Why I Run
I took up the sport to be like my father. I kept going because he stopped.
Features
A ‘Death Train’ Is Haunting South Florida
The Brightline has been hailed as the future of high-speed rail in the United States, but it has one big, unignorable problem.
Crime in Chicago Is a Choice
The problem with minimizing the city’s violence
Traditional Criticism Is in Trouble. Here’s What’s Replacing It.
Demand for cultural commentary is higher than it’s ever been—but now that commentary is coming from unconventional new sources.
You Have No Idea How Hard It Is to Be a Reenactor
Benedict Arnold’s boot wouldn’t come off, and other hardships from my weekend in the Revolutionary War.
Fifty Years After History’s Most Brutal Boxing Match
The Thrilla in Manila nearly killed Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier.
The Invention of Judd Apatow
How a kid from Long Island willed his way to the top of American comedy
Inside the Very Expensive, Extremely Overwhelming, Engineered Fun of Theme Parks
Roller coasters are bumping against the limits of physics and the human body to keep their riders entertained.
How Originalism Killed the Constitution
A radical legal philosophy has undermined the process of constitutional evolution.
The Neighbor From Hell
Israel and the United States delivered a blow to Iran. But it could come back stronger.