Opinion

If Ukraine decides to sign any peace deal ending its 3 1/2 year war with Russia, security guarantees will have to be included. Persuading Kyiv’s allies to offer those guarantees was one of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s key objectives when he met with President Donald Trump and European leaders at the White House this week […]

In 30 states and Washington, D.C., voters may declare a political party affiliation at the time of registration or change their affiliation at any point. Over time, shifts in these registration figures provide analysts with one of the most reliable indicators of trends in voter sentiment and political momentum. Drawing on data from the nonpartisan […]

Conservatives have always been more concerned than liberals about the health of American families. But as fertility sank again in 2024 to an all-time record low of 1.6 births per woman over a lifetime, even liberals have grown concerned that, as a nation, we are not meeting the 2.1 births needed to keep our population […]

It has been said for years since the COVID-19 pandemic, but it finally appears to have become true: Superhero movies, as presently constructed, are dead. Marvel has struggled since Avengers: Endgame wrapped up its decadelong narrative told over multiple films in a satisfying bow in 2019. Since then, the Marvel Cinematic Universe has been cluttered […]

Sometimes the oddest developments make crystal clear a truth that should have been evident much earlier. The Minnesota Vikings, for a reason only the Minnesota Vikings can explain, hired two dudes to be cheerleaders. If you’re an old school football fan or a student of the college game, you might be picturing a guy wearing […]

Because one of the easiest ways to farm engagement on X is to gin up outrage among the masses, a discourse that refuses to die is that of “body count.” No, I’m not referring to the Clinton kill list (I kid, I kid), but rather the number of sexual partners people, but specifically women, have […]

“We’re gonna win so much,” President Donald Trump famously declared on the campaign trail in 2016, “that you may even get tired of winning.”  Typical of Trump’s over-the-top hyperbole, the White House’s recently released framework for artificial intelligence promises so much winning. And, at least in this instance, the blueprint is a triumph — mostly. In “Winning […]

President Donald Trump is a man in a hurry. Whether it’s tariffs, international trade negotiations, or immigration raids in the workplace, he can be sporadic and shifty to the point where you might think he was diagnosed with multiple-personality disorder. One day, he will post about imminent universal tariffs on a specific date, only to […]

I became a TV critic in 1998, at heart if not in practice. The occasion was the world premiere of Merlin, a two-part NBC miniseries starring Sam Neill and Isabella Rossellini. The catalyst was a thrown axe that defied the laws of physics, zipping forward as if on legs rather than tipping end over end. […]

In Focus delivers deeper reporting on 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. Robert F. Kennedy Jr.‘s unorthodox tenure as health and human […]