TRUMP’S ECONOMIC CAMPAIGN. President Donald Trump gave a nationally televised speech Wednesday night, predicting the economy would improve dramatically under his policies. Democrats and their allies in the media scoffed. Meanwhile, economists predicted the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ upcoming measure of inflation, due just hours after the president’s speech, would show inflation rising to 3.1% year […]
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. Though President Donald Trump hosts press gaggles and greetings through all […]
The murder of Rob Reiner and his wife has revived discussion of the death penalty in California. Perhaps Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) can stop undermining California law and grow enough of a spine to make a decision on it one way or another. Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman announced first-degree murder charges against Reiner’s son, […]
President Donald Trump is adopting a positive strategy toward removing Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro from power. By gradually escalating pressure on Maduro’s regime without directly using U.S. military force against it, Trump increases the probability of an internal coup d’etat. Recent days have seen continued U.S. strikes against narco-trafficking boats, the U.S. seizure of a […]
It’s called physician-assisted suicide, but in reality it tells doctors to betray the very Hippocratic Oath that is the foundation of western medicine.
One of my favorite possessions is a 50th anniversary copy of George Orwell’s 1945 novella, Animal Farm, with illustrations by Gonzo artist Ralph Steadman, whose chaotic, ink-splattered satirical style only enhances the masterpiece. I was thinking of this book as I watched the first trailer of the new animated adaptation of Animal Farm, directed by Andy Serkis and distributed by the […]
Congressional Democrats have portrayed themselves as arbiters of truth, defenders of morality, paragons of virtue, and every other benign assertion one could fathom in U.S. politics. They regularly decry oppression, suppression, rights violations, and the weaponization of the justice system, among other hyperbole, while remaining conspicuously silent when it involves colleagues or infractions committed by […]
