COVER
The Role Model
Barack Obama realized long ago that Ronald Reagan was a transformational President who reshaped the nation and its politics. Now Obama is fashioning his own presidency to follow the Gipper's playbook
The Reagan Revolution
One hundred years after his birth and 30 years after he took office, his optimistic vision and complex conservatism inspire and haunt Republicans and Democrats alike
WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM
World Economic Forum: A New Kind of Recovery (World Ecoomy / Davos)
In Davos, TIME's Board of Economists grapples with a world split in halves
VIEWPOINT
Why Does Italy Put Up with Berlusconi?
The gaudy Prime Minister is caught up in scandals involving courtesans and dancing girls. You got a problem with that?
GLOBAL ADVISER
Next Time You're In Cairo
Walk Like an Egyptian. A stroll through old Cairo
Good Evening, Vietnam (After Dark)
A U.S. radio personality turns Hanoi bar owner
Black Ops (Amuse-Bouche)
Like Truffles? Start Digging
LETTERS
The Afghan Endgame (Inbox)
The Power of Painful Images; I'll Believe It When I See It; Jobs: The Hard Truths