Midnight trains to Georgia
The Peach State prepares for a political frenzy as a pair of January runoffs determine the balance of the Senate—and the shape of the presidency
Midnight trains to Georgia
The Peach State prepares for a political frenzy as a pair of January runoffs determine the balance of the Senate—and the shape of the presidency
“Lockdown Lite” in Europe
European nations try to stem rising COVID-19 cases while weighing the costs
Ensuring an accurate vote
Dominion Voting Systems and other election software have vulnerabilities, but layers of security guard against widespread fraud
Michigan election certification paves way for Biden transition
As states certify voter results, Republican hopes fade for Trump’s legal challenges to the election
Voices
Marvin Olasky
Win one for Joel
Dec. 14 will be the 100th anniversary of the death of college student George Gipp, nicknamed “The Gipper.” He was a halfback, quarterback, and punter on the 1920 Notre Dame football team coached by...
Andrée Seu Peterson
Return to say thank you
When we were children, our parents taught us that “please” and “thank you” were magic words. “Pass the mashed potatoes” was not effective. “Please pass the mashed potatoes” was. We were already...
Janie B. Cheaney
A tangled web
For years, we’ve gazed with dismay at the phenomenon of the vanishing man—in family life, on the university campus, and in responsible positions (or in positions acting responsibly). Could it be that...
Mindy Belz
History lessons
Days of tumult in the United States coincided with formidable days for Europeans. On Election Day, the Islamic State claimed responsibility for a Nov. 2 terror attack in the heart of Vienna that...
Joel Belz
Word and flesh, at once
Editor’s note: As Joel Belz recovers from a broken hip, we’re republishing this column, which originally appeared on Dec. 20, 1997. ...
The Editors
Mailbag
No ordinary time ...
Notebook
Sports
Jewish Christian U.S. chess champion
Irina Krush, the only American female to achieve the title of chess grandmaster, lives an unassuming life for someone who has won the U.S. women’s championship eight times. ...
Sports
’Tis the season to reschedule
The Pacific-12 Conference kicked off its abbreviated 2020 college football schedule on Nov. 7, at a time when the season is typically winding down. ...
History
Flying unfriendly skies
Fifth in a series on war veterans ...
Health
Sleeping it off
In 2014, Brian Sakaluk was homeless in Houston, addicted to alcohol, marijuana, and cocaine. Though Sakaluk grew up in a Roman Catholic family, he smoked cigarettes with friends as a preteen and then...
Sports
The 2020 internet chess carnival
Need some happy news during this hard year? The pandemic lockdown has spurred new love globally for chess. Millions have tuned in to online tournaments among the world’s best players in recent months...
Journals
Snapshots of China
Opposition ousted
On Wednesday, all 19 pro-democracy members of Hong Kong’s legislature appeared before media to announce their resignation. The opposition members are leaving the Legislative Council in protest after...
Dean's List
Citizens and pilgrims in an election season
On the Sunday morning before Election Day, the bulletin of Capitol Hill Baptist Church in Washington, D.C., included a solemn reminder: “We believe that the end of the world is approaching.” ...
Snapshots of China
A canceled free-speech class
A teacher at Alliance Primary School, a private Christian school in Hong Kong’s Kowloon Tong district, designed a fifth grade lesson plan about freedom of speech for a class in March 2019. ...
Dean's List
Election season’s final lap
After months of one of the most unusual presidential campaigns in modern history, we’re less than one week away from Election Day. Here’s a grab-bag of stories to watch as the week unfolds. ...
Whirled Views
The fatherhood factor
As a doctor, Theodore Dalrymple worked for 15 years among the poor in a hospital and prison in a major city. Writing about the experience, Dalrymple noted the routine violence in the lives of his...
Snapshots of China
Tension in the Taiwan Strait
Lee Meng-chu, a Taiwanese man who has been in Chinese custody for more than a year, appeared on Chinese state television earlier this month to offer a “confession”: He stated he had illegally filmed...
Culture
Q&A
Delving deeper into liberal failure
Great Society by Amity Shlaes received an honorable mention for Accessible History in WORLD’s 2020 Books of the Year issue. We ran an interview with Shlaes in our June 27 issue, but here are some...
Q&A
Parsing the politics of tyranny
In one sense, Daniel Chirot learned about international politics as a baby: Born in Vichy France during World War II, he (with his family) evaded German roundups of Jews. Chirot made it to the United...
Children's Books
Devotions and delights
Seekers by C.S. Fritz: Seekers leads families on an interactive adventure of discovering “who God is, how He works, and what He calls us to do.” It contains 20 cases—each with riddles, codes, puzzles,...
Music
Rough around the edges
I once interviewed R.C. Sproul about his book Willing To Believe. In its discussion of faith and salvation, he’d referred to semi-Pelagians as “barely” Christians, and I asked him what he meant. ...
Books
All is not as it seems
The Second Mother by Jenny Milchman: For a year, abetted by her husband, Julie smothers with alcohol the rage and guilt she feels over the loss of her infant daughter. After a public meltdown, she’s...
Dispatches
Quick Takes
Quick Takes
Canine campaign ...
Quotables
Quotables
“You better not botch this recount. Your life depends on it.” ...
Human Race
Goodbye, Alex Trebek
Died ...
Quick Takes
Quick Takes
Swans for sale ...
Quotables
Quotables
“You cannot get near the truth without being there.” ...
Human Race
More murders in France
Attacked ...