Several links to amazing essays

If air travel worked like healthcare

Beware of Greeks bearing bonds

Inside the secret world of Trader Joe's

The James Franco project

Solitude and Leadership, If you want others to follow, learn to be alone with your thoughts

The end of men

Offensive Play, How different are dogfighting and football?

Keeping America's edge

The Rubber Room, The battle over New York City’s worst teachers

Shock Waves, A blast in Baghdad tests the endurance of a soldier and his family