Democrat Tina Shah, running to unseat Rep. Tom Kean Jr. in a key New Jersey swing district, said transgender healthcare for children is a "no-brainer."
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. I’m often astonished at the indifferentism that I encounter among older […]
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. The New York Times’ Peter Baker was worried. It was November […]
BELGRADE, Serbia — Student-led protests against Aleksandar Vučić, the strongman president who’s ruled Serbia for more than a decade, have convulsed the country for the past nine...
Videos of the nation’s capital being swept clean of homeless encampments in just one week may have Californians adding Washington, DC, to the unofficial...
Just under 25 years ago, while spending the year teaching in Iraqi Kurdistan, I was at a café with some Swedish NGO workers. Both BBC and Al Jazeera were on television showing much the same footage: Israeli tanks had encroached several dozen meters into Gaza. Commentators hyperventilated about Israeli intentions and demanded UN Security Council […]
Last week, Costco announced it would not sell abortion-inducing Mifepristone at its 500-plus pharmacies, following a pressure campaign from conservative groups. Pro-life activists view this as a victory, but if it is, it’s incomplete. It does not do enough to protect the lives and health of women who use this drug. Our government should. Imagine […]
The Smithsonian Institution removed references to President Donald Trump earlier this year from its exhibit on the impeachment of presidents. This small change, reverting the exhibit to its pre-Trump form, highlighted the important fact that a museum can change when or if it wants to. The removal of Trump from the impeachment exhibit was no doubt an attempt to […]
A thunderous explosion stunned Israel’s capital Aug. 9, 2001, destroying a crowded Sbarro pizzeria. Seven of the 16 murdered in the Jerusalem blast were...
