COVER
Mad Man: Is Glenn Beck Bad for America? (The Well / Cover Story)
Conservative media phenomenon Glenn Beck channels the fears and anger of Americans who feel left out — but does he also stir that anger and heighten those fears?
NATION
Inside the New Dallas Cowboys Stadium (The Well / Sport | Cowboys Stadium)
The Dallas Cowboys have a big new home. Team owner Jerry Jones says it's the face of the future. He may be right — for better or worse
ESSAY
The Afghanistan Problem: Why Are We in Helmand? (Commentary / In the Arena)
The military's summer campaign in Afghanistan has been misguided and needs to be fixed — now
National Parks: a Case for Big Government (Commentary / Tuned In)
What Ken Burns' new Parks series says about the virtues of Big Government
To Vaccinate or Not To Vaccinate (The Awesome Column)
My wife thinks I want to inject our infant son with cancer-causing toxins. So that's going well
WORLD
Germany's Unfinished Business (The Well / World | Germany)
Almost 20 years after the Berlin Wall fell, Germany is about to hold elections. The country has come a long way — but not far enough
Lost Treasures of Timbuktu (Postcard: Timbuktu)
Scholars are rushing to rescue the medieval manuscripts that put one of the world's most remote towns on the map. Saving Africa's literary history from destruction
BRIEFING
The Moment
9|15|09: Washington
The Skimmer
Book Review: True Compass by Edward Kennedy
Brief History: Presidents and the Press
The World
10 ESSENTIAL STORIES
Verbatim
Norman Borlaug (Milestones)
Spotlight: Malpractice Reform
Jody Powell (Milestones)
Larry Gelbart (Milestones)
Patrick Swayze: He Had the Looks, and the Moves (Milestones)
Actor Patrick Swayze, a romantic idol to millions, has died of pancreatic cancer at the age of 57
HEALTH & MEDICINE
Learning to Live with Fear of the Flu (The Well / Nation | H1N1 Flu)
For the first time in history, the world is fighting a pandemic flu before it becomes a full-fledged catastrophe. But the real battle is the one in our heads
H1N1 Quiz: Test Your IQ (Influenza Quotient)
Pandemic Primer (The Well / Nation | H1N1 Flu)
With flu season beginning early this year, here's how you can navigate the fall and winter ahead
SOCIETY
How to Work Out While Muslim — and Female (Life / Religion)
The need to exercise and the requirements of Islam don't have to conflict. But they can be a little sticky for Muslim women
Reinventing the McMansion (Life / Real Estate)
Now that smaller houses are back in style, people are finding new uses for the oversize ones
TECHNOLOGY
Is Wikipedia a Victim of Its Own Success? (The Well / The Internet)
The online encyclopedia is suddenly adding fewer articles and has fewer editors. Has all knowledge been summarized, or does Wiki have a problem?
BUSINESS
The Bailout's Biggest Flaw (The Well / The Economy)
The government's epic intervention after Lehman's bankruptcy averted disaster. But that success made it harder to address what ailed the financial system in the first place
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
How Good Is Dan Brown's The Lost Symbol? (Books)
The Da Vinci Code's master symbologist, Robert Langdon, returns to unlock the key to mystical wisdom in The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown. It's fun, but you feel a little bruised afterward
Yes, We Kin (Television)
ABC's Modern Family is a clever study of an off-kilter clan
Neil Patrick Harris: Emmy Host with the Most (Television)
Neil Patrick Harris stars as himself
Short List
TIME'S PICKS FOR THE WEEK
TO OUR READERS
All the Rage
Our politics seem to have reached a new level of discord. But history tells us otherwise. Today there are so many more ways to shout