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...gained strength by mobilizing the resentments of alienated voters. The far right will not be the only purveyors of extreme ideologies to spot opportunity in Britain's fraying social fabric. If the country is to regain the self-confidence, tolerance and humor that marked it as a great nation long after its influence declined, it needs to rediscover a faith in human nature. The mainstream politicians who did so much to dent that faith may not find it easy to lead its restoration...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Deep Funk: Why Britain is Feeling Bleak | 3/29/2010 | See Source »

Meanwhile, the conspiracy theories grow wilder by the day. In one, Queen Elizabeth is working through British conglomerates to regain control of the colonies -- witness the purchase of Burger King and Holiday Inn by British companies. There is also rumored to be a global conspiracy to implant newborn babies with microchips. Robert Brown, editor and publisher of Soldier of Fortune, a must-read for many gun advocates and survivalists, has tracked some of these wacky conspiracies and discounted them, including one much vaunted black helicopter sighting. But that hasn't quieted the patriot grapevine. "It's all bull. But they...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Threat from the Patriot Movement | 3/29/2010 | See Source »

Harvard took back the lead, going up 34-33 after a block from Ivica and senior Soren Rosier. But the Pride managed to hold on one last time, getting another kill from Palumbo to regain the momentum...

Author: By Martin Kessler, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Springfield Takes Down Volleyball | 3/24/2010 | See Source »

...world's fastest-growing economy doesn't have a whole lot to fall back on. Its export markets are still weak and its capacity to increase infrastructure spending again, after the massive increases of the past two years, is limited. With the rest of the world still trying to regain its economic footing, the authorities in Beijing are hoping they can shrink a bubble without bursting it entirely. Delicate business, that. And it's not just the Chinese homeowner who should be praying that they can pull...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: China's Property: Bubble, Bubble, Toil and Trouble | 3/22/2010 | See Source »

...reflect those of the Taliban leadership. As such, he may be poised to play a key role in any future peace talks between Karzai and the Taliban's governing council. And, according to Zaeef, there is room for maneuver. He insists that the Taliban are not fighting to regain power. "Mullah Omar says he doesn't want to destroy [Karzai's] government, but only to repair it." But, he adds, "Mullah Omar also wants to free the country from the foreigners." (See a story about Afghanistan's drug problem...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Tale of Two Taliban Reveals U.S. Dilemma | 3/15/2010 | See Source »

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