What Martial Arts Have to Do With Atheism
An interview with Sam Harris about self-defense and the seduction of faith More »
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An interview with Sam Harris about self-defense and the seduction of faith More »
In which Sam Harris teaches me Brazilian jiu-jitsu and explains why violence is like rebirth
A trip to the Iranian resort island of Kish illuminates the pressures, limits, and strange consequences of economic sanctions.
Forget online surveys and dinnertime robo-calls. A consulting firm called ReD is at the forefront of a new trend in market research, treating the everyday lives of consumers as a subject worthy of social-science scrutiny. On behalf of its corporate clients, ReD will uncover your deepest needs, fears, and desires.
Way out in the desert, at the Nevada Test Site, a certain sort of traveler can confront strange traces of catastrophe (and tomfoolery).
Our correspondent teaches Libya’s budding reporters the ABC’s of ethics and objectivity—with mixed results.
Last night, the city saw two autonomous sets of protesters: one dark, violent, and uncertain; the other light, peaceful, and committed More »
Does great wealth bring fulfillment? An ambitious study by Boston College suggests not. For the first time, researchers prompted the very rich—people with fortunes in excess of $25 million—to speak candidly about their lives. The result is a surprising litany of anxieties: their sense of isolation, their worries about work and love, and most of all, their fears for their children.
The protests unified the opposition, but every uprising has its moderates and its radicals More »
Celebration and national pride overwhelm the Egyptian capital More »
The crowd came expecting to celebrate victory but dispersed furious and defiant, as Egypt's president refuses to step down More »
It's now on the protest movement either to take meaningful new steps or risk becoming little more than a carnival More »
As circumstances on the ground shift less rapidly, the protest movement now faces subtler threats, with dissent and subversion becoming major preoccupations More »
