Historical Record

Of all the candidates in the GOP presidential field, Newt Gingrich has the longest record on the national stage. Conservative columnist Matt Towery and Eleanor Clift, contributing editor for Newsweek Magazine, give their perspective from the left and the right on the candidate. Plus: the environmental crisis of how we think; advice for procrastinators who can still meet Medicare’s open enrollment deadline this week; and big changes ahead for the New York Public Library.