The New Scarcity
Our cover story is the latest installment in a conversation dating back to 1859.
Features
Brave Thinkers 2011
Our annual guide to the people risking their reputations, fortunes, and lives in pursuit of big ideas
Hawa Abdi |
Lydia Cacho Ribeiro |
Isabel Castillo |
Chris Christie |
Amy Chua |
P. J. Crowley |
Wael Ghonim | Julia Gillard |
Steve Jobs |
Vinod Khosla |
Terrence Malick |
Luis Moreno-Ocampo |
Peter Moskos |
Richard Muller |
Barack Obama |
Rex Ryan |
Ali Tarhouni |
Peter Thiel |
Matthew Weiner |
Ai Weiwei |
Paul Root Wolpe
All the Single Ladies
More American women are single than ever before. Here's why, and what it means for sex and the family.
E. O. Wilson’s Theory of Everything
The famed biologist seeks to save a park in Mozambique—and to save humanity.
Slideshow: Photos of the legendary biologist in Africa
Our Man in Kandahar
Is one of America's closest allies in Afghanistan guilty of mass murder?
Sidebar: See what U.S. and NATO leaders have told the press about the Afghan warlord Abdul Raziq.
The Quiet Health-Care Revolution
How a company’s mix of high-tech (wireless scales) and low-tech (regular toenail-clipping) strategies is transforming health care
Hacked!
An inside look at the unsettling perils of cloud computing—and how to avoid them
Dispatches
The Appeal of Death Row
Why would a California convict opt for a death sentence? With few executions and better living conditions, why not?
Kansas City Bets on Culture
If you build a shiny new performing-arts center, will the creative class come?
Russian Hangover
A Moscow apartment block’s tenants turn over, one vodka binge at a time.
The Queen of San Francisco
The first openly gay U.S. political candidate works to save a slice of gay history.
From Tiki to Tacky—and Back
A taste of cocktail Americana comes in from the cold.
My Bowling Vacation
Rather than attracting slackers or ironic celebrants, a camp for bowlers reveals the American ideal.
The Voice in the Machine
Is lifelike synthetic speech finally within reach?
Columns
Capitol Gains
Are members of Congress guilty of insider trading—and does it matter?
Family Portrait
The secret of Modern Family’s runaway success: it’s just a sitcom.
Video: The author narrates scenes from the ABC show.
Books
Police and Poetry
New York's crime drop; T. S. Eliot's dark days
Everywhere Man
Count Harry Kessler dined with Diaghilev, fought for Germany, and penned one of the greatest diaries ever published.
Android Dreams 
NASA's 1969 Oceanic Mission 
Bits and Base Pairs 
