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May 2013 Issue

The world may never run out of oil—and the consequences could be dire. Plus: avoiding the worst parts of death, Henry Kissinger's statesmanship, reconsidering hair metal, and more. View Magazine

What If We Never Run Out of Oil?
Charles C. Mann
Learning to Live With Fossil Fuels
Daniel Sarewitz and Roger Pielke Jr.
How Not to Die
Jonathan Rauch
In Defense of Henry Kissinger
Robert D. Kaplan
The Critics
Thomas Pierce
Why Both the Dems and the GOP Now Think Voters Prefer Female Candidates
Molly Ball

Do We Change Our Minds on Abortion When It Affects Us Directly?

Three suggestive stats

Red: Jacquelyn Martin/AP; Blue: Doug Mills/AP

Sources: Gallup; Natoli et al., Prenatal Diagnosis, Feb. 2012