A country up for grabs
Myanmar’s military toppled the civilian government. Now the country’s diverse population is banding together in protest
Northern nail-biter
Control of the Senate-and perhaps the future of the Bush presidency-may depend on Minnesota's tight race between Norm Coleman and Paul Wellstone.
House scorecard
OVERVIEW: On Nov. 5, Democrats need a net gain of seven seats to capture the Speaker's gavel and derail President Bush's legislative agenda.
Senate scorecard
OVERVIEW: Although 34 states have Senate contests this year, fewer than one-third of those are truly competitive.
Voices
Mailbag
What NOW? Your Oct. 5 cover story ("Perjury?") should be a frightening wake-up call. That the National Organization for Women would manipulate court testimony to stop pro-life speech underc...
Joel Belz
Nobody's smiling
THE FAMILY RESEARCH COUNCIL OF WASHINGTON, D.C., has just released an up-to-date portrait of the American family. If you take time to study the picture, you'll notice that almost nobody's smiling....
John Piper
A letter to the sniper
TO THE SNIPER, I write as a pastor concerned for your soul and for the lives of your victims. I base what I say on the Bible, God's Word. I think this is what Jesus Christ would want you to read. ...
Marvin Olasky
Unclaimed baggage
SCOTTSBORO, ALA.-IS THERE A PLAQUE OR MEMORIAL here to commemorate the event that led to a major U.S. Supreme Court decision 70 years ago on Nov. 7? "I would not think so," Scottsboro librarian Ma...
Culture
Culture
Cloning's cousin
Cloning-making genetic Xeroxes of an individual and generating children without benefit of a father and a mother-is hard for most people to wrap their minds around. But geneticists are now going f...
Notable CDs
Top Albums
18 weeks on chart STYLE Electronica, acid house, modern disco-what Ecstasy addicts are said to enjoy dancing to all night. OBJECTIONABLE MATERIAL None. WORLDVIEW "There must b...
Movies & TV
Ringing False
Before Halloween each year Hollywood releases horror films. That's not necessarily bad. Historically, the horror genre sometimes has been an effective tool of social critique, philosophical explor...
Dispatches
Quick Takes
Quick Takes
Scotland's brat pack Police halted an animal-rights demonstration in Scotland after about 100 school kids pelted the protesters with milk cartons. Helen Morgan of the Scotsman reports that ...
Quotables
Quotables
That's the single-best thing we ever did in this ballpark. Giants president Peter Magowan, on the viewing area behind the San Francisco right-field fence. Up to 100 fans at a time can watch...
In Brief
In Brief
Too direct? Zoltan Kovacsmay may soon be the most hated man on the Internet. His new online advertising tool could become the biggest annoyance since spam. His service, called Direct...