 10, 2021

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Parenting advice

The week's best parenting advice: August 3, 2021

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Parenting advice

The week's best parenting advice: July 27, 2021

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Parenting advice

The week's best parenting advice: July 20, 2021

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Business briefing

The daily business briefing: July 16, 2021

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Parenting advice

The week's best parenting advice: July 13, 2021

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Business briefing

The daily business briefing: July 13, 2021

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Business briefing

The daily business briefing: July 12, 2021

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Opinion

The breakthrough risk

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Parenting advice

The week's best parenting advice: July 6, 2021

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Uh oh

What the Delta variant could mean for the Pfizer vaccine

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Victory is ours?

Britain plans to drop COVID rules despite surge

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All eyes on Andy

Amazon has a new CEO

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Search and rescue

Remaining Florida condo tower demolished so rescuers can keep searching

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Parenting advice

The week's best parenting advice: June 29, 2021

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Parenting advice

The week's best parenting advice: June 22, 2021

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Parenting advice

The week's best parenting advice: June 15, 2021

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Parenting advice

The week's best parenting advice

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Parenting advice

The week's best parenting advice: June 1, 2021