Newsweek articles from September 2008

Newsweek archives from September 2008

Some Like It Cool.(Barack Obama)
September 1, 2008... He's been called hip, sexy and likened to a rock star. But the key to Obama's mystique is his earnest geekiness and sobriety. Seven months ago, as he drove me the lengthy route from Vero Beach to the airport in West Miami Beach: past...

An Unlikely Gambler.(Education)(Michelle Rhee)(Interview)
September 1, 2008... Byline: Evan Thomas, Eve Conant and Pat Wingert By firing bad teachers and paying good ones six-figure salaries, Michelle Rhee just might save D.C.'s schools. Not long after Michelle Rhee took over as head of the Washington, D.C.,...

Endless Summer.(Anna Quindlen; THE LAST WORD)(presidential candidates)
September 1, 2008... Byline: Anna Quindlen In the future, all presidential candidates should be sent to a secure, undisclosed location with lemonade and some Adam Smith. One night we went to dinner, and when we came down the driveway on our return, it was...

What's Hot For the Big Chill of Fall.(Entertainment; FALL ARTS PREVIEW)(Calendar)
September 1, 2008... Autumn is dependable for big books, small movies and an unpredictable slate of new TV shows--including, this year, a series on victimized vampires. Hard to believe that summer's just about over--early Labor Day and all--but if you're down...

A Region Long Defined by Its History.(Letters; Back Talk)(Letter to the editor)
September 1, 2008... 'The End of the South': Readers reacted strongly to Christopher Dickey's claim that Confederate influences in Southern politics are coming to an end. One said, "Dickey has insightfully led us through the modern journey of the South." Others...

The Editor's Desk.(The Editor's Desk)(Editorial)
September 1, 2008... Byline: Jon Meacham Political conventions have been an obsession of mine since my parents made the spectacularly unwise decision to dispatch me to summer camp in the midst of one. They atoned by sending me the convention issue of NEWSWEEK,...

The Politics of Prevention.(Health Care)(Interview)
September 1, 2008... Cancer screening and other measures for heading off disease don't always reduce health-care costs. Preventive care sounds like a win-win--conventional wisdom says it makes for both healthier patients and lower health-care costs. It's a...

How to Manage Moscow.(Russia)
September 1, 2008... Byline: Richard Haass; Haass, a NEWSWEEK contributor, is the president of the Council on Foreign Relations. Kicking Russia out of the G8 will solve nothing. We need to rope it into the international system. The situation on the ground...

'Revenge Of Benazir'.(Pakistan; INTERVIEW)(Asif Ali Zardari)(Interview)
September 1, 2008... Byline: Lally Weymouth Asif Ali Zardari, once jailed on corruption charges, could be Pakistan's next president. Eighteen years ago, Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto lost her job for the first time, and her husband, Asif Ali...

The Tragic Bonds of War.(My Turn)
September 1, 2008... Byline: Jason Cohen; Cohen is based at Fort Monmouth, N.J. As a fellow soldier, I share a special connection with my patients. When one dies, I lose a piece of myself. There is silence tonight in the hospital. It is a silence made...

On His Own.(Cover Story: Campaign 2008; POLITICS)(Barack Obama)(Cover story)
September 1, 2008... Cerebral and cool, Obama is also steely, and his strength comes from the absence of a father. The making of a self-reliant man. The boxing gloves were new, and smelled of leather. It was the mid-1960s, in Jakarta, Indonesia. Barack Obama...

Making the Most of Mom.(Cover Story: Campaign 2008; LIVING POLITICS)(Cover story)
September 1, 2008... Byline: Howard Fineman On the trail, Barack Obama barely mentions his Kenyan father or his father's family. In town halls, commiserating about everyday struggles--health care, education, jobs--he'll say, "I have an experience about that,"...

So What If He Were Muslim?(Barack Obama's religion)
September 1, 2008... Byline: Ellis Cose We haven't fully accepted the notion that all religions should have equal access to the Oval Office. Once Barack Obama emerged as the Democratic candidate, it was clear the presidential contest would become a...

A Liberal's Lament.(Politics)(Barack Obama )
September 1, 2008... To win, Obama must convince the country that he is a man of substance, not just style. History suggests this won't be easy. Barack Obama has chosen to deliver the most important speech of his young political career in a setting that suits...

I'm Rubber, You're Glue ...(Jonathan Alter; BETWEEN THE LINES)(presidential elections)
September 1, 2008... Byline: Jonathan Alter It's hard to predict what will stick. 'It's the economy, stupid' was a hand-scrawled sign hung in Little Rock. When NEWSWEEK reported earlier this summer that the McCain family owns at least seven houses, few...

What Will The Neighbors Think?(Nation; THE BIG IDEA)(Column)
September 1, 2008... Obama's defeat would say that when handed a perfect opportunity to put the worst part of our history behind us, we chose not to. What with the Bush legacy of reckless war and economic mismanagement, 2008 is a year that favors the generic...

'I Had to Learn to Fight'.(Cover Story: Campaign 2008; INTERVIEW)(Barack Obama )(Interview)(Cover story)
September 1, 2008... Obama's mom was an idealist, his stepdad a hardheaded realist, his father a myth. How all this shaped him. Late last Thursday afternoon, before announcing who will join him in the fall campaign against John McCain, Barack Obama spoke with...

Perspectives.(Perspectives)
September 1, 2008... "If you're hanging off the edge of a cliff by a rope, you don't want to look up and see Joe Lieberman." Former President Clinton adviser Paul Begala, bashing the Democrat turned independent senator from Connecticut for agreeing to speak at...

Petraeus: The Exit Interview.(Interview)
September 1, 2008... Byline: Rod Nordland Gen. David Petraeus has no intention of doing a victory lap on his way out of Iraq. So when his aides proposed a valedictory interview with NEWSWEEK, they made it clear the theme would not pick up from this magazine's...

Silence On A 'Terror Gap'.(Periscope; GUNS)
September 1, 2008... Byline: Mark Hosenball Sen. John McCain portrays himself as a strong supporter of Second Amendment rights. But does that extend to gun rights for suspected terrorists? His campaign won't say where he stands on a bill to eliminate a...

Win Nine Golds, Kid, and Then We'll Talk.(Periscope; THE DIGNITY INDEX)(Brief article)
September 1, 2008... A mathematical survey of dubious behavior that measures, on a scale of 1 to 100, just how low a person can go. Asked if she's dating golden boy Michael Phelps, fellow U.S. swimmer (and onetime Playboy model) Amanda Beard harpoons the poor...

The Veep's Pipeline Push.(Periscope; ALASKA)(Vice President Dick Cheney)
September 1, 2008... Byline: Michael Isikoff And Tony Hopfinger A two-year-old letter by Vice President Dick Cheney that pushed a controversial Alaska natural-gas pipeline bill is getting renewed scrutiny because of recently disclosed evidence in the Justice...

Solitude For McCain's Wordsmith.(John McCain's speechwriter)
September 1, 2008... Byline: Holly Bailey Like any writer, Mark Salter has his comfort zone. He often rises before dawn to draft his boss's speeches, drinking coffee and chain-smoking Marlboro cigarettes in the quiet before the day gets hectic. Recently, he...

Dem Convention Edition.(Periscope; CONVENTIONAL WISDOM WATCH)(Brief article)
September 1, 2008... Can a half-Obama, half-Clinton program work? Only if the C's really sell Barack and the Hillary floor demonstration doesn't drag. Obama SIDEWAYS-Obamamania not enough. Needs convention that slams McCain, scores on economy. McCain...

Bye-Bye, Beijing.(Periscope; A CW LOOK AT THE OLYMPIC GAMES)(Brief article)
September 1, 2008... Expectations were sky-high for China, Phelps and TV ratings. Amazingly, all were met. But how old were those gymnasts? Michael Phelps UP-Human torpedo goes a ridiculous 8-for-8 and makes it look easy. Now what? Nastia Liukin...

Sex And the Single Girl.(Interview)
September 1, 2008... In her new memoir, "Epilogue," author Anne Roiphe chronicles her sudden widowhood and attempts, at age 72, to date again in the Internet era. She spoke with NEWSWEEK's Katie Baker. Have e-mail and the Web made things easier than when you...

A Place On 'The Black List'.(Periscope; WORTH YOUR TIME)(The Black List: Volume 1)(Television program review)(Brief article)
September 1, 2008... Byline: Joshua Alston After The Washington Post ran a series of surveys and stories called "Being a Black Man" in 2006, comedian Bill Cosby lambasted the project for being too rosy. "I'm not interested in hearing that things aren't as bad...

Thomas Frank.(Periscope; A LIFE IN BOOKS)(Brief article)
September 1, 2008... The author's witty 2005 book "What's the Matter With Kansas?" examined why people seem to vote against their economic interests. Frank's latest is "The Wrecking Crew: How Conservatives Rule." My Five Most Important Books 1. "The Great...

The Madden Cover Jinx's Next Victim.(Periscope; SPORTS)(Brett Favre)(Brief article)
September 1, 2008... Byline: Matthew Philips For the 20th-anniversary edition of its Madden videogame franchise, EA Sports wanted an NFL icon for the cover: Green Bay Packers quarterback Brett Favre. On March 1, EA sent him an offer; the next day he accepted....

Meds Shmeds, Gimme Fries.(Periscope; HEALTH MATTERS)
September 1, 2008... Byline: Claudia Kalb One study found that 74 percent of teens dramatically overestimate their ability to manage their asthma. Some time ago I interviewed the mother of a teenage daughter with type 1 diabetes. We talked about her...

What a Croc of Shoes.(Periscope; CULTURE)(Column)
September 1, 2008... Byline: Steve Tuttle Our author learns that if you want to rile readers, skip Iraq and the election. Write about rubber clogs. Over the last couple of weeks I've received at least five marriage proposals and a couple of death threats....

The Rise of Fantasy Politics.(Robert J. Samuelson; JUDGMENT CALLS)(Column)
September 1, 2008... Byline: Robert J. Samuelson Obama and McCain have each taken symbolic steps to suggest that they've made tough budget choices. Don't believe them. What we have here--to borrow a line from the old movie "Cool Hand Luke"-- is a failure...

The Geography of Personality.
September 1, 2008... Byline: Sharon Begley The Swiss rate themselves as highly conscientious; Indians and Canadians see themselves as agreeable. Next time you find yourself somewhere with lots of tourists, try to guess where they're from based only on...

A Spy We Loved.(Books)(The Irregulars: Roald Dahl and the British Spy Ring in Wartime Washington)(Book review)
September 8, 2008... Byline: Evan Thomas The glamorous wartime British sleuths knew how to work a party. The American ruling class, such as it is, has long imitated the British ruling class. Old-time WASPs were notorious Anglophiles, and their fascination...

The Role of a Lifetime.(Books)(Reagan: The Hollywood Years)
September 8, 2008... Byline: David Ansen Ronald Reagan made forgettable films, but Hollywood prepped him for the political stage. As Marc Eliot points out in his biography "Reagan: The Hollywood Years," the actor who became president gave short shrift to...

Get Ready for the 'Pain Of Paying'.(Daniel Gross; THE MONEY CULTURE)
September 8, 2008... Byline: Daniel Gross With credit, a Saturday-night date means dinner and a movie. When you have to pay cash, it's dinner or a movie. The most revolutionary notion in commerce today is one of the oldest. If you want to buy something,...

Is America Losing At Globalization?(Inside Business)
September 8, 2008... Byline: Daniel Gross; With Daniel Stone in Washington and Barrett Sheridan and Ashley Harris in New York Free trade used to seem like a good thing for U.S. businesses and consumers. Now we're not so sure. In the just-completed summer...

Why Economics Isn't A Zero-Sum Game.(Inside Business)
September 8, 2008... NEWSWEEK's Business Roundtable looks at the two faces of globalization, and whether the U.S. can stay ahead. The Result of Success Robert Reich, former secretary of Labor under Clinton, now teaches at the University of California,...

Secret Life of the President's Wife.(Books)(Curtis Sittenfeld's American Wife)(Book review)
September 8, 2008... Byline: Jerry Adler; With Brian No Get inside the head of our reticent First Lady. There's just one caveat--it's (almost) all made up. For much of the last seven years, liberals have nurtured a fantasy of a savior arising to deliver...

A Bush Shift to More Sensible Strategies?(Letters)(Letter to the editor)
September 8, 2008... 'What Bush Got Right': Most readers used our cover story as an occasion to complain all the more about what Bush didn't get right. "You spent four pages on what he might have done right. Can we expect a phonebook-size follow-up of 'What Bush...

The Editor's Desk.(The Editor's Desk)
September 8, 2008... Byline: Jon Meacham The first time NEWSWEEK's Karen Breslau saw Sarah Palin, she was calling on the governor in Palin's Anchorage office. "As a journalist, and a female one at that, I am embarrassed to admit that the first thing that...

Heepism vs. Elitism.(George F. Will; THE LAST WORD)
September 8, 2008... Byline: George F. Will Voters today demand empathy from candidates in a way that voters never did from austere George Washington or crusty John Adams. We are so very 'umble. --Uriah Heep In "David Copperfield" Cognitive...

Is Medicare Healthy?(Health Care)(Interview)
September 8, 2008... Trouble looms and there are no simple solutions. What you--and the next president--need to know. Health-care reform is a key campaign issue, but there's at least one program neither presidential candidate is talking much about: Medicare....

This Isn't the Return of History.(Fareed Zakaria; WORLD VIEW)
September 8, 2008... Byline: Fareed Zakaria The Georgia attack will go down not as the dawn of a new era of Russian power but as a major strategic blunder. Many in Washington have described Russia's attack on Georgia as a turning point in international...

The (Play) Dating Game.(My Turn)
September 8, 2008... Byline: Kerri Augusto; Augusto lives in Northbridge, Mass. Our culture of fear means that we can no longer count on spontaneity to bring children together. I thought I had it made by marrying my first boyfriend. I never had to worry...

Hidden Depths.(Cover Story: Campaign 2008; POLITICS)(Cover story)(Biography)
September 8, 2008... Byline: Jon Meacham; With Suzanne Smalley, Holly Bailey, Eve Conant and Pat Wingert The scion of a family of warriors, John McCain seems easy to venerate--or caricature. But he is more complex than you may think. It was the day he...

A Son's Measure of His Father.(Cover Story: Campaign 2008; INTERVIEW)(John McCain)(Interview)(Cover story)
September 8, 2008... McCain on his father's great strengths--and vulnerabilities. On a flight from Orlando to Atlanta on a recent August day, John McCain spoke with NEWSWEEK's Jon Meacham about the legacy of his father, Adm. John S. McCain Jr., of his...

A Penchant For the Politics Of the Poke.(Campaign 2008; POLITICS)
September 8, 2008... Byline: Jonathan Darman John McCain's task: convincing a country it needs more daily drama In 1986, a young Arizona Congressman committed an act of great presumption: he announced his candidacy for the Senate. At 49 years old, John...

The Gospel of Chaplain John.(Campaign 2008; POLITICS)(John McCain)
September 8, 2008... McCain has often shown a stubborn sense of decency that should appeal broadly. When John McCain was chosen as one of three chaplains during his Vietnam captivity, it seemed slightly ridiculous, especially to him. He had been a wild child...

Swing States in the Land Of Rove.(Cover Story: Campaign 2008; POLITICS)(Cover story)
September 8, 2008... This November, many Electoral College votes are likely to fall into familiar patterns of red and blue. But these 14 battlegrounds, which will be awash in TV ads and campaign dollars, are going to be fiercely contested and will choose the next...

To Dream a Little Dream of Us.(Ellis Cose; FACING FACTS)
September 8, 2008... Byline: Ellis Cose This contest is not about who is the best orator; it is more about who is the best dream merchant. It will not be Ronald Reagan's "Morning again in America." the times are too dicey for that. But the Republican...

McCain's 'Hail Sarah' Pass.(Jonathan Alter; BETWEEN THE LINES)(John McCain, Sarah Palin)
September 8, 2008... Byline: Jonathan Alter Palin's debut was good theater, but there's a reason that rookies rarely score hat tricks. Happy birthday, Johnny Mac! You're 72 now, a cancer survivor and a presidential candidate who has said that the most...

McCain's Mrs. Right.(Cover Story: Campaign 2008; POLITICS)(John McCain and Sarah Palin)(Cover story)
September 8, 2008... Byline: Evan Thomas and Karen Breslau; With Holly Bailey, Michael Isikoff, Tony Hopfinger and Suzanne Smalley Gov. Sarah Palin came out of nowhere to win the John McCain veep sweepstakes. Well, not quite nowhere. Sarah Palin posed for...

The Stumper files: An Inside, In-Depth Diary on the 2008 Race.(Campaign 2008)
September 8, 2008... Byline: Andrew Romano A weekly digest from NEWSWEEK's political blog, Stumper--as in "stump: n. the figurative place of political speechmaking" or "stump: v. to make political campaign speeches; to electioneer." You wouldn't believe how...

Perspectives.(Perspectives)
September 8, 2008... "America, we are better than these last eight years. We are a better country than this." Sen. Barack Obama, in his speech accepting his party's nomination at the Democratic National Convention in Denver "Holy cow!" Retired teacher...

Fears About a Would-Be Leader's Mental Health.(Periscope; PAKISTAN)
September 8, 2008... Byline: Mark Hosenball If Pakistan's upcoming election goes as expected, Asif Ali Zardari, widower of assassinated leader Benazir Bhutto, will succeed Pervez Musharraf as the country's next president, giving Zardari at least partial sway...

Stay In the Closet, Or Else.(Periscope; IRAQ)
September 8, 2008... Byline: Lennox Samuels When militiamen from the Mahdi Army came by the compact, two-story stone home in the Doura neighborhood of Baghdad, they weren't looking for Sunnis to harass. They were hunting gays. "Bring us your son's cell phone,"...

It's True. I Confess. Women Dig Me.(Periscope; THE DIGNITY INDEX)(Brief article)
September 8, 2008... A mathematical survey of dubious behavior that measures, on a scale of 1 to 100, just how low a person can go. "Californication" star David Duchovny's blunt admission that he's in rehab for sex addiction almost made it seem like a...

Paper Or Plastic? It'll Cost You.(Periscope; ENVIRONMENT)
September 8, 2008... Byline: Sarah Kliff Economist Peter Nickerson, 56, is a proud resident of Seattle, arguably the capital of green America, so it almost goes without saying that he supports aggressive environmental policies. He'd like to see his city make...

Mid-Conventions Edition.(Periscope; CONVENTIONAL WISDOM WATCH)(Brief article)
September 8, 2008... After a sluggish start, Dems soar in Denver. Now get ready for a "surge" in references to snowmobiles, hunting and Vietnam. Obama UP-Assumes control of Dem Party with deft, tough and exciting mile-high speech. Biden UP-Will help in...

Prime Time Views.(Periscope; A CW LOOK AT NEW FALL TV SHOWS)(Brief article)
September 8, 2008... After the strike delays, Hollywood is finally ready to treat us to new episodes and new premieres. Time to reprogram the TiVo. 'Kath & Kim' SIDEWAY-Molly Shannon and Selma Blair are mom and daughter in this broad (too broad?) sitcom. ...

Drill Here? Why Now?(Periscope; OIL)
September 8, 2008... John McCain's proposal for a gas-tax holiday went over like a ton of bricks. But his proposals to open up the continental shelf for drilling have struck a chord. A recent CBS/New York Times poll showed that Americans back offshore drilling,...

Let's Quit Playing Games.(Periscope; ENOUGH ALREADY)(presidential election)(Brief article)
September 8, 2008... Byline: Sarah Ball From the pundits who brought you "thrown under the bus," "taking the gloves off" and sundry other sports analogies in electoral politics comes the latest irritating game in town: the "game changer." Back in March, Sen....

Mishap On a Texas Ranch.(Periscope; CLOSURE)(Vice President Dick Cheney and Texas lawyer Harry Whittington)(Brief article)
September 8, 2008... Byline: Jesse Ellison In the mass-media age, news stories captivate us, then vanish. We revisit those stories to bring you the next chapter. STARTING POINT In February 2006, while hunting quail, Vice President Dick Cheney...

Joshua Ferris.(Periscope; A LIFE IN BOOKS)(Brief article)
September 8, 2008... The novelist, 34, made a splash in 2007 with his debut novel, "Then We Came to the End," a mordantly funny tale of American office culture during the Internet boom-and-bust of the late 1990s. It was chosen as a finalist for the National Book...

'Heat's' Hot Cup Of Coffee.(Periscope; WORTH YOUR TIME)(Righteous Kill)(Movie review)
September 8, 2008... Byline: Devin Gordon Once upon a time, the prospect of Robert De Niro and Al Pacino on screen together, mano a mano, would've provoked a wildly different reaction than the one I have whenever I see posters for their new cop flick,...

Now He's a Gentle Giant.(Periscope; FAST CHAT)(Tom Coughlin)(Interview)(Brief article)
September 8, 2008... He was a dead man walking, soon to be fired. Instead, New York Giants coach Tom Coughlin led his team to a stunning Super Bowl win over the New England Patriots, a story he recounts in his new book, "A Team to Believe In." Ever a good sport,...

A Close Encounter With God.(Periscope; BELIEF WATCH)(The Shack)
September 8, 2008... Byline: Lisa Miller In 'The Shack,' God is an African-American woman who likes to cook. Jesus is a Jewish man with a carpenter's belt. If it's Tuesday, it must be Knoxville. Or maybe it's Houston or Amarillo. William (Paul) Young has...

The Next Big Thing Is ... The Bus?(Periscope; BUSINESS)(Brief article)
September 8, 2008... Byline: Matthew Philips If all you did was follow the headlines, you'd think it's been a lousy summer for the bus industry. In July, Greyhound made news when a Canadian man was decapitated by a fellow passenger on a bus trip to Winnipeg. A...

Why I Am Leaving Guyland.(Society; CULTURE)
September 8, 2008... Byline: Tony Dokoupil Peter Pans aren't as happy as they seem. It's "booze o'clock" on a recent Thursday night on New York's Fire Island--a rolling, inexact hour when 10 vacationing guys decide to kick off their nightly binge. Between...

Pump Yourself Up In The Privacy Of Home.(Tip Sheet; Fitness)
September 15, 2008... Byline: Karen Springen Barbara Bushman rolls out of bed as early as 4 a.m. to head to her gym--even though it's just downstairs. "I don't really care what I wear or what I look like," she says about working out at home. "It's the dogs and...

Can You Say 'Sexist'?(Anna Quindlen; The Last Word)
September 15, 2008... Byline: Anna Quindlen If you're a Republican, you'd better learn. The right wing that trashed the women's movement suddenly finds its inner feminist. Hypocrisy is only bad when it is improperly used. --George Bernard Shaw I...

One Bad Apple.(The Technologist; Techtonic Shifts)(Apple, Inc.)
September 15, 2008... Byline: Daniel Lyons Apple is looking like what Microsoft was 10 years ago--a Bigfoot that squeezes smaller competitors. A former lieutenant of Steve Jobs's once told me something surprising about his ex-boss. "Steve is a monopolist at...

Deconstructing The New Democratic Team.(Letter to the editor)
September 15, 2008... 'Just the Ticket': Readers of our cover package on Barack Obama's background wanted more space devoted to his policies and his pick of running mate Joe Biden. "I didn't learn much about how Obama might govern--how his energy plan or tax policy...

The Editor's Desk.(The Editor's Desk)
September 15, 2008... Byline: Jon Meacham All of us have a cancer story-- that moment, so sharp in recollection, when we learned that we, or someone we love, had been diagnosed with the disease. We can remember the sterility of the hospital corridor, the...

We Fought Cancer--And Cancer Won.(Health)
September 15, 2008... Byline: Sharon Begley; With Anne Underwood And Jeneen Interlandi In New York And Mary Carmichael In Boston After billions spent on research and decades of hit-or-miss treatments, it's time to rethink the war on cancer. There is a...

For The Taliban, A Crime That Pays.(International)
September 15, 2008... Byline: Sami Yousafzai And Ron Moreau; With Eric Pape In Paris And Barbie Nadeau In Rome How ransom kidnappings, once a rarity in most of Afghanistan, have become a cash source second only to the narcotics trade for the country's...

How To Blow Less Smoke.(Fareed Zakaria; The Future Of Energy)(Richard Sandor)(Interview)
September 15, 2008... Byline: Fareed Zakaria The founder of the world's first carbon-offsets exchange would like to clear the air. Barack Obama and John McCain agree on one thing: the need to cut carbon emissions. With both candidates backing that idea,...

The Coens' Funny Bones.(Movies)(Burn After Reading)(Movie review)
September 15, 2008... Byline: David Ansen 'Burn After Reading' is no 'No Country.' In fact, it's downright giddy. Chilly, heartless, condescending: all the usual adjectives that the Coen brothers' detractors habitually fling can be flung in spades at "Burn...

The Power Of 'I Am Sorry'.(My Turn)
September 15, 2008... Byline: Janice Wilberg; Wilberg Lives In Milwaukee. After years of silence between my parents and me, my father reached out with a few simple words. When I was growing up, my family had its own way of dealing with disagreements. We...

An Apostle Of Alaska.(Cover Story: Campaign 2008)(Cover story)
September 15, 2008... We know the outlines--the moose-hunting mom who juggles BlackBerrys and kids. But what does she believe? The real Sarah Palin. John McCain was not her dream pick. Only a year ago, when the republican primaries were just beginning, Alaska...

Beware The Barracuda.(Howard Fineman; Living Politics)
September 15, 2008... Byline: Howard Fineman The plan for Sarah Palin--rock-star Republican--was to do a series of swing-state events with John McCain, record the campaign's regular weekend radio address and then go home. "We kind of shanghaied her out of...

What Happened To Family Values?(Politics; The Big Idea)
September 15, 2008... Palin's pro-life extremism is as ethically flawed as it is politically damaging to the GOP. In the 1980s, the rising conservative movement tried to frame the pro-life cause as part of a broader family-values agenda that included reducing...

Confessions Of A Secret Sarah Admirer.(Kathleen Deveny; Modern Family)
September 15, 2008... Byline: Kathleen Deveny Maybe I'm a sucker for a frontier myth, the narrative of a person who rises up in a frozen, faraway place by making her own rules. I have a dirty little secret. I really like Sarah Palin. It's kind of...