COVER
John McCain's Code of Honor
Ho-nor: (noun) honesty, fairness or integrity in one's beliefs and actions. It's John McCain's greatest strength ... and his greatest weakness
McCain's Prickly TIME Interview
In a Q&A with TIME's James Carney and Michael Scherer, the GOP candidate denies at times testily that his campaign has deviated from the old "straight talk express"
What Bush Taught McCain
The GOP candidate's negative turn is straight out of the Bush campaign handbook
EUROPE
Vice Versa: Amsterdam Cleans Up
In a bid to fight human trafficking and money laundering, Amsterdam has embarked on an ambitious plan to clean up its world-famous red-light district
POSTCARD FROM
Postcard: Madrid
A generation that has only ever known boom time is now coming to terms with bust. Goodbye to Spain's golden era
ARTS
Muriel Barbery: An Elegant Quill (Books)
Readers of English can now enjoy Muriel Barbery's prickly and popular novel on class and culture
BRIEFING
Moment: Harare
Robert Mugabe faces defiance in Zimbabwe's parliament
GLOBAL ADVISER
Double Your Fun (Check In)
These days, one private pool simply isn't enough
Dab Hands (On Show)
A Tokyo exhibit of Studio Ghibli's animation is testament to why the pen is still sometimes mightier than the mouse
Stepping Out (After Dark)
Paying for the all-star treatment at Miami's Mandarin Oriental
Reykjavík (Sense of Place)
Iceland's capital, as seen through Baltasar Kormákur's cult 2000 film 100 Reykjavík
LETTERS
Aiding Africa (Inbox)
Knock 'Em, Sock 'Em McCain; C'mon, Bill and Hillary Smile!; How to Aid Afghanistan