A country up for grabs
Myanmar’s military toppled the civilian government. Now the country’s diverse population is banding together in protest
JOHNNY-COME-LATELY
John Kerry's selection of John Edwards as his running mate puts a first-term senator on the Democrats' national ticket -- but it could also force the GOP to spend precious resources in the South
Socialism recycled
The left swung the last presidential election, as Ralph Nader grabbed a crucial 3 percent of the vote.
Could this man be Bush's Nader?
Constitution Party may represent the margin of defeat for President Bush
Throwing a party
A successful third party is possible in the United States, but it must work from the ground up
Voices
Joel Belz
Messy stuff
At first, the very thought seemed outrageous. What a gaggle of unmitigated ingrates, I fumed. The Associated Press had just reported that Iraq's new prime minister, Iyad Allawi, was conside...
Andrée Seu Peterson
The affair
She checks the car for telltale traces, then checks it again: a hotel napkin, a book of matches, an odor. Not that her husband is observant, but as the saying goes: "For want of a nail, a kingdom ...
Marvin Olasky
Temple of doom
This month I'm teaching in my living room for three hours each day a dozen journalism students from across the country, and we're talking a lot about writing dramatic stories but not overplaying t...
Notebook
Sports
Sports
Coach K(obe) After Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski declined the Los Angeles Lakers invitation to coach in the NBA, the Lakers might as well turn to another Coach K. By pursuing Mr. Krzyzewski, the Lake...
Technology
Technology
A bit more power The 32-bit processors running most of today's home and office computers are becoming outmoded. Intel finally made the technological leap to produce Xeon processors that handle dat...
Business
Business
Sales brake With foreign automakers continuing to carve a bigger slice of the American car market, most analysts expect Detroit's Big Three automakers to dish out extra buying incentives on their ...
Culture
Culture
Farenheit 9/11: All heat, no light
It's hard to imagine that, even in the surreal confines of Cannes, Michael Moore's Fahrenheit 9/11 was considered a good film. Fahrenheit received the film festival's top prize, and the big loser ...
Culture
America's Heart & Soul: All heart, little soul
While Fahrenheit 9/11 aims at making Americans feel ashamed, another documentary now in theaters aims at making Americans feel good about their country. Disney refused to distribute Michael Moore'...
Culture
Spider-Man 2: Peter's principles
To see what was wrong with Van Helsing, the mess of a film that started this summer's blockbuster season, go see Spider-Man 2, in almost every way its polar opposite. The Spider-Man franchise cont...
Culture
Bestselling CDs
1. To The 5 Boroughs Artist: Beastie Boys Weeks on the chart: 1 Style: An enthusiastic return to the brash, late-'80s rap style that the Beastie Boys themselves pioneered, brought up to date with ...
Dispatches
The Buzz
The Buzz
Politics Nearly two-thirds of voters in a CNN-USA Today-Gallup Poll said they approved of the selection of John Edwards for the No. 2 spot on the Democratic ticket-good news for presumptive nomine...
The Buzz
Quick Takes
Buzz off Gordan A. Bryant of Springfield, Ill., didn't have the element of surprise on his side when he allegedly tried to rob the Farmer's State Bank of Versailles, Ill. Witnesses say Mr. Bryant ...
The Buzz
Mailbag
Hogwash I am president of an organization that teaches Bible to public-school children during school hours in the state capitol area, so your story about the ACLU's attempt to remove a cross from ...
The Buzz
Quotables
"We've got better hair." » U.S. Sen. John Kerry, adding a punchline to his list of reasons that the Kerry-Edwards ticket is superior to Bush-Cheney. "It's the military Willie Horton." » U.S. Rep. ...