Psychology/Psychiatry
Why Bill Clinton Always Blows It
A psychologist analyzes the former president's destructive streak
Does the Invisible Hand Need a Helping Hand?
A behavioral economist explores the interaction of moral sentiments and self-interest
Let the Viewer Decide
Documentarian Frederick Wiseman on free speech, complexity, and the trouble with Michael Moore
The Acid Guru's Long, Strange Trip
A flawed biography paints a bleary picture of Timothy Leary.
The Truth Is in There
Susan Clancy on recovered memories, alien abductions, and how to believe weird things.
Curing the Therapeutic State: Thomas Szasz interviewed by Jacob Sullum
Thomas Szasz on the medicalization of American life.
Drug Trial
Is "medicalization" the first step in ending the drug war? Or just the next step in continuing it? Jacob Sullum lays out the "public health" issues and a panel of experts responds.