To prevent “European-style” socialism, we need to stop redistributing wealth from blue to red states
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Historic TIME Letters
Success often depends on how well-prepared children are for elementary school. Here's how to get your kid kindergarten ready
The best political cartoons of the week
Is the director of New Year's Eve and Valentine's Day trying to take over movies with the equivalent of the toilet read?
While the Supreme Court debates nudity on old episodes of NYPD Blue, research shows we have a much bigger problem with kids and TV
All we can say for sure about controlling a child's diet to treat ADHD is that it makes the parents feel better
What do an old-school game designer, the NCAA chief and Maggie Gyllenhaal have in common? They're all on TIME's list of the 12 education activists to watch in 2012. Those named to TIME’s 11 for '11 made waves last year, and this next group will too — for good or ill
On the 10th anniversary of No Child Left Behind, the former President spoke with TIME's education columnist about the law's successes and why it's a "convenient punching bag"
Why a movie about a dissolving marriage in Tehran might help American-Iranian relations more than any diplomacy
The Republican strategist and Democratic pollster in their bi-weekly faceoff about Election 2012
The President continues to discover that confronting aggression doesn't destroy his drive to be bipartisan — it strengthens it
Using eye-tracking technology, scientists are discovering clues to how we think and learn
We're used to scandals about athletes, but should sportswriter Bill Conlin be allowed to stay in Cooperstown?
The rapper's ode to his newborn heralds an era of grownup hip-hop that deals with deep emotions
Being able to hold things before we buy them makes us more satisfied with our purchases
Could a mouse-dissolving, toddler pepper-upper be the last, best hope for the GOP?
