Vol. 167 No. 7

COVER

Are We Losing Our Edge? (Nation)
The U.S. still leads the world in scientific innovation. But years of declining investment and fresh competition from abroad threaten to end our supremacy

The Political Science Test (Nation)
Bush said science would guide his decisions, but those in the lab see ideology intruding on their work

Don't Believe the Hype. We're Still No. 1 (Viewpoint)
What the doomsayers don't say: America is a marvel of creativity

Looking for a Lab-Coat Idol (Nation)
The science role models most students know best are their teachers. But science teachers who are both passionate and prepared are scarce

SOCIETY

The Third Wave of Therapy (TIME in Depth)
psychologist Steven Hayes has an answer: embrace the pain

NOTEBOOK

Perils of Depicting the Prophet (Speed Read)

Numbers

Verbatim

Milestones

These Ts Have 'Tude!

Guilt-Free Valentines?

Iran's Green-Salt Blues

Punchlines

Less Cash, More Crash

The Pentagon's Scary PowerPoint
Will ominous predictions help obtain a larger defense budget?

A Bush Without Boldness (In The Arena)

Rolling Back the President's Powers
Would Congress Pass a Constitutional Amendment to limit the President?

ALSO IN THIS ISSUE

Department-Store Superstar (Time Bonus Section March 2006: Inside Business / Retail)
Federated is erasing fabled retail names. Can it turn MACY'S into a national power and revive a fading industry?

Retail Revenge (Time Bonus Section March 2006: Inside Business / Retail)
TO GET EVEN OR JUST TO LAUGH, SALESCLERK BLOGGERS TELL ALL

Shock Absorbers (Time Bonus Section March 2006: Inside Business / Technology)
Cyberinsurance offers some protection from hackers—and consumer lawsuits

Beer Buddies (Time Bonus Section March 2006: Inside Business / Small Business)
In breweries, small is big. How two Brooklynites took on the giants and lived to tell the tale

Jamming With Junior (Time Bonus Section March 2006: Inside Business / Entertainment)
A new music-festival motto: If you're old enough to walk, you're old enough to rock

The Hole In the Pipeline (Time Bonus Section March 2006: Inside Business / Biz Briefs)

McMakeover Deluxe (Time Bonus Section March 2006: Inside Business / Biz Briefs)

New Shrink Gig: Executive Coach (Time Bonus Section March 2006: Inside Business / Biz Briefs)

The Rating Game (Time Bonus Section March 2006: Inside Business / CEO Speaks)
battle for ads

NATION

A Wounded Soldier Strives to Return (Update)
Armored with humor, a severely wounded National Guardsman picks up his life and plots his return to the battlefront in Iraq

WORLD

A Right to Offend?
between Islam and the West

When Cultures Collide (Forum)
Observers around the world tell TIME how they view the cartoons--and the controversy they've sparked

Saddam's Trial: Behind the Scene
Plagued by violence and courtroom antics, is a credible trial still possible? A look inside the world's most contentious courtroom

BUSINESS

Google Under the Gun
For access to China, the Web giant agreed to censor itself. Why the company made a hard bargain

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Karl Comes to Conquer (Fashion)
He reinvented an icon at Chanel, but can Lagerfeld now captivate the T-shirt-and-jeans generation?

5 Inviting Trips To The Past (Worth Your Time)
The real histories behind Monet, Mother Jones and tikka masala

The Rich Are Different (Books)
Jay McInerney writes about the impact of 9/11 on two affluent couples. Why is it so hard to care?

Ford Saves Family, Again (Movies)
No, you haven't seen Firewall before. It just feels that way

Miss Independent (Music)
shed her "Idol" crown and stole pop music's throne

ESSAY

Your Taboo, Not Mine
cartoons of Muhammad reveals the zealot's double standard