Putting a Price on Words
This isn’t a lament about declining standards of quality or the rude incursions of amateur bloggers. In fact, thanks to the Internet, people probably read more good journalism than ever. That’s precisely the problem: the sheer volume of words has overwhelmed a business model that was once based on scarcity and limited choice.
Net-Worth Obsession
Joey Kincer’s highest achievement in record gathering is contained in a Quicken file, where he has tracked his personal finances for 16 years, ever since he was in 11th grade.
The Moral Life of Babies
A growing body of evidence suggests that humans do have a rudimentary moral sense from the very start of life. With the help of well-designed experiments, you can see glimmers of moral thought, moral judgment and moral feeling even in the first year of life.
What Makes Marion Jones Run?
She has been stripped of her Olympic medals. She has been jailed. Now she is trying to become the WNBA’s oldest rookie.
All the Obama 20-Somethings
A group of young White House staff members live together and (more or less) have their lives taped.
Laura Bush, a Lonely Texas Girl Far From Home
Laura Bush’s new memoir is really two books: an account of her youth in Texas, and a political autobiography.
The Data-Driven Life
What happens when technology can analyze every quotidian thing that happened to you today.
Henry Luce, the Editor in Chief
The life of Henry Luce, creator of Time and Life, who used his magazines to push political favorites and promote U.S. intervention in the world.
Politico’s Mike Allen, the Man the White House Wakes Up To
The daily e-mail from Mike Allen, Politico’s star reporter, has become a morning ritual for Washington’s elite.
Is Marriage Good for Your Health?
What the research shows about the relationship between relationships and physical well-being.