The Real Lesson of the Tucson Tragedy (Cover)
On Jan. 8, a man at war with "normal" unleashed other forces also at war with normal, people who are turning our politics into a freak show for their own cynical or sanctimonious reasons

A Mind Unhinged (The Well / The Tucson Tragedy)
Suspect Jared Loughner seems to have broken with reality before the Tucson shootings. But did political rhetoric push him over the edge? Psychological research shows that's highly unlikely

Fire Away (The Well / The Tucson Tragedy)
You might think attacks like the one in Tucson would lead to tougher gun restrictions. But you'd be dead wrong

Are We Becoming An Uncivil Society? (The Tucson Tragedy)
The debate about charged political rhetoric preceded the tragedy in Tucson — and then was revived by it. TIME posed the question above to leaders and thinkers on the right and left. Here are their responses

Good News About Grief (Society)
As the nation mourns those killed in Tucson, a new look at the science of loss shows we're more resilient than we thought


The Chip on China's Shoulder (Commentary / Worldview)
Its long-dormant army may be muscling into U.S.-Chinese relations. That can't be good

Arms and the Unbalanced (Commentary / In the Arena)
Heated rhetoric doesn't help, but the real need is to reassess policy on guns and the mentally ill

The Mess Manifesto (Commentary)
Why we need to stop worrying and learn to love digital disorder


Dieters' Free Lunch (Life / Food)
Why Weight Watchers is letting people eat fruit with abandon

Tablet Brigade (Life / Tech)
Apple's revolutionary iPad finally has competition--lots of it. But the tablet wars are just beginning

Bounty Hunters (Life / Money)
Out of work? A new site encourages you to offer cash to anyone who helps you land a job

Nerd Rock (Music)
Portland folk rockers the Decemberists are bookish, mature and nobody's idea of pop superstars. That's just how they like it

Generation XXX (Television)
MTV's parental nightmare Skins has sex, drugs and cheek to spare but needs to find a voice

Sting like a B (Movies)
Seth Rogen plays bumbling superhero to Jay Chou's dashing sidekick in The Green Hornet

Q&A; Piers Morgan (Q&A;)


10 Questions for Jimmy Wales (10 Questions)
The Wikipedia founder celebrates his website's 10th anniversary Jan. 15. Jimmy Wales will now take your questions


After Tucson
The shootings in Arizona have prompted a national conversation on guns, mental illness and the state of our political discourse


Inbox (Inbox)


The Moment
1|12|11: Haiti

Milestones (Milestones)

The World
10 ESSENTIAL STORIES

The Big Questions: By Mark Halperin (Washington: The Politics Page)

Twitter Fights Wiki Case; Tech World Takes Notice (Washington: The Politics Page)

The New Inner Circle (White House Memo)
In a targeted makeover, Obama brings in Chicagoan Bill Daley and nods to Big Business

Lab Report: Health, Science and Medicine

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Brief History: Playboy

The Skimmer
Book review: Alone Together by Sherry Turkle

Vang Pao (Milestones)

Chinese Stealth Fighter (Milestones)

Dick Winters (Milestones)