COVER
The BOSS (Nation)
He's big, he's brash, and he's not afraid of picking fights with Republicans or making allies of Democrats. Can Chris Christie bring his wayward party back to the center?
COMMENTARY
The Year We Reckon With Iran (Worldview)
Can Chuck Hagel help fix Obama's biggest problem--before it's too late?
Obama's Second Chance (In the Arena)
The election gave the President some leverage. Can he be creative with it?
BRIEFING
Richard Ben Cramer (Milestones)
Political bard
Milestones (Milestones)
World
Busting the Filibuster (Washington Memo)
Democrats want to force the Senate to quit stalling
Alabama (Milestones)
Another title
Briefing
How to Grow (Business)
Avoiding the fiscal cliff was nice, but it won't create jobs. Here's what will
Secrets of the Superfruit (Health)
Are health food's hottest items really that healthy?
Ada Louise Huxtable (Milestones)
Dean of architecture critics
A Quitter's Market (Economy)
Electronic-cigarette sales are up, and Big Tobacco wants in
LightBox
FEATURES
Inside Man (World)
In a rare example of top-down change, Burma's leader, Thein Sein, is opening up his once pariah state and leading it toward democracy. But will the new freedoms last?
The Baby Deficit (Society)
How changing attitudes about international adoption are creating heartbreak for American families
LETTERS
Inbox (Inbox)
THE CULTURE
Pop Chart
Zen the Hard Way (Television)
On the dark comedy Enlightened, the road to peace has a few banana peels
Hannah and Her Siblings (Television)
Girls finds more than one voice in its generation
American Gothic (Books)
George Saunders captures the soul of a bankrupt era
Build-a-Bot (Tech)
Lego overhauls its robotics kit for the iPhone era
Jet-Set Frenzy (Travel)
The new $65 million G650 is the hot ride for the megarich
This Offer Won't Last! (Money)
Why sellers are switching to dynamic pricing
Visit the Parents (The Awesome Column)
Mandated time spent with Mom and Dad? My lawyer and I are negotiating
10 Questions for Arnold Schwarzenegger (10 Questions)
Former Mr. Olympia, governor and Mr. Freeze Arnold Schwarzenegger talks about action, aging and academia