December 31, 2012 | Vol. 180, No. 27

PERSON OF THE YEAR
2012 Person of the Year: Barack Obama, the President (2012 Person of the Year)
The campaign wasn’t pretty, and the economy worse. But he reasserted himself as a potent architect for a changing America

Runner-Up: Malala Yousafzai, the Fighter (2012 The Short List)
In trying to silence this Pakistani schoolgirl, the Taliban amplified her voice. She is now a symbol of the struggle for women’s rights all over the world

Runner-Up: Tim Cook, the Technologist (2012 The Short List)
He inherited the most valuable company in the world from one of the greatest innovators in history. In 2012 he made Apple his own

Runner-Up: Mohamed Morsi, the Power Broker (2012 The Short List)
Egypt’s new President won kudos a broad and curses at home. What he does next could determine the shape of the Middle East

Runner-Up: Fabiola Gianotti, the Discoverer (2012 The Short List)
Finding the tiny Higgs Boson took the biggest machine in the arsenal of physics ― and help from one woman obsessed with the nature of reality

Tributes To Those We Lost in 2012 (2012 Tributes)
Remembering those who left us

COMMENTARY
The Teddy Awards 2012 (In the Arena)
It isn’t easy to find examples of political courage in an election, but I give it a shot in my annual column

THE CULTURE
Happy Hogmanay: Why Glasgow’s a Great Place for New Year (Travel)

Glasgow’s a great place to see in 2013