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Manion supporters respond that the real reasons for opposition to his candidacy are political. ''He's a target of opportunity,'' says Patrick McGuigan of the right-leaning 721 Group. ''He's probably the most conservative of the pending crop'' of judicial nominations. In the Indiana senate, Manion co-sponsored legislation...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: UNMAKING THE APPOINTMENTS The fight is on over Reagan judicial choices | 7/21/2008 | See Source »

Scenes of exquisite boredom at school, as the teachers drone on about such traditional crowd pleasers as the Smoot-Hawley tariff act. Scenes of exquisite calculation at home, as Ferris Bueller (Matthew Broderick) fakes an illness that will spare his fine intelligence another assault by the proponents of useless information...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: HOOKY PUCK FERRIS BUELLER'S DAY OFF Directed and Written by John Hughes | 7/21/2008 | See Source »

Perhaps the most frequently quoted remark about dance in recent years is George Balanchine's maxim, ''Ballet is woman.'' People respond to it heartily: for once, someone on the inside had the guts to state the obvious. Though some of the greatest stars, from Nijinsky to Baryshnikov, have been men...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THREE WHO CAPTURE THE MAGIC New ballerinas from Italy, Russia and France are revelations | 7/21/2008 | See Source »

There's something touching about a man who spent his life defying laws now wanting to write them. Dr. Death has little to commend him to voters except not being a career politician, but in this season that might count for something. The 260 laws passed by the 110th Congress...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Throw the Bums Out! | 7/17/2008 | See Source »

Last September, our cover story "The Case for National Service" caused an outpouring of interest in and support for citizen service across the country. This year, in addition to publishing another issue on the idea of service, we are convening--along with the Carnegie Corporation of New York and with...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Service Agenda | 7/17/2008 | See Source »

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