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Vol. 35, No. 2
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The gospel according to Pete

Politics | Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg speaks often of his religion—but he tailors it to fit his politics, and it focuses on works over faith

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Groundhog years in Argentina

History | Argentina was once one of the richest countries in the world, but an embrace of ever-growing government made it poor

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Invisible hands

Publishing | Anyone can be an author nowadays, but knowing who wrote the book may be a different story

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An evil traffic

Europe | In the Netherlands, legal prostitution hasn’t turned out the way advocates predicted, and some are fighting to end it

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Fault lines and fissures

News analysis | A series of earthquakes—both real and symbolic—shook the ground and exposed divides during the first weeks of 2020

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1.23.20 Forgiving medical debt, and redeeming sin-filled buildings

Anna Johansen visits a church in Illinois that is raising money to pay off medical debt for struggling families; Mary Reichard covers the latest on the discrimination case against Christian bakery owners in Oregon; and Maria Baer reports on one man’s effort to redeem property once used for sinful exploits in Toledo, Ohio. Plus: a preview of this week’s Listening In, a money-saving navigation error, and the Thursday morning news. Support The World and Everything in It today at wng.org/donate.

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Insightful interviews with popular musicians, Christian thought leaders, makers of movies and television, respected authors, and key political leaders.

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A conversation with Josh Bales

This week, hear Warren Smith's conversation with singer/songwriter Josh Bales.

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Senators take their seats for impeachment

Congress isn’t known for getting things done quickly, but Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., hopes to wrap up the impeachment trial of

Navy names ship after Pearl Harbor hero

On Martin Luther King Jr. Day, World War II veteran Doris Miller became the first African American to have an aircraft carrier named in his honor.

As the trial begins

Washington | Four key themes surrounding the impeachment of Donald Trump

Gun owners rally in Virginia

Demonstrators chanted “Northam out” and waved flags of support for President Donald Trump as thousands congregated at the Virginia Capitol in Richm

Both sides air impeachment arguments

WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump’s defense team and Democratic prosecutors are making their cases before the American public.

Disaster on top of disaster

Politics | Funds for Hurricane Maria released just in time for Puerto Rico’s next wave of misery

Groundhog years in Argentina

History | Argentina was once one of the richest countries in the world, but an embrace of ever-growing government made it poor

Senate approves North American trade agreement

A new trade agreement with Canada and Mexico is headed to President Donald Trump’s desk after passing by a vote of 89-10 in the Senate on Thursday.

Ukraine looks into impeachment-related evidence

WASHINGTON—Ukraine is opening a criminal investigation into whether a U.S. politician conducted illegal surveillance of former U.S.

Coronavirus arrives in U.S.

A Washington state resident in his 30s has the first U.S. case of a new coronavirus that originated in China.

Lebanon forms new government

Lebanon’s new Cabinet, led by Prime Minister Hassan Diab, met for the first time on Wednesday after months without a functioning government.

Reports of repression

Asia | Two new reports detail China’s worsening human rights situations

Nigerian Christian leader executed

Islamic extremists killed kidnapped Pastor Lawan Andimi, leader of the Christian Association of Nigeria in northeast Adamawa state, on Monday after

World Economic Forum convenes in Switzerland

President Donald Trump praised the “spectacular” turnaround of the U.S. economy during his speech to the World Economic Forum on Tuesday.

Pompeo meets with Venezuelan opposition leader

Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó defied a travel ban to attend a three-day counterterrorism summit in Colombia. He met with U.S.

China battles mysterious coronavirus

More cases of a new respiratory virus emerged ahead of Lunar New Year celebrations this weekend, Chinese authorities said Monday, who confirmed the

Travel crunch

International | The world’s largest human migration begins for Chinese New Year

U.S. reports injuries from Iran strikes

The United States treated 11 soldiers for possible concussions after Iran staged retaliatory strikes against two U.S.