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The Killing Machines
How to think about drones
How to think about drones, killers on Craigslist, the risks of being a workaholic, the courage of The Clash, and more
How to think about drones
When U.S. allies in Yemen needed help targeting an alleged al-Qaeda operative for an American drone strike, evidence suggests they turned to one of the people closest to him.
A serial killer finds a newly vulnerable class of victims: white, working-class men.
Technology makes it easier than ever to play fast and loose with the truth—but easier than ever to get caught.
... and now lives in Japan selling crackers
There's still no medical definition, but psychologists try their best to separate dedicated employees from true addicts.
Why hasn’t anybody figured out how to beat "The Worldwide Leader in Sports"?
What to keep and what to cut? You can start by checking the Internet.
What if turbines weren’t so awful to be around?
An interview with software executive Charles Simonyi on why computer applications lag behind hardware, and how new apps could end drudgery
The geography of race may be more complicated than it appears.
Reclaiming a name that's used to sell everything from sneakers to beach towels
What Americans think they believe about the big issues
Our advice columnist to the rescue
How a privately educated British schoolboy named John Mellor became The Clash's iconic front man
Out is the new in.
Diane Ravitch's second revolution
A conversation with Paul Theroux
It was the summer of 1958, and the whole town was listening to KLOF, the radio station that was giving away soda pop and a free house in Holiday Hills.
Responses and reverberations
Who was the greatest athlete of all time?