Can’t Touch This

Students in Stanford finding the truth.

by Joannie Fischer

Dominant but vulnerable, the United States confronts terrorism and growing resentment abroad. How should it respond, and what do its actions say about the country? Six scholars weigh in.

His death broke his parents’ hearts and spawned a university. But who was he? Recent revelations suggest a different Leland Stanford Jr. than many have imagined.

by Theresa Johnston

Above it all

by Susan Wels