Pitching to the left
Democratic candidates for president try to appeal to an ideological audience that pays attention to early campaigns, but will that hurt the candidates in the longer term?
Femme fatale
The feminist seduction of the evangelical church: The New International Version of the Bible--the best-selling English version in the world--is quietly going "gender-neutral"
The American way
Christian activists threaten boycott of gay-friendly airline
A pyramid pummeled: Albania's financial crisis
Failed get-rich-quick schemes lead to anarchy then martial law; capitalist excesses threaten Eastern European freedom
First Roe, now Doe: The legal facade crumbles
Plaintiff in the other key 1973 abortion case, Doe vs.
Notebook
Culture
Culture
Film: Sundance sundown
Of the five best-picture Oscar nominations, four (Secrets & Lies, Fargo, The English Patient, and Shine) were produced by independent studios. This was something of a slap in the face to the m...
Books
Ideas live on
David Chilton was the most naturally gifted writer I have ever met. He could diffuse fierce controversies with his ready wit and uncommon grace. He could untangle the knotted logic of even the mos...
Books
Asian century
It has been often said that Asia will become the new center of global events. That seems likely as China's move towards freer markets unleashes the entrepreneurial and intellectual talents of over...
Culture
Culture Notes
Better RATINGS? TV industry executives are now considering adding content descriptions to their system of rating programs. Under pressure from almost all sides, the networks are also facing...
Dispatches
Quotables
Quotables
POETRY IN SLOW MOTION. Hockey legend GORDIE HOWE, describing his return to professional hockey--albeit at the minor-league level--as a player at age 69. His first game with the American Hoc...
The Buzz (Publick Occurrences)
This Week
The Papworth principle "Jesus said love your neighbor. He didn't say love Marks & Spencers." Thus saith John Papworth, a 75-year-old minister in the Church of England, and with that the...