There was something especially poignant about Speaker Tom Foley passing away shortly after the bitter hostility of the government shutdown. He would not have approved of the House Republican confrontational strategy. However, I …
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Astronaut: Gravity Gets Me Down
The season’s big movie is beautiful and deeply disturbing in equal measures, says someone in a position to know
What the Climate Report Concedes
It’s a shame the climate debate remains so heated, when what we’re able to predict remains so modest
Dilbert’s Scott Adams: Choose Your Immortality
Someday you’ll be a robot with a locket holding your last human cells
Putin’s Pawn: Forget Chess or Checkers — Obama Forfeited
History is longer than the news cycle or a term in office, writes the chess champion
Feminists Hang On Prince Dad’s Every Word
Young American women are smitten with Kate Middleton in spite of themselves. They’ll even watch an interview with her husband
Sen. Rand Paul: President Putin, America Is Exceptional
It is our exceptionalism—and our separation of powers—that has kept us out of war in Syria.
Senator Rand Paul: Why I’m Voting No on Syria
If American interests are at stake, then our goal should not be stalemate
Fareed Zakaria: Be Open, Be Optimistic, Speak Up
In a commencement address to the University of Oklahoma, Zakaria paints a picture of a thriving America
There are Sex Slaves All Over the U.S. Right Now.
Why is locking up a woman for one’s own pleasure more newsworthy than locking up a woman in order to pimp her out?
“You Will Run Again”: Top Commentary on Boston Marathon Bombing
TIME Ideas rounds up the most thought-provoking pieces about the tragedy in Boston
Stop Telling Me I’ll “Change My Mind” About Wanting Kids
Parents should know: children are not like hair color or college majors or other things you can just “change your mind” about
Top Opinions of the Week : April 6–12
TIME Ideas rounds up the most thought-provoking posts on the web