
The Ally From Hell
Pakistan lies to us, sponsors militants who attack American troops, and may have knowingly harbored Osama bin Laden. With a friend like this, who needs enemies?
Our fraught alliance with Pakistan, Walmart's impact on China, Oprah's misunderstood appeal, and more
Pakistan lies to us, sponsors militants who attack American troops, and may have knowingly harbored Osama bin Laden. With a friend like this, who needs enemies?
A libertarian economist discovers that our political leanings leave us more biased than we think.
While covering the Libyan civil war, the author was seized by Muammar Qaddafi’s forces and imprisoned in Tripoli.
Will the world’s biggest corporation succeed in transforming environmental standards?
Does China’s rise mean the end of one of America’s most storied ethnic enclaves?
As troops surge back into domestic life, incarceration isn't always the answer
A sperm donor discovers his rich, unsettling legacy.
Namibia is trying to save its lions by charging trophy fees to kill them.
Guanajuato’s Museo de las Momias conjures the epic brutality of Mexico’s past.
At play in Russia’s “Sacred Sea”
A new camera captures hundreds of images and lets you choose your own reality
The Republican contender touts his business experience—but does it really matter?
A new film adaptation of John le Carré’s Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy prompts a look at the various incarnations of his greatest character, George Smiley.
A John Updike compilation, plus a history of the Bank of England
The Atlantic’s literary editor picks the five best of the crop.
Why the “talkinest child” understands women and the power of television better than anyone else
Eastwood? McQueen? Why James Garner is the real star of his era.
Love and gambling at Niagara Falls; the evolution of James Wolcott; and more
How to decode Justin Bieber lyrics, and other advice