Vol. 155 No. 7
NATION
Bush is trying to steal McCain's mantle. An assessment of his Texas record reveals gutsy moves--and service to Big Business
Saying One Thing, Doing Another (Campaign 2000)
BUSH ON TAXES
My Jog with George (Campaign 2000)
ON THE SOUTH CAROLINA TRAIL
Fire Wall or Just Fire? (Campaign 2000)
Michigan Governor John Engler has worked to boost Bush. He'll have to work harder to save him
Death, Be Not Proud (Campaign 2000)
Nothing is as certain as the pace of executions in Bush's Texas
WORLD
The President and his brother are trying to stage a reformist sweep at the polls
No Valentines (Diplomacy)
Armed and Not Ready
Northern Ireland's peace plan founders on disarmament issue
Topless in Rio (Brazilian Scene)
NOTEBOOK
Notebook
"It's Not My Party, So I'll Leave If I Want To" (Politics)
You da Man!
Some Very Interesting Questions
Milestones (Milestones)
And for Best Awards Show, the Winner Is...
Here & There
Appreciation
Numbers (Numbers)
Olympic Update
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE
Landscape of Horror
Russian troops may have "pacified" Grozny, but the war isn't close to over
Visions 21: How We Will Live and Play
Stand by Me--for a Moment
Everyone extols and admires loyalty, and no one ever achieves it
News Quiz Crossword (News Quiz Crossword)
BUSINESS
New players alter the balance of flower power
Behind The Hack Attack
How the Web's top sites were clogged by devilishly simple programs, cleverly deployed
The World's Most Hunted Hacker
EDUCATION
As gay-straight alliances proliferate, so do virulent protests and legal battles against their existence
LAW
The spate of "Dumpster babies" stirs a movement to provide a safe space for unwanted newborns
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
The Beach Boy (Cinema)
Leonardo, usually the one who needs rescuing, can't save this movie
The Real Beach (Cinema)
On the islands off southern Thailand, the idea is to get lost
Prodigal Nomad (Books)
An unflinching but fond look at a golden rascal
Brush Up Your Shakespeare (Books)
John Updike's witty Gertrude and Claudius is a prequel to Hamlet
The Great Bagarozy (Short Takes)
By Helmut Krausser
Las Vegas (Spotlight On...)
Poison Pens (Books)
Safire's novel frolics with the Founding Fathers
Kadosh (Short Takes)
Directed by Amos Gitai
Ozwald Boateng (Short Takes)
And Then Nothing Turned Itself Inside-Out (Short Takes)
Yo La Tengo
Piano Music Of Alkan And Liszt (Short Takes)
Raymond Lewenthal
YOUR TIME
It pays to pop all sorts of questions long before the knot is tied. Who knows what you'll find out
Down in Smoke (Personal Time / Your Money)
Once venerated, Philip Morris is now loathed. But moral issues aside, the stock is inviting
Web Know-It-Alls (Personal Time / Your Technology)
Here's a new breed of site, where everyone's an expert. Just ask 'em, and they'll tell you
Silent and Deadly (Personal Time / Your Health)
The number of dangerous ministrokes is rising. Here's how you can protect yourself
In Brief (Personal Time / Your Family)
Your Health (Personal Time / Your Health)
In Brief (Personal Time / Your Money)
SPECIAL SECTION
With the U.S. booming and the rest of the world picking up steam, TIME's Board of Economists measures the prospects--and pitfalls
Getting Better At Doing Good (Time Select / Global Business)
A dynamic breed of entrepreneur is using business strategies to combat social ills
Beenz Counters (Time Select / Global Business)
Can an upstart firm make its new product the first legal tender of the World Wide Web?
Weathering The Business Climate (Time Select / Global Business)
New financial and predicting tools help keep Mother Nature from raining on profits
All of London's His Stage (Time Select / Global Business)
Andrew Lloyd Webber's 10-theater purchase makes him the West End's biggest impresario
Questions For The Future (Visions 21 / How We Will Live)
Will Politicians Matter? (Visions 21 / How We Will Live)
Religion will increasingly replace electoral politics as the realm where battles for the national soul are fought
Will Voting Online Change Anything? (Visions 21 / How We Will Live)
Virtual ballots are coming, but they won't cure apathy
Will The Crime Rate Keep Falling? (Visions 21 / How We Will Live)
Maybe, if the good economic times continue. But look out for the baby boomers' grandkids
Who Will Be The Next Elite? (Visions 21 / How We Will Live)
Wasps once ruled the country. Then came a college-educated meritocracy. But to join the new ruling class, you'll need a hot business
When Will We Finally Get A Gold Watch? (Visions 21 / How We Will Live)
The retirement party will all but disappear. So will retirement
Will Women Still Need Men? (Visions 21 / How We Will Live)
We're only a few in vitro developments away from gender independence. A fantastical look at the implications--and a user's guide to Guy Land and Gal Land
Will We Still Wear Makeup? (Visions 21 / How We Will Live)
To get gorgeous, we'll pop a pill-or put on a new face
Will Gay Marriage Be Legal? (Visions 21 / How We Will Live)
Yes, eventually. But winning full social approval for same-sex couples is another matter
What Will We Wear? (Visions 21 / How We Will Live)
Will Teenagers Disappear? (Visions 21 / How We Will Live)
As kids grow up ever faster, that carefree age known as adolescence may soon be a memory
Will We Ever Log Off? (Visions 21 / How We Will Live)
Eating, playing racquetball, brushing our teeth--surely we won't be doing everything online in the future? Don't be too sure
Will We All Be Couch Potatoes? (Visions 21 / How We Will Live)
With a TV channel for everybody, we'll be happily immobile
Will A Woman Become Pope? (Visions 21 / How We Will Live)
A wave of female pastors may make the Vatican look like a lonely male bastion
What Will Our Houses Look Like? (Visions 21 / How We Will Live)
As space grows more precious and technology more dazzling, home, sweet home will be changing
What Will Our Skyline Look Like? (Visions 21 / How We Will Live)
In a future that's already dawning, the boxes of modern architecture are being blown to pieces
Will We Have Any Privacy Left? (Visions 21 / How We Will Live)
When our whole life is turned into data, spies will have access to our past, our present--and even our future. But don't despair
What Will We Do On Saturday Night? (Visions 21 / How We Will Live)
Thanks to the bombardment of entertainment at home, we'll crave live experiences that stimulate our senses, blow our mind and evoke awe
How Will We Listen To Music? (Visions 21 / How We Will Live)
In the digital future, we'll all be drive-time Puff Daddys
Will We Still Go Out To The Game? (Visions 21 / How We Will Live)
We won't need to, once we can experience every bone-crunching tackle and Mike Tyson uppercut at home
Which Sports Will Survive? (Visions 21 / How We Will Live)
And where is Howard Cosell now that we need him?
What Will Make Us Laugh? (Visions 21 / How We Will Live)
A comic wonders where the punch lines of the future will come from. And whether we'll have any time left for the set-ups
Will A Dog Still Be Man's Best Friend? (Visions 21 / How We Will Live)
And will teachers believe "The ferret ate my homework"?