COVER

The Angelina Effect (Health /Cancer)

Her preventive mastectomy raises important issues about genes, health and risk

COMMENTARY

America the Isolated? (Worldview)

Hardly. Contrary to conservative complaints, the U.S. is fully — and smartly — involved overseas

UNITED STATES

LETTERS

WORLD

The Youtube War (Syria)

In Syria's sectarian conflict, fighters on both sides are committing gruesome atrocities — and showing them off online

In Tamerlan's Footsteps (Dagestan)

Was the alleged Boston bomber radicalized in Dagestan, his ancestral homeland? A visit to the Russian republic reveals a more complex story

SOCIETY

The End of Alimony (Divorce)

The American divorce is undergoing its biggest change in decades. Call it the revenge of the second wives

ESSAY