The students swore they weren’t racists. A judge would decide their fate.

Malfunctions caused two deadly crashes. But an industry that puts unprepared pilots in the cockpit is just as guilty.

A journey through a quixotic New Hampshire town teeming with libertarians, fake news, guns, and—possibly—furry invaders.

Life and death aboard the Zaandam cruise ship as it was denied a port by country after country.

The Puerto Rican reggaetonero has come to dominate global pop on his own terms.

What if people don’t just invent medical symptoms to get attention—what if they feign oppression, too?

An Australian slaughterhouse dispute shone a light on a system designed to exploit migrant workers’ hopes and ambitions.

Courtroom testimony about dogs detecting dead bodies keeps sending people to prison—even without physical evidence. Critics say the science is lacking.

How living off food stamps is making South Texans obese but leaving them hungry.

Basketball on a Crow reservation and a player named Jonathan Takes Enemy trying to escape.

What U.S. Ambassador Michael McFaul has seen in Russia since he arrived two and a half years ago.

75 years after its founding, it’s still hard to explain exactly why Alcoholics Anonymous works.

During his career, Josh Luchs gave college athletes thousands in cash, meals, and trips. Now he’s retiring and coming clean.

Oral histories from a Dorset village on lockdown.

Possible clues about Lincoln’s murder in the unlikeliest place.

How the Pentagon makes “Koch Industries look like an organic farm” when it comes to toxic water contamination.

Women who left their careers to be stay-at-home mothers reflect on the decision ten years later.

“Everyone on the boat is racist and nice. Including me.”

How good is Julian Newman, really?

How an Italian thug looted MGM, brought Credit Lyonnais to its knees, and made the Pope cry.

On Manoj Bhargava, who says he’s “probably the wealthiest Indian in America,” and his ubiquitous product.

A decorated Iraq war veteran with PTSD kills his brother and himself after a high-speed chase near the Grand Canyon.

Lessons learned about Washington from investigating how the “grand bargain” fell apart.

A trip to Disneyland in the mid-1960s.

Previously posted on Longform.org on January 25th, 2012.

“Richard Williams raised her to go to war with the world. Post-tennis, she plans to live in it.”