A country up for grabs
Myanmar’s military toppled the civilian government. Now the country’s diverse population is banding together in protest
Myanmar’s military toppled the civilian government. Now the country’s diverse population is banding together in protest
As police turn to facial recognition technology to identify suspects and solve cases, critics worry about privacy and false accusations
In Los Angeles, “defunding the police” led to disbanding a unit specially designed to help with homelessness
Donald Trump made gains among some Hispanic voters in 2020. Will the GOP continue the trend?
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What our fathers did in the war Saving Private Ryan (rated R for violence and gore) is not an easy film to watch. Nor is it an easy film to forget. As with Schindler's List, director Steven Spi...
Culture
Australian ethicist Peter Singer at least minces no words when he argues that the disabled and the unwanted should be killed. Not just passive euthanasia, but active, eugenic euthanasia for infant...
Books
Here's another episode in the ongoing Christianity-as-pathology series, this one a bestseller from Oprah's Book Club. Like A Virtuous Woman, another Oprah Club book reviewed here (see WORLD, April...
Books
In reviewing Ron Chernow's bestseller, Titan: The Life of John D. Rockefeller Sr., a New York Times writer argued that America's premier capitalist was, in fact, a Marxist. That's going way too fa...
The Buzz (Publick Occurrences)
Hoping against hope Some people played hooky from work to get an 80.1 million-to-1 chance at a slice of the Powerball jackpot that swelled last week to $250 million. Greedy pursuit of a win...
Quotables
I have few racial identification problems. Nor do I need anyone telling me who I am. I am a man. A black man. An American. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, taking issue with critics w...