The Touch-Screen Generation
Young children—even toddlers—are spending more and more time with digital technology. What will it mean for their development?
April 2013
In This Issue
Hanna Rosin on toddlers and iPads, Jeffrey Goldberg on the king of Jordan, James Fallows on life on Mars, our annual money report, and much more
Features
The Modern King in the Arab Spring
Can Jordan's Abdullah II, the region's most pro-American Arab leader, liberalize his kingdom, modernize its economy, and save the country from capture by Islamist radicals?
What Exactly Is Donald Trump's Deal?
Is he a buffoon? A genius? An exploration of the man, his brand, and his chronic bluster.
My Hyperinflation Vacation
A trip to the Iranian resort island of Kish illuminates the strange consequences of economic sanctions.
Why the Rich Don’t Give to Charity
The wealthiest Americans donate 1.3 percent of their income; the poorest, 3.2 percent. What's up with that?
Where the Recession Hit Us Hardest: An Interactive Map
How different regions and industries have weathered the downturn—and the recovery
How One Man Turned Himself Into a Publicly Owned Company
Mike Merrill puts the "I" in IPO.
Rodgers and Hart's Dysfunctional Partnership
Richard was disciplined and controlling. Lorenz was undisciplined, uncontrollable, and often drunk. But it worked.
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Gluekit Has Obama Turned a Generation of Voters Into Lifelong Democrats?
The prospects for a new liberal age
Nishant Choksi For Whom the Bell Tolls
The inexorable decline of America’s least favorite pronoun
Ocean/Corbis Campaign Finance: Raise Spending Limits, Increase Transparency
It will mean concessions from both Democrats and Republicans, but it will be good for America.
Reuters The Day the Secret Service Almost Shot Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
The intelligence brief on the apparent accident was three sentences long, and it scared the hell out of White House officials.
John Cuneo Casino Jack’s New Game
After more than three years in prison and an implausible makeover, Abramoff is still Abramoff.
There's a War Criminal at My Gym
Our advice columnist to the rescue
Don Mason/Corbis The Queen Bee’s Guide to Parenting
What the animal kingdom can teach us about raising families
Marvel Studios War Machine: Iron Man–Like Exoskeletons and the Army of the Future
Technical advances may make upper-body strength less important in combat—and level the playing field for women.
Walter Newton Why Isn't Better Education Giving Women More Power?
The false egalitarian promise of advanced degrees
The Work/Life Question: 4 Books, 1 Answer
A survey of converging perspectives by influential women
Patrick Leger Mars, Our First Outpost on the Final Frontier
James Fallows talks with space entrepreneur Eric Anderson about the next wave of space exploration.
Andrew Rae The Economics of Marriage in 3 Stats
Some surprising numbers about matrimony
The Return of the Monopoly: An Infographic
More mergers, fewer players. Is this the end of competitive capitalism?
Culture File
David Wilson The Housewife-Industrial Complex
How a TV franchise mutated into a demented hybrid of gossip generator and infomercial
Kareem Rizk Chapter and Verse: The Unknown Prose of a Great Poet
Reassessing the literary legacy of the Lost Generation's Edward Thomas
Solving Jane Austen Puzzles
And new fiction by Elizabeth Strout. Two short book reviews.
Gerrit van Ommering/Buiten-Beel/Redux The Skeptic’s Guide to the South Pacific
How I learned to stop worrying and love vacation
Departments
The Conversation
Responses and reverberations
Graham Roumieu What Was the Worst Marriage Ever?
What was the worst marriage ever?
