Our cover story this week heralds the new political season, the time when the list of candidates for the presidency begins to get pared down to the eventual nominees. At this juncture the most interesting prospect is a man who is not running -- not yet, at least: Colin Powell. To assess the enigmatic general, we turned to one of our wisest and most experienced journalists, John Stacks.
A former chief of correspondents and deputy managing editor, Stacks has a new title: editor, politics and investigations. "John will be advising us on the shape of the magazine's political coverage," says managing...