A country up for grabs
Myanmar’s military toppled the civilian government. Now the country’s diverse population is banding together in protest
Middle men
The Midwest battleground: As the 2000 presidential campaign enters its final weeks, Al Gore and George W.
Shocked straight
Are "Hell Houses" a good Halloween alternative for teens or a witnessing tool that goes too far?
Excerpt from the Vice Presidential debate
Excerpt from the Lieberman/Cheney debate on homosexual marriage rights
Drugs on the brain
Linking behavior to biochemistry, doctors are prescribing alarming amounts of psychotropic drugs
Notebook
Culture
Culture
The lost art of the debate
On October 16, 1854, Abraham Lincoln and Stephen A. Douglas debated in Peoria, Ill. Neither was a candidate for president at the time; it would be four years before they ran against each other for...
Culture
Bestsellers
Scoring System: 10 points for first place, 9 for second, down to 1 for tenth, on the lists of the American Booksellers Association (independent, s...
Dispatches
Quotables
Quotables
This sure feels like a bear market. Big dips are followed by further dips. Michael Farr, president of Farr Miller & Washington, in USA Today, on the recent slide in the Nasdaq exchange....
The Buzz
The Buzz
Gore returns to untruths at the end of second debate The fudging continues Vice President Al Gore had some serious repair work to do in the second of three debates last Wednesday night (Oct....
The Buzz
No Comment Zone
If a school district permits community groups to meet on its property during off-hours, does it have the right to exclude religious groups? The Supreme Court announced last week that it will answe...