The X Factor Jill Lepore on Hillary Clinton.

Reading the Numbers Margaret Talbot on the declining abortion rate.

Game Change Amy Davidson on Richard Sherman and the Super Bowl.

The Al Qaeda Switchboard Lawrence Wright on phone surveillance and 9/11.

Two Ships Adam Gopnik on 1914 and 2014.

Cruel and Unusual Jeffrey Toobin on the death penalty.

Heal Thyself Amy Davidson on the Obamacare rollout.

Mixed Results George Packer on the 2013 elections.

Liberal Agendas John Cassidy on Bill de Blasio.

Party Crashers Steve Coll on the Tea Party's revenge.

Business as Usual George Packer on Republicans after the shutdown.

Impeach Obama Hendrik Hertzberg on the Republican insurrection.