August 8, 2011 | Vol. 178 No. 5

Chore Wars (Society)

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

Jobs First, Then Peace (Commentary)

Why we shouldn't give up on the Arab Spring

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

Ground Control to Major Joel (The Awesome Column)

Spaceflight was supposed to bring us an alien war, not a bunch of Snoopy pins

The True Believer (Features / Nation)

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

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

Who Works More? Bridging the Divide (Cover)

Inbox (Inbox)