Joel Mathis, The Week US
Joel Mathis is a writer with 30 years of newspaper and online journalism experience. His work also regularly appears in National Geographic and The Kansas City Star. His awards include best online commentary at the Online News Association and (twice) at the City and Regional Magazine Association.
Joel lives in Lawrence, Kansas, with his wife and son.
Latest articles by Joel Mathis, The Week US
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Why your Thanksgiving turkey will be more expensive, explained
Speed Read Avian flu is taking a toll on the world's birds
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Precarious precedents for Putin's nuclear threats
Speed Read Putin makes threats and Biden warns of Armageddon. We've been here before.
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What OPEC's latest move means for Biden and Putin
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The Supreme Court and the future of the internet
Speed Read Why a case involving Section 230 could change everything
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What's happening with the Nord Stream pipelines?
Speed Read A mystery that could leave Europeans out in the cold
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A history of book banning in America
Speed Read PEN America says free expression is under threat. It's not the first time.
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Is the pandemic really over?
opinion President Biden says so. Some experts are skeptical.
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Christians in the U.S. are on their way to becoming a minority
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Is MLB's pitch clock good for the game, or bad for tradition?
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'Zombie ice' is real — and it's as spooky as it sounds
Speed Read A scary new report says climate change will have massive effects on our oceans and coasts
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California's ban on gas-powered cars, explained
Speed Read The Golden State's big plan to tackle climate change
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What legacy does Fauci leave behind?
opinion After a long career, Anthony Fauci is retiring as the face of America's COVID response
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New York's new Nazi stolen art law, explained
Speed Read Museums will be required to acknowledge the history of their artwork
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Rushdie, Bolton, and Iran's Revolutionary Guard, explained
Speed Read Who is behind the recent assassination plots against high-profile Americans?
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Climate, crime, and the bodies at Lake Mead
Speed Read What do the mafia and global warming have to do with each other?
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What will the Inflation Reduction Act actually accomplish?
opinion It's either a 'big effing deal' or the start of a new rise in drug prices
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The CHIPS Act and industrial policy, explained
Speed Read Is America giving up on the free market?
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What did Christian nationalism have to do with Jan. 6?
Speed Read The movement is more than Donald Trump's religious supporters
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Kansas' big post-Roe abortion battle
Speed Read How did Kansas end up at the center of the abortion fight?
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A look back at the runaway inflation of the 1970s
Speed Read The legacy of Paul Volcker lives on
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Are vasectomies the future of family planning?
Speed Read Men step forward to share the burden of birth control
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Abortions on federal lands?
Speed Read The debate over an unorthodox response to the Supreme Court decision
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Where does the American pro-life movement go from here?
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The limits of the Geneva Conventions
Speed Read Are foreign fighters in Ukraine protected by the laws that govern the treatment of prisoners of war?
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