Vol. 170 No. 9
COVER
In U.S. schools, the highest achievers are too often challenged the least. Why that's hurting America — and how to fix it
How Not to Raise a Genius (The Well / Cover Story / Education: Geniuses)
Is Baby Einstein doing your child more harm than good?
NATION
Karl Rove leaves Washington as he came in--dismissing his critics and clinging to visions of a brighter Republican future
Fighting for a Diploma (Life: Sport - Behavior - Education - Business - Health / Education)
Many post-9/11 vets get no tuition benefits
ESSAY
Nervous Republicans may prefer a squeaky-clean Mormon to a pro-choice New Yorker on his third marriage
Requiem for Bat Boy
greatest fake newspaper is disappearing
WORLD
Rebuilding the Afghan national army is slow going, but it may be key to winning the war
Postcard: Spain (Postcard: Spain)
Is food art? A famous chef courts controversy by participating in a major European fine-art festival. We travel to his restaurant near Barcelona to find out
HEALTH & MEDICINE
A new book argues that we should stop treating normal sorrow as a mental illness
NOTEBOOK
August was once the sleepiest month--now there's no respite from the news
Dashboard (Briefing / Dashboard)
Verbatim
Numbers
(People)
Milestones (Briefing)
The TV Mogul with the Common Touch (Briefing / Appreciations)
The Last Grande Dame (Briefing / Appreciations)
BUSINESS
Why We Buy the Products We Buy (Life: Sport - Behavior - Education - Business - Health / Behavior)
Consumers tend to go with what (little) they know
Profiting from the Unbanked (Life: Sport - Behavior - Education - Business - Health / Business)
As check cashing booms and Wal-Mart looms, banks chase a group they once ignored
SOCIETY
More colleges than ever have added women's teams, but female coaches still have an uneven playing field
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Who is this and why do your kids love him?
Once More, with (Chaste) Feeling (Arts: Showbiz - Tuned In - Downtime / Review)
Green Screens (Arts: Showbiz - Tuned In - Downtime / Tuned In)
Seeking to save the planet--and, oh, maybe make a buck--TV is turning its schedule eco-friendly
A Spy Tale with A Bitter Taste (Arts: Showbiz - Tuned In - Downtime / Downtime)
(Arts: Showbiz - Tuned In - Downtime / Downtime)
What you should see, what you should hear--and what you should just plain skip
PEOPLE
He is the second best tennis player in the world. Now the Spanish master of the clay courts will try to beat out No. 1, Roger Federer, in the upcoming U.S. Open. Rafael Nadal will now take your questions
LETTERS
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE
Rap and its entrepreneurial artists need a turnaround strategy to save the genre's sagging sales
Building a Dream (Global Business: India - Music - Golf / India)
Real estate mogul K.P. Singh turns his vision of a modern, prosperous India into a $25 billion empire
The Investment of St. Andrews (Global Business: India - Music - Golf / The Golf Game)
U.S. developers want to bring glitz to the home of golf. A good walk really spoiled?