Inside America's Maddening Gun-Tracing System

IT DOUBLE'S AS AMERICA'S LARGEST MAZE Inside America's Maddening Gun-Tracing System gq.com There's no telling how many guns we have in America — and when one gets used in a crime, no way for the cops to connect it to its owner. The only place the police can turn for help is a Kafkaesque agency in West Virginia, where, thanks to the gun lobby, computers are illegal and detective work is absurdly antiquated. ENDING SUMMER BREAK Fixing America's Broken School Calendar theatlantic.com The Atlantic asked education experts how much time they think kids should spend in class. Here's what they had to say. WHY YOU'RE NOT LEAVING NEW YORK The High Cost Of Big-City Living Is Bad For Everyone newyorker.com While city planners assumed that the rich would eventually leave the city for greener pastures, the exact opposite has happened.