This month, the Federal Communications Commission began its first spectrum auction in four years. Congress has directed the FCC to auction additional spectrum over the coming years, selling off slices of America’s airwaves to the highest bidder — almost certainly including AT&T, Verizon, and T-Mobile, the three carriers that have dominated every major spectrum auction […]
Hantavirus scare Stop with the fearmongering about hantavirus (“Ship of Fools,” Betsy McCaughey, PostOpinion, May 14). The chances of getting sick from this virus...
In 1994, Amazon sold books out of a garage in Bellevue, Washington. Three decades later, we support 2 million American jobs, operate in all 50 states, and have invested $1.8 trillion in the U.S. economy since 2010. These numbers didn’t happen by accident. They reflect a deliberate choice to invest in American workers, American communities, […]
Former Obama education secretary Arne Duncan warned this month that Democrats are “adrift” on schools and losing ground with voters. Don’t think Republicans haven’t...
When evaluating federal initiatives, words such as “efficient,” “self-sustaining,” and “transparent” rarely come to mind. Yet, the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program bucks that trend by establishing a system that both provides a streamlined pathway to justice for vaccine victims and regulatory certainty for manufacturers. Unfortunately, public officials such as Health and Human Services Secretary […]
When I shop for groceries, I look at the ingredients list on food packaging. There are certain additives I try to avoid, such as sucralose or high-fructose corn syrup. If I see those ingredients listed, it goes back on the shelf, and I know to look for an alternative. It is a highly individual decision, […]
Residents in Havana, Cuba, who had been sitting in darkness for the better part of a day, poured into the streets on Wednesday night. They blocked roads with burning rubbish, erected barricades, and shouted at the government to turn the lights back on. By Thursday, the blackouts had encompassed the island in the latest round […]
Like the Romans, Mongols, and so many great powers in history, modern European nations used their military power to establish global empires predicated on trade, extracted wealth, and political influence. But these empires always viewed their foreign “subjects” as just that, subject servants to the central power in London, Amsterdam, Paris, and Madrid. Not so […]
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. An op-ed in the New York Times on Rep. Thomas […]
In El Cajon, California, just 25 miles from the Mexican border, a city councilman recently made a simple request. Federal agents had alerted local officials about more than 50 unaccompanied children who might be living in unsafe conditions alongside illegal immigrants. Could El Cajon’s local police conduct a wellness check? The answer, unbelievably, was no […]
