The Interview

From 2015: Philip Slayton on bad mayors, good mayors—and why every big-city mayor has no real power and is doomed to fail

Buffy Sainte-Marie on her new album and tour, being blacklisted, ‘squaws’ on the runway, and the Taylor Swift effect

The Nigerian bishop on the impact of Boko Haram, religious crises masking economic issues—and his hopes for reconciliation

From 2015: Six friends paddle from the Gulf of Mexico to the Arctic Ocean—just for the adventure of it all

Historian Jonathan Zimmerman on why teachers hate sex ed and democracy is terrible for it, and how a history of the subject is like Seinfeld

In her new book, Ayaan Hirsi Ali argues the rise of Islamist extremism presents moderate Muslims with an opportunity for reform

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg on Ukraine, Islamic State and Canada’s role in an unsettling world

Jon Ronson on the uses and abuses of digital shaming, the personal wreckage, and the fear you might be the next target

The billionaire on how he and Canada work together, the setbacks Ebola represents—and why he has a positive outlook

Historian Garry Wills on the openness of Pope Francis, his respect for the faith of the people—and why his bishops will fall into line