Opinion

After President Donald Trump sent federal agents into Chicago, Mayor Brandon Johnson has decided to embrace even more unhinged rhetoric in hopes of saving his floundering administration. At a press conference on Monday, Johnson continued his weird Civil War fantasies by claiming that “the extreme Right in this country refuse to accept the results of […]

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. Two years ago, Hamas launched a sneak attack into Israel from […]

Energy price politics is not a new game in Washington. Typically, politicians blame the opposing side for higher gas prices. These days, higher prices are at the meter as electricity rates have more than doubled the inflation rate over the past year. Democrats have seized on President Donald Trump‘s promise to halve electricity prices, blaming him for […]

A political debate tactic is to pretend a disliked policy or cause is not what it seems to be but is really something else. President Donald Trump’s deportations of illegal immigrants are, for example, alleged to be about suppressing minority turnout in the next congressional election rather than about expelling people who shouldn’t be here. […]

As Jews around the world began our observance of the High Holy Days last month, the most sacred time of the year, we were once again reminded that Jewish life, though flourishing and resilient, exists under constant threat. On the eve of Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, Hamas released a video of Alon Ohel, one of […]

Brand U.S.A., a government-funded program that aims to promote foreign tourism to the United States, is facing the cutting knives of the Trump administration. Last month, the organization laid off 15% of its employees and shut down its streaming services. TOURISM AGENCY USES ‘IN KIND’ DONATIONS TO MILK TAXPAYERS One reason: Congress just voted to […]

Jay Jones, Democratic nominee for Virginia attorney general, has publicly wished for the death of his political opponents and their children. He glaringly lacks the character to be given the job he seeks, but he also lacks the character to do the right thing and withdraw from the election.  Former Virginia Rep. Abigail Spanberger, Democratic […]

Nonprofit organizations funded by Islamic terrorists are directly inciting antisemitism across college campuses while taking advantage of the U.S. tax code. Now, finally, a member of the Senate is willing to take action.  “An organization that supports terrorism, breaks U.S. law, and sows antisemitic discord should not receive any benefits from the American tax system. […]

On Oct. 7, 2023, vicious Hamas terrorists invaded Israel, murdered nearly 1,200 innocent Israelis, and took 251 people hostage — approximately 50 of whom remain captive. Hamas targeted defenseless civilians as it slaughtered entire families and scorched their homes, raped women, and attacked a music festival. On this somber anniversary, we mourn the fallen and demand […]

“Everybody that thought about the 1619 Project … saw that the Smithsonian had fingerprints on it,” Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie Bunch III once said with pride, a curious boast given the Project’s many inaccuracies. But a visit to one of his museums reveals that the reverse is also true. The 1619 Project, published by the New […]

As is often the case with apostates, Diane Ravitch exchanged one form of extremism for another. Once a conservative critic of America’s education system, Ravitch turned sharply to the Left. Her new Left-wing activism has more problems than her previous conservative fanaticism about vouchers, standardized tests, and the problems with public schools. In her new memoir, An […]

Two years. Two long years since morning broke on Simchat Torah, the holy day whose name literally means “rejoicing in the Torah.” But instead of the sounds of worship and laughter, Israel’s skies were filled with sirens, and synagogues were filled with sheer terror and endless tears because the country was under attack. To the […]

Canadian filmmaker Barry Avrich’s The Road Between Us arrives already shrouded in controversy. Its Toronto International Film Festival premiere nearly didn’t happen after organizers briefly pulled it, citing copyright concerns over the use of Hamas’s own live-streamed footage from the Oct. 7 massacres. I remember that morning well. I’d been invited to a wedding in Jerusalem the […]