In this issue
Edition: Asia
Vol. 173, No. 23


COVER
Sonia Sotomayor: A Justice Like No Other (United States)

By RICHARD LACAYO
In Sonia Sotomayor, Obama makes a historic choice for the court. What her
extraordinary life says about the kind of Justice she would be



ASIA
China’s Bully Boys

By AUSTIN RAMZY / BEIJING
Their chief job is simply to police urban workers, but the chengguan are
getting a reputation nationwide for their disproportionate use of force



UNITED STATES
How to Make Terrorists Talk

By BOBBY GHOSH / WASHINGTON
With the U.S. scrapping harsh interrogation techniques like waterboarding,
interviews with former interrogators reveal why a soft touch can work better
than torture



LIFE
Pregnancy and Pills (Women’s Health)

By BONNIE ROCHMAN
We know little about drugs’ effects on moms-to-be. How a group of advocates
is trying to change that



GLOBAL BUSINESS
Working on the Railroad (Transportation)

By BRUCE CRUMLEY / PARIS
Train travel in Europe has been losing passengers to airlines, but deregulation
is about to usher in an era of faster, cheaper rail service

No Sail (Global Investing)

By STEPHEN ROACH
Why rising hopes for an Asia-led recovery are bound to founder




ARTS
Drawn Together (Art)

By JOHN KRICH
The humble drawing still holds universal appeal, as an eclectic exhibition
in Bangkok shows



ESSAY
Guarding History

By ANKA LEE
Of Chinese cities, it’s Hong Kong that most remembers the tragedy of Tiananmen



GLOBAL ADVISER
The Past of Futurism at the Tate (On Show)

By LUCY FISHER
A new show in London captures the unbridled energy of last century’s
futurist painters

A Taste of France on Lake Geneva (Amuse-Bouche)

By SUDI PIGOTT
Michelin star chef Anne-Sophie Pic serves up French elegance at the
Beau-Rivage Palace hotel in Lausanne

When You’re in Christchurch (TIME Traveler)

By STEPHANIE STEPHENS
New Zealand’s compact city of Christchurch is full of Kiwi charm

Cruise in Style along Laos’ Mekong River (Diversions)

By ED PETERS
Sail through sleepy Laos for an entrancing panorama of natural and
traditional life



LETTERS
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