September 3, 2012 | Vol. 180, No. 9

COVER
The Mind of Mitt (U.S. Election 2012 / Republican Convention)
Bain Capital taught Romney focus, restraint and the art of the deal. how would those skills work in the White House?

The Interview (U.S. Election 2012 / Republican Convention)
Mitt Romney spoke with TIME’s Rick Stengel and Michael Crowley on Aug. 21.

The Big Idea Guy (U.S. Election 2012 / Republican Convention)
How a novelist, an economist, a president and a saint helped shape Paul Ryan’s views about government

ESSAY
Romney’s Mixed Forecast
Paul Ryan may be the hot topic in the U.S. campaign, but is stormy weather ahead?

SPORTS
Blind Faith
How Kenyan Paralympic hero Henry Wanyoike triumphed over despair, ran his way to glory ― and got his life back

COMMENTARY
Inside China’s Black Box of Statistics (The Curious Capitalist)
Headlines tell us GDP growth is slowing, but slower may turn out to be better

BUSINESS
The Not So Magic Kingdom (Tourism)
Disneyland Paris is a tourist magnet for France. But the park has yet to pay off for Walt Disney

THE CULTURE
Five Reasons to Visit Liverpool (Travel)

Architecture, museums, and did we mention the Beatles?

LETTERS
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