Walter Kirn

Class Dismissed

Why not eliminate the self-indulgent, debauched waste that is the senior year of high school?

Here, There and Everywhere

When ads become ubiquitous, do they undermine themselves?

The Autumn of the Multitaskers

Neuroscience is confirming what we all suspect: Multitasking is dumbing us down and driving us crazy. One man’s odyssey through the nightmare of infinite connectivity

Lost in the Meritocracy

How I traded an education for a ticket to the ruling class

Confidence Itself

Its bizarre evolution from a subjective emotional state to a leading economic indicator