Vol. 169 No. 14
COVER
Should the Holy Book be taught in public schools? Yes. It's the bedrock of Western culture. And when taught right, it's even constitutional
NATION
success, and so far, it's working
WORLD
Islamic militants have turned the borderlands between Pakistan and Afghanistan into a new base for al-Qaeda. An inside look at the next battleground of the war on terrorism
Saying Sayonara to a Superstar (Postcard)
The defection of a Boston- bound pitcher is just the latest challenge facing the moribund Japanese pro baseball league.
ESSAY
The right says the party will pay for trying to end the war in Iraq. But the real risk would be not trying hard enough
Abracadabra for Sale (Commentary)
With Blackstone's expected IPO, the magic of private equity will be available to all. But why do we need magic to make money on stocks?
A Time for Miracles
The rock-music activist says the West's greatness depends on how it deals with Africa
NOTEBOOK
How do you do the right thing in a conflict that almost no one wants
Scandal, Power And the President (Briefing / Dashboard)
Why There's Shrimp in the Iraq Spending Bill (Dashboard)
Viral Politics (Dashboard)
Free Speech (Dashboard)
Russia in Conflict (Dashboard)
Biting Back (Dashboard)
Spotlight: Zimbabwe (Dashboard)
Verbatim
Numbers
People (People)
Milestones (Briefing / Milestones)
Newsreel (Dashboard)
LETTERS
SOCIETY
in newspapers--but finding a wildly inventive life online
Subprime's Silver Lining (Life / The Curious Capitalist)
bad mortgages. But others were able to finally buy a home
The Rankings Revolt (Life / Education)
alternative
The Benefits of Doubt. (Life / The Law)
Proving press baron Conrad Black guilty may not be as tough as he thinks — or as it should be
Saving New Orleans with Faith? (Life / The Power Of One)
better than the government — to keep the Big Easy alive
A Loan at Home (Life / Life After Work)
Investing in a child's business or being a mortgagee can be fraught. Some rules are in order
Defending Jerks at Work (Life / Work In Progress)
some
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
What you won't be able to avoid, what you should see--and what you should skip
What Women Have Done to Art (Art)
Four decades after feminist art erupted onto the scene, two exhibitions help us assess which works offer more than polemics
Here's the News: Old Is In (Culture Complex)
The hottest anchor is the most traditional. But for TV news to survive, change would do it good
When Royals Become Rock Stars (Enterainment)
Remember Henry VIII? Not like this, you don't. Hollywood is engineering a Tudor revival
SPECIAL SECTION
With liqueur sales rising, an order of monks figures out how to quietly get its share
New Rules for Natgas (Global Business / CEO SPEAKS)
How Sempra navigates rising energy nationalism
Airbus' Tangled Wires (Aerospace)
The giant A380 can fly. But trying to put it together has nearly taken the consortium apart
PEOPLE
Jimmy Wales will now take your questions