TIME’s former managing editor writes about the man he knew—a prisoner turned peacemaker who carried South Africa out of apartheid and changed the world
Obama Talks Up Obamacare, the NSA and Pope Francis on MSNBC’s Hardball
Appearing in front of a live audience at American University, the president also urged the students gathered there to be active participants in government
The Pentagon and The Fog of…Math
Just how big is the defense secretary’s 20% cut?
TSA Made Half-a-Million Bucks From Abandoned Pocket Change Last Year
That change you leave behind in bins at security check points adds up
Child Warfare: Dogfighting Brothers
A pair of cute kids tries to sell a jet fighter
President Obama Wants to Host SportsCenter
President Barack Obama has a gig he’d love to take up after he leaves the Oval Office: hosting ESPN’s SportsCenter.
Morning Must Reads: December 5
In the News: Fast Food Workers Strike; President Obama on Economic Inequality; The Two Options in Iran; and What’s Prettier in Print
President Obama to Government: Triple Your Renewable Energy Use
The 500,000 buildings and 600,000 cars owned by the federal government will have to get greener
Obama Forbidden iPhone for Security Reasons
Looks like Blackberry will keep at least one loyal customer
Why China’s New Air-Defense Zone Matters
The U.S. has declared such zones for decades, but Beijing’s is different
Sunny Obama v. Little Girl
Ashtyn Gardner, age two, topples over while playing with one of the Obamas’ Portuguese water dogs
Stumped By Earth, Congress Looks For Intelligent Life Elsewhere
The Congress that shut the government down ponders how we would talk to a planet of zebras
Barry Goldwater, 2.0
California congressman says if war with Iran comes, let’s use nukes