Why does Israel always have to suffer for others to feel bad for it? Zubin Mehta badfeelisrael Change image and share on social
Why does it appear that interested readers so often attribute flaws to 'the press' rather than taking particular issue with particular reports? Barton Gellman attributeflawinterest Change image and share on social
Why does it have to be politics? Is there a dynamism to that world and a theoretical capacity to do things that draws many talented people? Absolutely. Are there other ways to be involved and lead an interesting life? Of course. Eliot Spitzer absolutelycapacitydraw share on social
Why does Medicare have such difficulty accommodating a cut - no, wait, a trim to its annual spending increase - of two measly percentage points? Two words: baby boom. Timothy Noah accommodateannualbaby Change image and share on social
Why does my brain insist on counting the steps every time I walk up a flight of stairs? I just can't help myself. There's something about my mind that always wants to keep counting. Rachel Nichols braincountflight Change image and share on social
Why does one always ask a writer why they stopped? I am sure everyone finds in any drawer a few dear poems. Peter Bichsel deardrawerfind Change image and share on social
Why does the Air Force need expensive new bombers? Have the people we've been bombing over the years been complaining? George C. Wallace airbombbomber Change image and share on social
Why does the Church grow and flourish? It does so because of divine direction to the leaders and members. James E. Faust churchdirectiondivine Change image and share on social
Why does the eye see a thing more clearly in dreams than the imagination when awake? Leonardo da Vinci awakedreameye Change image and share on social
Why does the past seem so magical, so fraught, so luminous? At the time it was just, ugh, another boring bloody day. But, to look back on, it's a day full of miracles and light and extraordinary events. Why is this? What process do we apply to the past, to give it this vividness? I don't know. John Banville applybackbloody share on social