The Post-Imperial Presidency

Even as Obama increases troop levels, he is scaling back American foreign policy.

Source: Newsweek
Published: Dec 5, 2009
Length: 35 minutes (8,976 words)

An Empire at Risk

We won the cold war and weathered 9/11. But now economic weakness is endangering our global power.

Source: Newsweek
Published: Nov 28, 2009
Length: 19 minutes (4,843 words)

118 Days, 12 Hours, 54 Minutes

On June 21, reporter Maziar Bahari was rousted out of bed and taken to Tehran’s notorious Evin prison—accused of being a spy for the CIA, MI6, Mossad. This is the story of his captivity—and of an Iran whose rampant paranoia underpins an ever more fractured regime.

Source: Newsweek
Published: Nov 21, 2009
Length: 16 minutes (4,021 words)

The Surprising Lessons of Vietnam

Unraveling the mysteries of Vietnam may prevent us from repeating its mistakes.

Source: Newsweek
Published: Nov 7, 2009
Length: 10 minutes (2,598 words)

The Evolution Of An Eco-Prophet

Al Gore’s views on climate change are advancing as rapidly as the phenomenon itself.

Source: Newsweek
Published: Oct 31, 2009
Length: 14 minutes (3,560 words)

Hope Springs Eternal

Assessing a young presidency. Barack Obama campaigned as a populist firebrand but governs like a cerebral consensus builder. The founding fathers wouldn’t have it any other way.

Source: Newsweek
Published: Oct 24, 2009
Length: 11 minutes (2,933 words)

The Three-Year Solution

How the reinvention of higher education benefits parents, students, and schools.

Source: Newsweek
Published: Oct 17, 2009
Length: 11 minutes (2,864 words)

There’s No Place Like Home

Fewer Americans are relocating than at any time since 1962. That’s good news for families, communities … and even the environment.

Published: Oct 9, 2009
Length: 12 minutes (3,194 words)

An Inconvenient Truth Teller

From health-care reform to Afghanistan, Joe Biden has bucked Obama—as only a good Veep can.

Source: Newsweek
Published: Oct 10, 2009
Length: 15 minutes (3,905 words)

The Taliban in Their Own Words

Source: Newsweek
Published: Sep 26, 2009
Length: 25 minutes (6,286 words)