In this issue: COMMENT "The X Factor", by Jill Lepore: History and Hillary Clinton THE TALK OF THE TOWN "A Pirate’s Life", by David Owen: A celebration at the Explorers Club. A REPORTER AT LARGE "The Comandante’s Canal", by Jon Lee Anderson: A giant engineering project in Nicaragua. LETTER FROM CAIRO "Revolution on Trial", by Peter Hessler: The Muslim Brotherhood and the military. THE CURRENT CINEMA "Lost Time", by David Denby: Reviews of The Grand Budapest Hotel and The Wind Rises.