A country up for grabs
Myanmar’s military toppled the civilian government. Now the country’s diverse population is banding together in protest
Prenuptial disagreement
A broad coalition in Washington is seeking to amend the Constitution before judges and activists force states to amend the meaning of marriage.
Judicial restraints
Certain institutions are so crucial to a decent society-and yet so easy to ruin-that law steps in to shield and honor them. Preeminent a...
'Quit wasting everyone's time'
In 18 minutes, Missouri jury dismisses child-abuse charges against teacher at school for troubled youth
Welcome to Abortion 101
New York City's plan to expand abortion training takes effect next month, and it comes at a crucial time for the abortion industry, whic...
Technology
Antitrust software Microsoft's federal antitrust settlement filters down to its software this summer. An update to Windows XP let...
Voices
Mailbag
Pray for peace From John Piper's column, I understood for the first time in my life how to look at the Israeli-Palestinian dispute in a godly manner ("Land divine?" May 11). Both groups of ...
Joel Belz
Fine-tuning the nuances
My pastor was about to announce a prayer vigil at the local abortion clinic the next Saturday morning, and to invite us to join him during that hour of sidewalk protest. But before saying a word, ...
Andrée Seu Peterson
The silent rapture
Sue down at the Wawa died yesterday (she has already been replaced). She lived 53 years, mostly in frustration, by her own account. There were problems in the marriage. There were health problems....
Marvin Olasky
Marriage month
Why (as our cover story reports) should marriage have to be defended? Shouldn't it be part of a before-dinner prayer, like "Thank you God for this food, for this day, and for marriage"? From the t...
Culture
Culture
The rest of the story
WORLD reported last week that on May 22, 10-year-old Calvin McCarter out-answered a gaggle of teenagers to become the youngest-ever winner of the National Geographic Bee, the annual quiz-type comp...
Video
On video
The Others (rated PG-13 for thematic elements and frightening moments) was a sleeper hit last year. It's a ghost story in the classic sense-no violence or gore, or much use for special effects. Mo...
Movies & TV
Summer's sizzling start
This past Memorial Day capped the biggest movie weekend of all time, with the box-office take totaling more than $200 million. As it happens, these early days of the summer movie season have fared...
Dispatches
Quick Takes
QuickTakes
Running on empty Hawaii's collective gas gauge is slipping toward "E." State lawmakers capped profit margins for gasoline dealers at 16 cents per gallon on regular unleaded gasoline, and th...
Quotables
Quotables
It was tough to come here every day and now it's tough to leave. New York City firefighter John Keating, as the cleanup of the World Trade Center site came to an end last week. Officials ha...
In Brief
In Brief
Dialing for distress Airline passengers may soon have a 911 number in the sky. If disaster strikes on a plane, a passenger could dial a toll-free number from an on-board phone and call for ...