The gospel according to Pete
Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg speaks often of his religion—but he tailors it to fit his politics, and it focuses on works over faith
The gospel according to Pete
Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg speaks often of his religion—but he tailors it to fit his politics, and it focuses on works over faith
As the trial begins
Four key themes surrounding the impeachment of Donald Trump
Groundhog years in Argentina
Argentina was once one of the richest countries in the world, but an embrace of ever-growing government made it poor
Invisible hands
Anyone can be an author nowadays, but knowing who wrote the book may be a different story
Voices
The Editors
Mailbag
2019 Books of the Year ...
Mindy Belz
Living with brutal realities
As the United States and Iran traded airstrikes in Iraq this month, Behnam Benoka made middle-of-the-night pastoral visits. “It’s important I am available to meet with them in their homes at this hour...
Joel Belz
My turn: the three hardest words to say
“I WAS WRONG.” Some wise soul says those are the three hardest words for a human being to say. ...
Janie B. Cheaney
Atheism’s second thoughts
In a satirical epilogue to The Screwtape Letters, C.S. Lewis imagines his venerable old demon rising to propose a toast after the annual Tempters’ Training College dinner. While commending his hosts,...
Marvin Olasky
The arrogance of the new
What respect do we owe the aged—not just old people but old books, artifacts, buildings, and ideas that aren’t woke? ...
Andrée Seu Peterson
Having an optimistic faith for the new year
A woman I see every blue moon shared with me at a party that her daughter, whose name I had taped to my fridge in exchange for my kids’ names on hers, phoned after a five-year estrangement to say she...
Notebook
Sports
Chess frenzy
On a Saturday afternoon in December, the sounds of clicking timers echoed from a white tent in an Abuja garden. There, 36 chess players focused on their boards while observers stood on both sides of...
Lifestyle
In sickness and in health
(Tenth in a series on long marriages.) ...
Sports
The Huns, the Herd, the Barbarians
If you were trying to pick a sport that wouldn’t land your child on a stretcher, you might not think of rugby. But a belief that rugby is safer than football is helping the sport grow. ...
Religion
Threats by text
Last August, the night after 26-year-old seminarian Samuel Chau spoke at a large Christian rally on how believers should respond to Hong Kong’s pro-democracy protests, a stranger sent him a message on...
Lifestyle
Blessings by the dozen
(Ninth in a series on long marriages.) ...
Journals
Metro Minute
Darkness and light
A New York moment: ...
Snapshots of China
Reports of repression
Hong Kong authorities barred Kenneth Roth, executive director of Human Rights Watch (HRW), from entering the territory last week. He had come to Hong Kong to launch the group’s latest annual report on...
Snapshots of China
China stories to watch
At the beginning of 2019, I listed seven China-related stories worth following throughout the year. Some became big headlines—the Uighur detentions, the U.S.-China trade war, and...
Metro Minute
Reforming reforms
A New York moment: ...
Snapshots of China
Long-expected sentence
After a closed-door trial the day after Christmas, a court in Chengdu, China, on Monday sentenced prominent house church Pastor Wang Yi of Early Rain Covenant Church to nine years in prison. His...
Snapshots of China
Watchdog on the web
Last year, a reporter for the website Bitter Winter captured never-before-seen video footage of the inside of a reeducation camp in Xinjiang, China. The video showed bars and wire netting fitted over...
Culture
Movies & TV
Finding hope in the past
A new film about the Vietnam War reminds us that even though we can’t change the past, sometimes it can change us. ...
Music
Noteworthy new or recent releases
Folk Music of China, Vol. 3: Folk Songs of Yunnan by Various artists: Apparently, the excerpts constituting most of this series’ first two installments were meant to condition listeners for the...
Music
Rousing moments
As he promised that he would in October, Kanye West released his second gospel album, Jesus Is Born (INC), on Christmas Day. ...
Q&A
A reckless path
Economist Vito Tanzi grew up in Italy, gained a Harvard Ph.D., became a senior staff member of the International Monetary Fund for 27 years, and is now honorary president of the International...
Children's Books
Picture perfect
Wild Honey From the Moon by Kenneth Kraegel: How far would Mother Shrew go to make her son Hugo well? All the way to the moon and back if she has to. Since the only remedy for his ailment is wild...
Dispatches
Quick Takes
Quick Takes
Not-so-long winter’s nap ...
Quotables
Quotables
“I’m not turning my back on those people.” ...
Human Race
Human Race
Breaking free from the royal purse strings? ...
News
Late departures
Danny Aiello, 86 ...
News
By the numbers
More income, more debt ...
Quick Takes
Quick Takes
USDA approved ...