Part One People 3
Section One:The Book of Bob(Newsweek,October 4,2004) 3
Section Two:Michael Moore and His Fahrenheit 9/11(Time,July 12,2004) 14
Section Three:The Real Lincoln(U.S. News,February 21,2005) 26
Part Two Politics and Society 43
Section Four:Blue Truth,Red Truth(Time,September 27,2004) 43
Section Five:Class Conscious(U.S.News,May 2,2005) 57
Section Six:Lessons of the Schiavo Battle(Time,April 4,2005) 68
Part Three Election 81
Section Seven:The Secret Money War(Newsweek,September 20,2004) 81
Section Eight:Inside the Debate Strategies(Time,October 4,2004) 90
Section Nine:Second Act(U.S.News,November 15,2004) 101
Part Four Religion 115
Section Ten:Behind the First Noel(Time,December 13,2004) 115
Section Eleven:From Jesus to Christ(Newsweek,March 28,2005) 134
Part Five International Relations 151
Section Twelve:Struggle for the Soul of Islam(Time,September 13,2004) 151
Section Thirteen:Road Warrior&Thawing Out(U.S.News,February 28/March 7,2005) 164
Part Six Life 179
Section Fourteen:Plotting Your Savings Strategy(U.S.News,September 6,2004) 179
Section Fifteen:Social Security,Bush's Big Bet(Newsweek,February 14,2005) 189
Section Sixteen:Wither the Dollar&Bottom Dollar(Time,December 20,2004;Newsweek,March 21,2005) 203
Part Seven Science and Technology 219
Section Seventeen:Brain Check&Yoga Lessons(Newsweek,September 27,2004) 219
Section Eighteen:How to Live to Be 100(Time,August 30,2004) 228
Glossary 240