Jan 26, 2015 Vol 185 No 2

The European Front

The Age of Miracles
Despite the fear surrounding terrorism, disease and war, the world is better off than it has ever been. But that progress is fragile-unless we act to preserve it

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: These Terrorist Attacks Are Not About Religion
When the Ku Klux Klan burns a cross in a black family’s yard, Christians aren’t required to explain how these aren’t really Christian acts

Quick Study
Humaira Bachal is giving many
Pakistani children the gift of education

Inside the Evangelical Fight Over Gay Marriage
Churches are beginning to embrace their LGBT congregants

How Elizabeth Warren Is Yanking Hillary Clinton to the Left
She may not run, but she’s already exerting a gravitational pull

The Major Risks of Hacking Back
In the dark world of cyber crime, can turnabout be fair play?

Man vs. Yosemite
How two athletes completed an ‘impossible’ climb

The Future of Driving
From self-parking to smarter headlights, automakers are on the road to smarter cars

Interest Rate Tips for 2015
How to use the rising rates to borrow, save and invest

Bright Lights, Broad City
Two comedians make friendship funny

The Pleasures and Perils of Biopics
True-life dramas: must be Oscar time

Review: The Nuns of Sant’Ambrogio: The Sexual Liberation of a False Saint
A mesmerizing story gets little narrative flair

Why I Won’t Be Binge-Watching Anything This Season
Whatever happened to anticipation?

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