5 Republicans who think the GOP should stop coddling the rich

BUDGET BATTLES 5 Republicans who think the GOP should stop coddling the rich In the months leading up to the election, Democrats successfully portrayed Republicans as the party of rich white elites. Never again, vow some conservatives THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION The David Petraeus affair: A comprehensive timeline New twists and dime-novel characters pop up daily, but the basic story of the celebrated general's downfall is falling into place SCIENCE+TECH Are the comforts of modern life making humans dumber? Gerald Crabtree, a scientist at Stanford University, counterintuitively argues that our ancient ancestors were much smarter than we are THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION Should John Kerry be Obama's next secretary of defense? The former presidential candidate and Vietnam War vet is reportedly being considered for the post — even though he'd rather be secretary of state 2012 ELECTIONS Secession threats, aggravated assault, and more overreactions to the election Whenever America votes, one side always goes home disappointed. This time, however, some voters are going to extremes to vent their frustration ARTS+LIFE 'GIF': The Oxford American Dictionary's word of the year The simple, jumpily animated images beat out words like superstorm, Higgs boson, and YOLO FROM OUR PARTNERS AT SLATE The David Petraeus affair: How often do biographers fall for their subjects? Paula Broadwell probably isn't the first biographer to sleep with a high-profile subject, says Brian Palmer at Slate. She's just the first to get caught SEE ALL CARTOONS SLATE Holly Petraeus' indescribable fury NEWSER Romney losing 11 'likes' per minute NEW YORK MAGAZINE Fighting John Kerry's nomination almost as dumb as nominating John Kerry THE FRISKY The 13 weirdest SubReddits on Reddit SALON What makes a police department tough on immigration? Livestrong lives on The enduring popularity of Lance Armstrong's charity — and more in our collection of surprising facts and figures         Is this email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser.  unsubscribe from this list | update subscription preferences | privacy policy  Copyright © 2012 The Week, All rights reserved.