Evidence of a brutal chemical attack in Syria poses a defining test to the U.S.’s reputation and to Barack Obama’s foreign policy vision
Magazine
I’m Not Wild About Larry
When it’s time for a new Federal Reserve chief, Yellen is a far smarter pick than Summers.
Little al-Qaedas Loom Large
The terrorist group’s franchise operations are a threat. Here’s how to deal with them.
Cruz Control
Texas Senator Ted Cruz believes the new way to win in politics is to break the old rules. And it’s working.
How Germany can Save the Euro
If Germans insist on austerity elsewhere in Europe, they must spend more at home or risk losing the common currency they need more than anyone else.
Heirs to the Thrones
Never mind the U.S. Constitution’s prohibition on American political royalty. Family dynasties still rule.
Helen Thomas
I was the last White House press secretary Helen interrogated. But I certainly didn’t get it as tough as my predecessors did or any of the 10 Presidents she covered in a remarkable career that spanned seven decades…
The World’s Most Dangerous Man
Ibrahim Al-Asiri’s unique bombmaking skills make him the Obama administration’s top target.
Trayvon’s Death Is an Outrage, But …
Thanks to immigration, stronger laws and years of hard work, our poisonous biracial era is ending.
TIME Cover: “After Trayvon”
The night that a Florida jury acquitted George Zimmerman of killing Travyon Martin, Otis Moss III, the pastor of Barack Obama’s old Chicago church, Trinity United Church of Christ, sat down to talk with his son after watching the …
Alan Simpson and Grover Norquist Star In TIME’s ‘Lions and Tigers and Wonks’
TIME invited two adversaries to have a civil conversation at the zoo—and captured the wild things on video
Alan Simpson and Grover Norquist Go to the Zoo
Grover Norquist, Alan Simpson and I spent a summer afternoon at the National Zoo. This is what I saw.
Secular Humanist Watch
Well, there’s been a bit of a kerfuffle about my observation in this week’s cover story, that you don’t see organized groups of secular humanists giving out hot meals in disaster relief areas like Moore, Oklahoma, after the …