COVER

The Optimism Bias

Those rose-colored glasses? We may be born with them. Why our brains tilt toward the positive (in spite of all the negative)

WORLD

Faith in the Arab Spring

Headlines about Muslim-Coptic violence hide a more hopeful narrative emerging in the new Egypt: Islam and Christianity can live and build together

Spanish Spring

Arab-style demonstrations break out all over the country, but are they making any difference?

VIEWPOINT

LETTERS

BUSINESS

In the Pole Position (Automobiles)

Le Mans Series outlasts the competition with its jet-set fans and hot wheels

GLOBAL ADVISER

On Location (Next Time You're in ... Anhui)

Huizhou's historic villages attract film crews and artists in droves