A country up for grabs
Myanmar’s military toppled the civilian government. Now the country’s diverse population is banding together in protest
Voices
Marvin Olasky
Bad choices
A LETTER FROM ST. LOUIS READER RANDY YELVERTON asked some good, hard questions about whether WORLD should support the Bush administration on Iraq. Mr. Yelverton notes, "If we believe in the sancti...
Mailbag
Mixed emotions It was with mixed emotions that I read Gene Edward Veith's column, "Pro-life photography" (Sept. 28). I have seen G.E.'s excellent television commercial and it was refreshing...
Joel Belz
Risk had its rewards
DON'T TRY TO SAY IT AS A POLITICIAN IN THE FEW volatile weeks left before the November elections. But it's still true: $10,000 invested in a typical stock market retirement account a decade ago wo...
Les Sillars
Be very afraid
AS A SNIPER, OR POSSIBLY MORE THAN ONE, remained on the loose in the Washington, D.C., area, folks in the region became more and more edgy. By Oct. 16 he had killed nine and wounded two in two wee...
Notebook
Culture
Culture
The American sublime
LATELY, WHEN EXHIBITS OF GREAT European artists-the Impressionists, Vermeer, daVinci-have traveled to America, hordes of visitors have lined up at the nation's great museums for the chance to see ...
Notable Books
Best-Selling Books
38 Points (ABA: 1st; NYT: 2nd; PW: 2nd; Amazon: 1st) PLOT Susie Salmon, 14, is murdered by her neighbor. From "heaven" she watches the effects of her murder on family and friends. GI...
Dispatches
In Brief
In Brief
Logging off? America Online rolled out the eight version of its software last week just as many analysts were saying its business model needs an upgrade. AOL 8.0 includes a smattering of ne...
Quick Takes
Quick Takes
War wounds Why aren't Democrats smothering Republicans during this election cycle? OpinionJournal.com columnist Thomas J. Bray notes that historically during midterm elections, a first-term...
Quotables
Quotables
"The biggest news is the dawning of the black hat. The father is wearing an Izod jersey and the son looks likes he came from Lithuania." City University professor Samuel Heilman, quoted in ...
The Buzz
Flash Traffic
A controversial new Republican TV ad entitled "Baghdad Babs" targets vulnerable Long Island Democrat Rep. Carolyn McCarthy, Iraqi President Saddam Hussein, and Hollywood left-winger Barbra Streisa...