Guilt
A Reporter at Large
Survivor’s Guilt in the Mountains
Alpinists are intimately familiar with death and grief. A therapist thinks he can address the unique needs of these élite athletes.
By Nick Paumgarten
Fiction
Now More Than Ever
“I instinctively sympathize with the guilty. That’s my guilty secret.”
By Zadie Smith
Personal History
Where Germans Make Peace with Their Dead
Through a practice that is part therapy and part séance, children of war come to terms with their history.
By Burkhard Bilger
Profiles
The Philosopher of Feelings
Martha Nussbaum’s far-reaching ideas illuminate the often ignored elements of human life—aging, inequality, and emotion.
By Rachel Aviv