COVER
Why Texas Is Our Future (Nation)
It's not an accident that three of the five fastest growing cities are in Texas. It's more like destiny
EDITOR'S DESK
The Texas Model (Cover)
COMMENTARY
Iran's Man on Wire: Foreign Minister Mohammed Zarif
The country's chief envoy faces a tricky balancing act
Kathleen Parker: Count Me Out
Our growing obsession with self-tracking is obscuring the deeper meaning of our lives
BRIEFING
Briefing
World
Milestones (Milestones)
Scott Carpenter (Milestones)
American space pioneer
Stanley Kauffmann (Milestones)
Old master of movie criticism
Advertisements Starring ... You (Tech)
Popular sites are trying to cash in on users' connections
FAA: In A Holding Pattern (Air Traffic)
The World Is Watching Now (Nation)
Online activists bring attention to a small-town controversy
Shop Till You Drop (Health)
Early glitches could turn into much bigger problems for Obamacare
FEATURES
Benedict Cumberbatch Talks Secrets, Leaks, and Sherlock (Profile)
In Julian Assange and The Fifth Estate, the actor has found his most challenging muse yet
Women Are the Only Adults Left in Washington (Nation)
The 20 female Senate members are setting new standards for civility and bipartisanship. Look out, old boys' club
Waiting for Oslo (World)
Twenty years after the historic agreement, Israeli and Palestinian negotiators are talking again. The delay has only made a peace deal more elusive. Photographs by Cédric Gerbehaye
THE CULTURE
Pop Chart
Joel Stein: Seal of Approval (The Awesome Column)
The government shutdown helps those who help sign off on wine labels
Care for a Changyu Red? (Books)
A new book, The World Atlas of Wine, captures the drinking's global expansion
You Can't Scare America (Amusement)
Inside the weird world of professional haunting where Halloween profiteers are searching to find news way to frighten people
The Tattoo's Incredible Journey From Taboo to Trendy (Style)
As the Army prepares a ban, a look at the ink that now covers 4 out of 10 Americans in their 30s
10 Questions with Reggie Jackson (10 Questions)
The baseball star on the value of ego, his disappointments and why the Mets turned him down