COVER

Chore Wars (Society)

Men are now pulling their weight — at work and at home. So why do women still think they're slacking off?

ESSAY

Balanced-Budget Blues (Commentary / The Curious Capitalist)

If families have to balance budgets, governments should too, right? Wrong

One Nation, on the Dole (Commentary)

The debt-ceiling debate is a painful reminder that we are all welfare queens

Bringing Our Foreign Policy Home (Commentary / Viewpoint)

A doctrine of restoration can strengthen the U.S. position abroad by focusing on nation building — our own

NATION

The True Believer (Features / Nation)

Can Michele Bachmann's faith and fervor carry her past Iowa?

WORLD

Haven and Hell (Features / World)

In the world's largest refugee camp, Somalis fleeing drought and famine find conditions little better than those they left behind

TO OUR READERS

LETTERS

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Power Shortage (Sports)

Jose Bautista reigns, but the home run isn't king

I Got My MTV (The Culture / Television)

Happy 30th to the home of Buggles, Beavis and Britney

The Pickup Artiste (The Culture / Movies)

In Crazy Stupid Love, Ryan Gosling gets serious about comedy

Spot On! (The Culture / Tech)

Online jukebox Spotify streams free music and shares it with friends

BUSINESS

The Humbling of Rupert Murdoch (Features / Tuned In)

The News Corp. scandal has shown us what can happen when a media conglomerate becomes a law — or an outlaw — unto itself

PEOPLE

BRIEFING

Football Fallout (Health&Science)

Years in the NFL may prime players for dementia