December 27, 1999 | Vol. 154 No. 26

A Hex on Your Taxes

Politicians and Web retailers want to keep e-sales levy-free. But others are vexed

The Terror Countdown

A capture on the U.S.-Canadian border heightens fears of a millennial attack against Americans

Ending the Whitewash (Race)

The N.A.A.C.P. cried boycott to grab TV's attention on race, but quiet diplomacy may get more results

Normal, Dull Days? "No!" (Columbine)

Keeping His Eye on The Ball

Jesse Ventura's mouth is muzzled, and he's focused on running Minnesota

Bad to the Bone (Behavior)

How to explain evildoers like Harris and Klebold? Some psychologists say there's a diagnosis at hand

Hitchhiker's Cuba (Dispatch)

What the country needs, above all else, is more tourists in rented Subarus

Outside, Wanting In (Education)

Home schoolers won the right to escape the public system. But should they be able to play on its teams?

The End of His Season (Crime)

A football player tries to outrun charges that he conspired to kill his girlfriend--and unborn son

The Good and the Grief (Comics)

Charles Schulz's Peanuts, about to retire after five decades, made loneliness and anxiety funny

The Riddle of Time (Science)

We're obsessed with it, and never seem to have enough. But scientists don't know how to explain it--or even if it really exists

Yes, Virginia... (Personal Time/Your Family)

As our kids become more skeptical at an earlier age, what should we say about Santa Claus?

In Brief (Personal Time/Your Family)

After the Party (Personal Time/Your Health)

The best way to avoid a hangover is to go easy on the grog. But if you don't, try these remedies

Your Health (Personal Time/Your Health)

Market Rotisserie (Personal Time/Your Money)

Spending too much time picking this week's NFL games? Switch to stocks and learn something

In Brief (Personal Time/Your Money)