Walter Kirn

Walter Kirn is the author of Up in the Air.

Issue July/August 2012

Knowledge of the Future Is Messing With the Present

Magazine July/August 2012

Issue July/August 2010

Boredom Is Extinct

Magazine July/August 2010

Issue November 2007

The Autumn of the Multitaskers

Magazine November 2007

Neuroscience is confirming what we all suspect: Multitasking is dumbing us down and driving us crazy. One man’s odyssey through the nightmare of infinite connectivity

Issue January/February 2005

Lost in the Meritocracy

Magazine January/February 2005

How I traded an education for a ticket to the ruling class

Issue November 2004

American Everyman

Magazine November 2004

Warren Buffett's billions—and the oft told tale of how he made them—have become the least interesting thing about him. It's Buffett the symbol that matters now

Issue September 2002

Confidence Itself

Magazine September 2002

Its bizarre evolution from a subjective emotional state to a leading economic indicator

Issue May 2002

The Mother of Reinvention

Magazine May 2002

The real reason Americans detest the idea of a national ID card

Issue February 2002

The Heartland of Darkness

Magazine February 2002

Anthrax and hermits and gun shows, oh my!

The Biggest Story in Photos

Early Monsoon Rains Flood Northern India

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