COVER
Warlord or Druglord? (Cover Story / World)
This powerful Afghan tribal leader offered to help the U.S., but is in a New York jail awaiting trial on drug charges. How the war on terror is at war with the war on drugs
NATION
Rudy Moves Right (Campaign 2008)
America's mayor wants a new title: President. How he plans to ease G.O.P. doubts about his conservative credentials
Bloggers on the Bus (INSIDER)
They're the hot new campaign hires. But as John Edwards is discovering, a blogger's bravado can backfire
The New Black Nativism (Viewpoint)
Obama's not black enough? Sad times for a community once proud of its diversity
WORLD
Tony Blair's Disappearing Act
A corruption scandal - and the hated war in Iraq - could mean a quick exit for Britain's Prime Minister
In Search of Lil' Kim (Letter From Macau)
My close encounters with the wayward son of North Korea's Dear Leader
SOCIETY
At the Center of a Schism (Profile)
How Archbishop Peter Akinola's rejection of liberal "sins" and the ordination of gay clergy could push the Anglican Church to split
Social Studies: Americans Love Marriage. But Why? (Social Studies)
Being wed doesn't necessarily make you happier or healthier
Houston, She's Got Some Problems
NASA has been screening astronauts for decades and isn't supposed to let loose screws through. Is it not as good as we thought? Or are astronauts more fragile than they seem?
SPORT
How Agent Zero Saved D.C.
The intense motivations of a bizarre NBA superstar
BRIEFING
Lifting The Veil On Fashion (Notebook)
What's Next: Feb. 19, 2007 (Notebook)
Measuring the Al Gore Effect (Notebook)
Milestones Feb. 19, 2007 (Notebook)
Verbatim: Feb. 19, 2007 (Notebook)
What It Means to Support the Troops (Notebook / In the Arena)
With Congress failing to even debate an Iraq war resolution, Joe Klein suggests the people raising unrealistic expectations for the surge are the ones really undermining the mission
Numbers: Feb. 19, 2007 (Numbers)
Yikes! An STD Vaccine for Sixth-Graders (Notebook)
Raising the Climate Stakes (Notebook)
One Word Politicos Try To Avoid: Sorry (Notebook)
BUSINESS
Law: Plugging the IPO Drain (Law)
Wall Street blames overregulation for pushing companies overseas. Why the law is getting a bad rap
Barnum Would Be Proud (Selling)
Little Book author Jeffrey Gitomer sells sales to salespeople, again and again
The Federal Job Machine (THE CURIOUS CAPITALIST)
How did America's richest region get that way? Uncle Sam
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Books: L.A. Conversational (Books)
Jane Smiley tosses a group of Hollywood characters into a marathon of beguiling talk and explicit sex
Rick Rubin: Hit Man (Music)
Producer Rick Rubin may skip the Grammys tonight, but his impact on the industry will be on full display
Culture Complex: Too Cool for Preschool (Culture Complex)
Note to all memoir-writing Gen X parents: You're still hip. We know
Movies: The Spy Who Loved Spying (Movies)
Treachery's afoot in a taut, terrific German thriller
YOUR TIME
Trends: Know When to Fold 'Em (Trends)
Horse — It's What's for Dinner (Food)
It actually is in much of the world, so why is it practically illegal to eat in the meat-loving U.S.? Joel Stein tries to find out, and discovers he quite likes the taste
SPECIAL SECTION
A Template for Taming Iran (History)
The last time we fought Islamic brigands, the entanglement lasted three decades
CEO Speaks: Boomers to the Rescue? (Global Business / CEO Speaks)
Pulte Homes hopes the not-quite-retired will make their nests in its Del Webb communities
Welcome to China's China (Global Business)
A second wave of growth in big interior cities such as Chengdu has companies scrambling for position
PEOPLE
10 Questions for Deval Patrick (Interview)
People: Feb. 19, 2007
LETTERS
Letters: Feb. 19, 2007
ESSAY
Gaffes to the Rescue
They keep politics interesting, and sometimes they keep it honest