The Wrong Box
The greatest fictional depiction of solitary confinement is by Anton Chekhov, in a story called “The Bet.” Its plot is simple: A wealthy banker bets a younger, poorer man that ...
A Clown at the Table
Starvation is a three-step process. In Stage One, several hours after your last meal, your body starts raiding its pantry, metabolizing fatty acids that it stored up but (in this ...
Who Are the Millionaires?
In May 2012, the same month Mitt Romney made the “47 percent” remark that helped lose him the election, his consulting-industry alma mater, the Boston Consulting Group, released its annual ...