Opinion

HULL, Illinois — If you drive across the country on U.S. 36, which runs together with Interstate 72, the final exit leads to a tiny Pike County village. It’s the last stop before you cross the Mississippi River from Illinois into Missouri, or the first if you’re heading the other way. Veer off onto Illinois […]

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. A deranged gunman opened fire through stained glass windows at the […]

As I write this, Ukrainians are pulling corpses from the rubble in Kyiv. A massive Russian aerial attack killed at least 19 civilians, four of them children. It was a major escalation, with 629 missiles and drones aimed at the Ukrainian capital. The British Council building was targeted, as was the European Union mission. Let […]

Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin offered a dark assessment of Russia’s economic and fiscal situation at a Cabinet meeting on Thursday. Even the pro-Kremlin Moskovskij Komsomolets newspaper struggled to whitewash Mishustin’s remarks, observing that the economy “is going through difficult times.” The newspaper explained that the “overwhelming majority of [regional] governors are experiencing problems with filling their budgets […]

It’s no secret that Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) is not a fan of President Donald Trump, or any Republican for that matter. In fact, most of his X feed is filled with incendiary comments scolding the president, his policies, or congressional Republicans. Typically, Swalwell’s commentary has always been laced with a sarcastic, obnoxious tone. Recently, […]

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. Gerrymandering, the drawing of district lines to intentionally advantage one political […]

After a decade of curvaceousness taking center stage as the body type du jour, thin is officially back in. And unlike previous eras, seizing a ticket to this desired destination has never been easier. Weight loss injections allow the average citizen to achieve their #bodygoals in stealth mode, in a world that is more image-conscious […]

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has long cast the war in Ukraine as an existential threat to his country, portraying Hungary as an innocent bystander in a conflict not of its making. “We Hungarians are the only ones, apart from the Ukrainians, who are dying in that war,” he declared in 2022. In Orban’s telling, […]

We, as a country, are in a season of open discussion and truth-seeking in the medical community, like many of us have not seen in our lifetime, thanks to the Make America Healthy Again movement. It may lead to answers around the increase in autism and other childhood disorders. But the medical establishment is lashing […]

As surely as you can count on the sun rising tomorrow morning, you can be confident that Labor Day will be saturated with headlines extolling the virtues and accomplishments of organized labor while decrying persistent attacks intended to curtail its influence. These virtues, of course, depend on whether one is a victim or beneficiary of […]

As Labor Day approaches, the Dragon Bravo Fire, which began on the Fourth of July with a lightning strike, still rages along the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park in northwestern Arizona, 168 miles east of Las Vegas. Despite monsoonal moisture and improved weather conditions, it is still only 63% contained after consuming 145,504 […]