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It's hard to imagine a better time to publish a book that advocates moderation, balance and integrity in the business world. In this wise meditation, Bogle, the folk-hero creator of the first index mutual fund and founder of the Vanguard Mutual Fund Group, deplores "our worship of wealth...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: So You Want to Be a Start-Up | 11/5/2008 | See Source »

Murphy correctly points out the many polarizing fears that motivate the directions and tactics of each major party's campaign. I would like to think that all the unethical conduct is only a mutual and relatively equal reaction to the other's bias. Yet an objective tally proves otherwise. Obama...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Inbox | 11/5/2008 | See Source »

10. FM: Which fairy tale character would you most like to meet? GM: One of the evil queens, preferably one with a really good sense of style.

Author: By Lauren J. Vargas, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: 15 Questions with Gregory Maguire | 11/5/2008 | See Source »

14. FM: Do any of your characters have real life counterparts? GM: The character Shell, by the time I got to “Son of a Witch,” is sort of a pastiche of President George W. Bush.

Author: By Lauren J. Vargas, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: 15 Questions with Gregory Maguire | 11/5/2008 | See Source »

• He wasn't the first character created to personify the United States. Before the fictional Uncle Sam came the Revolutionary War-era Brother Jonathan. Brother Jonathan wore striped pants, a hat and a long military jacket (Uncle Sam's fashion inspiration, apparently).

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Uncle Sam | 11/4/2008 | See Source »

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