What’s Your Problem?
How to start your own advice column, whether to clean the hotel room before the maid arrives, and other conundrums
Features
Did Christianity Cause the Crash?
For millions of followers, the prosperity gospel encouraged financial risk in the name of God.
The Science of Success
New neurological findings suggest that “bad genes†can in fact be the keys to adult achievement—but only with the right parenting.
Video: Researcher Stephen Suomi explains why monkeys with risky genes often turn out just fine
The Fall of Mexico
The government’s assault on drug cartels has become an amorphous civil war that threatens to bring down the nation. A report from the front lines.
Slideshow: Photographer Juliàn Cardona shares grim images from Juàrez
How Einstein Divided America's Jews
The physicist’s first trip to the U.S. placed him at the center of contentious debates over Zionism.
The Trial of Thomas Lubanga
In Congo, victims question the justice of prosecuting war criminals.
Dispatches
The Tijuana of the Caspian
At the border between Azerbaijan and Iran, everything’s for sale: sex, booze, tattoos—and maybe some revolutionary fervor.
Ground War
Army’s best option for finally beating Navy
Frenemies of the State
Once the most outspoken critic of Zimbabwe’s government, David Coltart is now on the inside
The Great Guinea Hen Massacre
Good intentions collide with dumb birds on a small farm in Pennsylvania.
A Winter’s Tale
Squaw Valley celebrates its Olympics, 50 years later.
Who Needs the Grid?
A new fuel-cell technology promises to revolutionize access to cheap, clean energy.
Books
Books of the Year
Atlantic literary editor Benjamin Schwarz picks the 25 best in a crowded field
On Being a Bad Mother
True confessions
The Zealot
Arthur Koestler’s manic intellectual career
Cover to Cover
America's birth certificate revealed; paradoxical Pops; and more
Columns
Lead Us Not Into Debt
Finance guru Dave Ramsey wins followers with a simple message: find God and lose your credit cards.
Double-X Films
Not just chick flicks, the movies of Nora Ephron and Nancy Meyers defy categorization and provide a sentimental education for everyone.
Video: James Parker comments on his favorite scenes from When Harry Met Sally and What Women Want
Doin' It in the Park: No Gatorade (Excerpt) 
The Visual Clichés of Instagram 
Synthetic Biology 
