A country up for grabs
Myanmar’s military toppled the civilian government. Now the country’s diverse population is banding together in protest
Will a pro-lifer ever reign in California?
As goes California, so goes the nation?
Eyes on the prize
Redistricting: How local politics could dramatically affect the balance of power in Washington With all eyes on the House and Sen...
Notebook
Culture
Culture
Monica the theologian
The transcripts of the lunch-time conversations between Monica Lewinsky and her wired confidante, Linda Tripp, reveal the two having a theological discussion. As they were discussing lying in a sw...
Books
Books: Dying is safe, I promise
When I was about six, my mother came into the living room and found me bawling my eyes out. When she asked what the problem was, I blubbered, "I don't want to die!" I forget what my mother said, b...
Dispatches
The Buzz (Publick Occurrences)
This Week
Who's bashing whom? As Matthew Shepard lay dying at Poudre Valley Hospital in Fort Collins, Colo., a legion of political opportunists blamed Christians for his savage beating and used the t...
Quotables
Quotables
If your president is not worthy, if he has done something that is not worthy, it's not representing Scouting morals. Scott Farnsworth, a Utah Boy Scout who doesn't want President Clinton's ...
The Buzz
Monkey see, monkey do
Back to the apes Science fiction often doesn't age well. Case in point: Planet of the Apes (rated G), a 1968 blockbuster that is getting a heavily hyped 30th-anniversary home-video release from...