Can Chuck Hagel help fix Obama’s biggest problem — before it’s too late?
Why 2012 Was A Terrible Year For Restaurants
We should care when old restaurants die, even the ones we’d stopped going to
Highlighting Is a Waste of Time: The Best and Worst Learning Techniques
Some of the most common strategies for retaining knowledge are the least effective, according to a new report
Viewpoint: Don’t Rush to Judge on Steubenville
Our emotional response to this rape case erodes the pursuit of justice, for both the victim and the accused
Do Sports Players Control Their Own Bodies?
Why RG3’s decision to play on a hurt knee—and against medical advice—is part of being a sports professional
Online Reviewers Beware: You Can Get Sued
Everyone’s a critic these days, but defamation laws still exist in the Internet age
Why the Fiscal Cliff Was Bound To Collapse
It was unrealistic to think that the supercommittee would ever have reached a deal
Cartoons of the Week: December 29–January 4
Congress avoids the fiscal cliff but hits the debt ceiling
Would More Women In The Senate Mean Less Gridlock?
20 female lawmakers agreed there would have been no fiscal cliff drama had they been running the show, but they may be wrong
Rape in India: A Result of Sex Selection?
The preference for male babies—and the resulting skewed sex ratio—may be at the root of the rise in violence against women
Obama’s Next Foreign Policy Battle
Sooner or later, the President is going to have to confront the neoconservatives
Has The Fight For Abortion Rights Been Lost?
Getting an abortion is more difficult today than at any point since the 1970s. Is the pro-choice movement losing the battle?
Viewpoint: Pro-Life and Feminism Aren’t Mutually Exclusive
The new generation of pro-life women reject the notion that to be pro-woman is to be pro-choice