Despite efforts to make the state’s voting system sound, there are pressing problems, which, should they persist, will have a disastrous impact on the state and the nation. By Jacob Bacharach.

Princetonian, Olympian, Financier, Fugitive. By Kip McDaniel.

Carlos Lozada reviews "The Confidence Game: Why We Fall for It. . . Every Time" by Maria Konnikova. (Jan. 7)

“Count” Victor Lustig was America’s greatest con man. But what was his true identity? By Jeff Maysh.

It’s a tale so byzantine as to defy belief, a neighbors’ dispute run terribly amok, replete with allegations of fraud, false identity, extortion, harassment and squatting — all enabled by the anonymity of arranging a rental via Airbnb. By Carolyn Said.

From the start our dates were more like stakeouts. By Heidi Julavits.

Citrus thieves. Honey embezzlers. Raisin scammers. Fertilizer fraud. Detective Rocky Pipkin thought he had seen it all — until he discovered Arno Smit. By Tessa Stuart.

If Bharucha cares at all about Cooper Union, it’s pretty obvious that at this point he should resign. By Felix Salmon.

An American financier got entangled in the Middle East’s biggest banking collapse. How did he emerge with a fortune?

When Congress returns from recess next week, Rep. Aaron Schock (R-Ill.), who resigned after Politico raised questions about his mileage reimbursements, will not return with it. Before Schock becomes a footnote in history, it’s worth reflecting on how he represents everything wrong with the way Congress raises money.