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In Focus delivers deeper coverage of the political, cultural, and ideological issues shaping America. Published daily by senior writers and experts, these in-depth pieces go beyond the headlines to give readers the full picture. You can find our full list of In Focus pieces here. “History repeats itself,” Karl Marx famously observed, “first as tragedy, second […]

The latest, continuing skirmish between the United States and Iran will be the new norm. Neither country wants a return to war, given that war is highly unlikely to lead to a decisive result in either direction. But Iran’s regional ambitions and anti-Americanism will drive it to keep testing American patience. In turn, President Donald […]

With Graham Platner in Maine, the Democratic Party defended an obviously unfit candidate until the polls indicated that the candidate would be a general election loser, dumped that candidate after he had already won the primary, and then decided to insert its own establishment pick without letting voters have a say. If that sounds familiar, […]

Welcome to Thursday’s edition of Washington Secrets. We take a detour to Maine today, in case you want to read even more about Graham Platner. We reckon there is probably good news for the crew that guided his campaign. Democrats are in such a heaving mess that Team Platner will still find takers for their […]

Despite the happy talk, the Ankara NATO summit failed to restore unity within the alliance and refocus NATO on its core mission of deterrence. Still, there is one country that can confidently declare success: Turkey. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s government had been gearing up for this summit, fully aware of the opportunities it presented. […]

The truest acts of moral courage are rarely about defending our own — they’re about defending someone else’s freedom. That is why American singer-songwriter John Ondrasik’s Independence Day performance alongside former Israeli hostage Alon Ohel aboard the USS Nimitz was far more than a moving musical moment. It was a reminder that America’s greatest strength […]

As socialists appear to rise in America, attacks on the country’s Founders oddly are accompanied by efforts to co-opt the Revolution and American values. For instance, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) has emphasized how the Revolution was a battle against billionaires of the revolutionary period. This distracts from the fundamental point of the Revolution: that the […]

This week, the 11th Circuit blocked the higher education provisions of Florida’s Stop Wrongs to Our Kids and Employees Act, the 2022 law restricting how public university professors discuss race and sex. Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) has characterized the decision as requiring Florida to teach critical race theory. Read the opinion, and you will find […]

We are having the wrong argument about the 14th Amendment. The debate should not center on birthright citizenship (a ridiculous concept). It should center on whether the amendment itself was ever legitimately ratified. If constitutional government means anything, that question cannot be ignored simply because the amendment became politically entrenched. After the Civil War, Congress […]

Georgia’s economy minister announced Monday that the state will build the Anaklia deep-sea port on its own, under a “landlord model” — full state ownership, no shares sold, no strategic investor. The Chinese-Singaporean consortium selected in 2024 to hold 49% of the project was not mentioned once. That silence was the news: Beijing is out […]

The Supreme Court decision on birthright citizenship may look like the end of one immigration fight. It is better understood as the beginning of the next one. The administration’s broad constitutional argument has now run into the wall of the 14th Amendment. But presidents rarely abandon immigration policy because a court narrows the path. They […]

Too often, American veterans return from foreign wars only to find themselves stranded at home. Sometimes, veterans’ longest battle is navigating the VA claims system or attempting to receive assistance from the Veterans Service Organizations (VSOs) created to help them. I’ve experienced that indifference from both sides of the government. I completed basic training in […]

The American justice system exists to peacefully resolve disputes, protect our rights, and hold wrongdoers accountable. Too often, though, it’s misused, turned into an investment vehicle for overseas financiers in pursuit of jackpot verdicts who purchase stakes in lawsuits against American companies. Third-party litigation funding, or TPLF, is dangerous to the integrity of the system, […]

The U.S. nuclear energy sector is entering a long-awaited resurgence. Over the past few months, momentum has accelerated at a pace the industry has not seen in decades. The Department of Energy’s commitment of $17.5 billion to accelerate the deployment of up to 10 new Westinghouse AP1000 reactors could break the logjam that has prevented […]