A country up for grabs
Myanmar’s military toppled the civilian government. Now the country’s diverse population is banding together in protest
Myanmar’s military toppled the civilian government. Now the country’s diverse population is banding together in protest
Apologetics ministry considers next steps while affiliates break away
Terror attacks have frightened teachers and pushed a country to reevaluate its freedoms
New RZIM report details extensive abuse; ministry apologizes to victims
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‘The great reversal’ ...
A few columns ago I wrote about language as a gift of God: supple, powerful, and evocative. Also slippery in translation, as the laborers working on a certain construction project on the plain of...
A piece of startling good news interrupted the string of doom-and-gloom summations on the year 2016: In December a team of doctors and scientists published their findings from a two-year trial of an...
At the time, when he made the statement, it struck me as one of the dumbest remarks a politician could make. Two years earlier, his Republican Party had lost the presidency to Barack Obama. Now, Mitch...
In The Death’s Head Chess Club, a new novel by John Donoghue, chess player Emil arrives at the Auschwitz concentration camp with his family. Soon his wife is in one line for women able to work. He is...
“The intellect of man is forced to choose / Perfection of the life, or of the work, / And if it take the second must refuse / A heavenly mansion, raging in the dark” (“The Choice,” William Butler...
Lifestyle
Gracie Kiltz was born with Down syndrome. At age 2 she developed leukemia. At 3, a nurse’s mistake left her in a vegetative state, with a severe brain injury. The doctors said she would never smile...
Religion
Calvinists and traditionalists in the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) agree on almost everything, except for the nature of election, the extent of the atonement, how people become Christians, and...
Technology
If you struggled to find the right Christmas gifts this year, next year’s holiday shopping might be easier thanks to new innovations in artificial intelligence. ...
Money
Brilliant economist Thomas Sowell, 86, announced his retirement Dec. 26 from writing columns, and the dubious profession lost one of its greats. ...
Books
Defenders of the Unborn (Oxford, 2016) by Daniel K. Williams sympathetically summarizes the development of the pro-life movement from the 1930s to the 1970s. Williams shows that pro-lifers were as...
Music
In 2016, the “autobiography soundtrack” gathered momentum as a medium by which record companies repackage and sell old rock ’n’ roll to aging audiences that still prefer buying to streaming. ...
Children's Books
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Movies & TV
In its second season premiering on Jan. 16, National Geographic’s The Story of God continues to offer a diverting, if superficial, look at how various aspects of world religions intersect. However,...
Movies & TV
You can’t discount the achievements of Denzel Washington’s new film adaptation of the 1987 Pulitzer Prize–winning play, Fences. He and co-star Viola Davis give performances for the ages (or, at least...
Documentary
Jack the Ripper was an amateur compared with abortionist Kermit Gosnell. The Ripper of 19th-century fame was feared and widely condemned while Gosnell was protected by powerful politicians, including...
Movies & TV
In 1988 Makoto Fujimura, a Japanese-American artist, had just been baptized at a church in Japan. He was 27 at the time and working on paintings as a scholar at the Tokyo University of the Arts. In...
Q&A
The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights recently released a report titled Peaceful Coexistence: Reconciling Nondiscrimination Principles with Civil Liberties. Religious liberty advocates say the...
Books
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Movies & TV
Women are complicated—so complicated that there are books and films and music dedicated to navigating the intricate tangles of the female psyche. 20th Century Women (rated a well-deserved R for sexual...
Quotables
‘It was all a jumbled mess.’ ...
News
BY THE NUMBERS 40% The percentage of young Americans ages 18 to 34 who were living with their parents, siblings, or other relatives in 2015, according to a Trulia analysis. It was the highest ...
Quick Takes
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Human Race
Charged ...