Opinion

It didn’t make headlines, but Aug. 15 should be remembered as Legal Liberation Day for unionized federal workers. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit restored to these 1.3 million workers a right that’s been denied to them since 1978: to sue their labor union for unlawful discrimination. Thanks to this long-overdue ruling, federal […]

Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA) is no back-bencher. He is a former governor of a major state, the former chairman of the Democratic National Committee, and as recently as 2016, he was his party’s vice presidential nominee. Which is why his claim this week that anyone who believes human rights come from God, and not the […]

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. She was bullied, cast out, exiled from legacy media. But now […]

Science is nuanced. This basic truth certainly holds for the field of atmospheric science, where the complexities of the airy environment are investigated. The climate science subdiscipline explores one of the most complicated and serious issues of our time: climate change. Yet the story the public often reads concerning current and future climate conditions is […]

At a Paris summit this week, French President Emmanuel Macron announced that 26 countries had agreed to provide postwar “security guarantees” for Ukraine as a part of any postwar deal between that country and Russia. Macron spoke of an international force ready to act “by land, sea, and air.” But he also noted that some […]

Congress is faced with a controversial piece of legislation: the Kids Online Safety Act. Designed to mitigate internet-based harms to children, the bill has been negatively compared to another similarly named piece of legislation, Britain’s Online Safety Act. This comparison is misguided at best, and it should be dismissed by Congress as it considers the […]

The U.S. military destroyed a boat carrying Venezuelan smugglers from the Tren de Aragua drug cartel on Wednesday. The attack in the Caribbean Sea, which killed 11 narcotraffickers, was justified. It was also aligned with President Donald Trump‘s preference for military actions that avoid quagmire-like wars. Amid hyperventilating media coverage suggesting this strike was illegal […]

Have you ever looked at your bike and said, “Man, I really wish there was a bike washing station nearby.” If you have, Boston is apparently the city for you. In Boston, Democrats’ obsession with nonsensical policies, such as adding bike lanes, is reaching new, never-before-seen levels of idiocy. The city has already displayed a […]

WHAT IS JUSTICE IN THE EPSTEIN CASE? As he was promoting this week’s news conference featuring several of Jeffrey Epstein’s victims, Rep. Ro Khanna, the politically ambitious Democrat who, along with Republican Trump antagonist Rep. Thomas Massie, organized the event, promised that it would be “explosive.” It was not explosive. Several Epstein victims, some of whom […]