1. Op-Ed Contributor: Jeffersons Army of Nation Builders
West Point should offer a curriculum that keeps its founders belief that the soldiers role was to build, not just to destroy.
2. Op-Ed Columnist: What Everything Means
Pop-culture parallels to the midterm elections and Americas past history are more prevalent than you might think.
3. Op-Ed Columnist: A Girl, a School and Hope
Finally, a ray of hope for Pakistan. The middle class is stirring, and a girl named Zahida is able to get a great education.
4. Editorial: Some Fiscal Reality
A draft proposal from leaders of President Obamas deficit-reduction commission frankly acknowledges that shared sacrifice will be required.
5. Op-Ed Contributor: A Special Court for Veterans
A program for unstable veterans facing criminal charges could put them on a path toward recovery without forcing them to also navigate the penal system.
6. Home Fires: Lives During Wartime, Vol. 2
Recollections and photographs of members of the United States Armed Forces in acknowledgment of Veterans Day.
7. Editorial: Waiting for Senator McCain
It is a particular disappointment that Senator John McCain is vowing to filibuster a Pentagon bill unless a measure repealing dont ask, dont tell is stripped out.
8. Timothy Egan: Liars' Club
The G.O.P.'s success may depend on how the party handles its fact-challenged members.
9. Editorial: Transition in New Yorks Schools
The resignation of Joel Klein as New York Citys schools chancellor comes at a challenging time.
10. Disunion: Would the South Really Leave?
In newspaper editorials, the South reacts to Lincoln's election and explores the possibility of secession.
11. Townies: Going Korean
The perils of getting a pedicure when you're Korean, and 30, and unmarried.
12. The Conversation: College Kids These Days
Why do politics and government service no longer seem appealing to young people?
13. Letters: A School System, From Klein to Black
Readers respond to article about the resignation of Joel I. Klein, the chancellor of the New York City school system.
14. Letters: The Agenda Is Not So Hidden: Its Tolerance
Readers respond to article about an effort to stop bulling of gay and lesbian students.
15. Letter: Not a Banana Republic
A response to a Nicholas D. Kristof column about inequality in the United States.
16. Letter: Stress and Suicide
A response to an article about Afghan women who set themselves on fire to escape lives of servitude and abuse.
17. Letter: The Tubes of New Jersey
A response to an article about the new appeal of the PATH network.
18. Letter: Teaching English in China
A response to an article about the difficulties of running an English-language school in China.
19. Disunion: How (and Where) Lincoln Won
The map of the 1860 presidential election points clearly to secession.
20. Op-Ed Contributors: Why Rush to Cut Nukes?
The Senate should heed the will of the voters and either reject the New Start treaty or amend it so that it doesnt weaken our national defense.
21. Robert Wright: Concrete Steps to Nowhere
The Republicans reveal how they plan to close the deficit.
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