Who will voters blame if the U.S. goes over the fiscal cliff?

BUDGET BATTLES Who will voters blame if the U.S. goes over the fiscal cliff? Democrats and Republicans are already hurling accusations at each other TECHNOLOGY Instagram reportedly loses 25 percent of users: What's going on? The New York Post alarmingly reports that users left the photo service en masse on Christmas, but that's not the whole story THE NEW EGYPT Dispatch from Cairo: Is Egypt ready for a return to normalcy? Islamist President Mohamed Morsi succeeded in getting his new constitution passed by popular vote. But will the secular opposition back down? PARENTING CONTROVERSIES The top 8 parenting controversies of 2012 Sexy photos, ugly babies, free condoms at middle school — parents had plenty to argue about this year FROM OUR PARTNERS AT SLATE Americans favor more gun laws, not gun bans Public opinion regarding gun control has changed greatly in the past year, no doubt largely due to the Newtown tragedy and a string of other mass shootings FUTURE OF THE GOP Ousting the speaker: House Republicans' long history of regicide The 20th century hasn't been good to GOP leaders in the House, so Speaker John Boehner might have some cause for concern FROM OUR PARTNERS AT POLITICAL WIRE Five polling lessons from 2012 Columnist Harry Enten lists five lessons we should take from the 2012 election season SEE ALL CARTOONS SLATE How many people have been killed by guns since Newtown? NEWSER China to citizens: Visit your elderly parents, or get sued NEW YORK MAGAZINE 5 helpful holiday travel tips from the TSA blog POLITICAL WIRE Media tip: 5 things to remember next time you go on TV SALON Marilyn Monroe, communist? Top dogs only An exclusive doggie day-care facility, and more in our collection of strange revelations about the nation         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.