The Rise of the New Global Elite
The changing economy has created a new class of business megastars. Super-rich and often self-made, they tend to be ambivalent about the rest of us, and they increasingly form a nation unto themselves.
January/February 2011
In This Issue
Why the new global ruling class is leaving you behind, how porn is—and isn't—changing sex for women, the new physics of tennis, and more
Features
Good Ol’ Girl
Does Nikki Haley, the new governor of South Carolina, signal a fundamental change in the GOP’s relationship with women, and in the GOP itself?
Strict Obstructionist
Senator Mitch McConnell is the quiet architect of the Republicans' resurgence—and the biggest reason why nothing's getting done in Washington.
How the Recession Changed Us
Economic disaster by the numbers
The Tyranny of the Defense Inc.
Fifty years later, Eisenhower's warnings about the military-industrial complex look not only prescient, but dramatically understated.
Fighting the Next War
The case for a new national security act
Why Our Best Officers Are Leaving
An exclusive survey of West Point graduates reveals a growing lack of faith in the military’s meritocracy.
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Rui Camilo/PlainPicture/Corbis Private Plane, Public Menace
The astonishing security flaws of private aviation
The Last Stand of Ricardo Sanchez
Ricardo Sanchez's quixotic quest for truth about the Iraq War
The Kindest Cut
To fight AIDS, Swaziland turns to mass circumcision.
The Amazon’s Mysterious Cure-All
Side effects may include intense pain, extreme vomiting, and absolutely terrifying visions
Shade of Home
Reckoning with the ghosts of Mum and Pup
Leo Espinosa The Hangover Cure
A review of alleged hangover remedies, ancient and modern
Mark Ostow Rudyard Kipling Wrote Here
Inside the Vermont home where Kipling created his classic tales
Clive Brunskill/Getty Images The New Physics of Tennis
Unlocking the mysteries of Rafael Nadal’s killer topspin
Books
Gracia Lam The Hazards of Duke
A now infamous PowerPoint presentation exposes a lot about men, women, sex, and alcohol—and about how universities are letting their female students down.
Sølve Sundsbø/Art+Commerce Hard Core
The new world of porn is revealing eternal truths about men and women.
Columns
Mike Groll/Associated Press Dire States
Most state governors will have to either raise taxes or cut spending—exactly what not to do when recovering from a recession.
Eddie Guy The Wild World of Sports
In ESPN’s SportsCenter, the fan still finds solace—even order—in chaos.
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