“Fear of a Black President,” by Ta-Nehisi Coates, originally published in The Atlantic. Copyright © The Atlantic 2012. All rights reserved. Reprinted by permission.
“Who in God’s Name Is Mitt Romney?,” by Frank Rich, originally published in New York. Copyright © New York 2012. All rights reserved. Reprinted by permission.
“It’s Not About the Law, Stupid,” by Dahlia Lithwick, originally published in Slate. Copyright © Slate 2012. All rights reserved. Reprinted by permission.
“The Supreme Court’s Dark Vision of Freedom,” by Dahlia Lithwick, originally published in Slate. Copyright © Slate 2012. All rights reserved. Reprinted by permission.
“Where Is the Liberal Outrage?,” by Dahlia Lithwick, originally published in Slate. Copyright © Slate 2012. All rights reserved. Reprinted by permission.
“The Innocent Man, Part 1,” by Pamela Colloff, originally published in Texas Monthly. Copyright © Texas Monthly 2012. All rights reserved. Reprinted by permission.
“The Innocent Man, Part 2,” by Pamela Colloff, originally published in Texas Monthly. Copyright © Texas Monthly 2012. All rights reserved. Reprinted by permission.
“18 Tigers, 17 Lions, 8 Bears, 3 Cougars, 2 Wolves, 1 Baboon, 1 Macaque, and 1 Man Dead in Ohio,” by Chris Heath, originally published in GQ. Copyright © 2012 by Chris Heath. Reprinted by permission of Chris Heath.
“Did You Think About the Six People You Executed?,” by Robert F. Worth, originally published in the New York Times Magazine. Copyright © the New York Times Magazine 2012. All rights reserved. Reprinted by permission.
“A Life Worth Ending,” by Michael Wolff, originally published in New York. Copyright © New York 2012. All rights reserved. Reprinted by permission.
“Mothers, Sisters, Daughters, Wives,” by Mimi Swartz, originally published in Texas Monthly. Copyright © Texas Monthly 2012. All rights reserved. Reprinted by permission.
“School of Hate,” by Sabrina Rubin Erdely, originally published in Rolling Stone, February 16, 2012. Copyright © 2012 Rolling Stone LLC. All Rights Reserved. Reprinted by permission.
“Atonement,” by Dexter Filkins, originally published in The New Yorker. Copyright © 2012 by Dexter Filkins. Reprinted by permission of Dexter Filkins.
“The Big Book,” by Chris Jones, originally published in Esquire. Copyright © 2012 by Chris Jones. Reprinted by permission of Chris Jones.
“Terry Southern: ‘The Art of Screenwriting’ No. 3,” interview by Maggie Paley, originally published in The Paris Review. Copyright © The Paris Review 2012. All rights reserved. Reprinted by permission.
“Mega,” by Charles Graeber, originally published in Wired. Copyright © 2012 by Charles Graeber. All rights reserved. Reprinted by permission.
“Portrait of a Lady,” by Daphne Merkin, originally published in Elle. Copyright © 2012 by Daphne Merkin. Reprinted by permission of Daphne Merkin.
“Social Animal,” by Daphne Merkin, originally published in Elle. Copyright © 2012 by Daphne Merkin. Reprinted by permission of Daphne Merkin.
“We’re All Helmut Newton Now,” by Daphne Merkin, originally published in Elle. Copyright © 2012 by Daphne Merkin. Reprinted by permission of Daphne Merkin.
“Over the Wall,” by Roger Angell, originally published in The New Yorker. Copyright © 2012 by Roger Angell. Reprinted by permission of Roger Angell.
“Batman and Robin Have an Altercation,” by Stephen King, originally published in Harper’s Magazine. Copyright © 2012 by Stephen King. Reprinted with the permission of the author and his agent, Darhansoff & Verrill. All rights reserved.
“The Living and the Dead,” by Brian Mockenhaupt, originally published in Byliner. Copyright © 2012 by Byliner. All rights reserved. Reprinted by permission.
“State of the Species,” by Charles C. Mann, originally published in Orion. Copyright © 2012 by Charles C. Mann. Reprinted by permission of Charles C. Mann.