Opinion

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. It’s as predictable as the Cleveland Browns sitting at home […]

By unilaterally gutting the U.S. childhood vaccination schedule, President Donald Trump and Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. have replaced decades of successful evidence-based public health policy with ideology, conspiracy thinking, and medical malpractice. This is not reform. It is vandalism. Without meaningful consultation with pediatricians, public health officials, or the Advisory […]

Before the new year, Netflix announced it would acquire significant portions of Warner Bros. Perhaps unsurprisingly, some policymakers and commentators have already rushed to claim such a transaction would be bad for consumers and lead to harmful industry concentration — or even market dominance by a single firm. They should take a step back before rushing to judgment. Such […]

The following is an edited excerpt from Something Wicked: Why Feminism Can’t Be Fused with Christianity, set for publication on Jan. 20. The idea that marriage is simply a kind of equal partnership between a man and woman is a model that Western culture purchased a long time ago and at a high price. Poet and author […]

Appalling scenes from the fatal New Year’s Eve bar fire in Crans-Montana, Switzerland, were captured on camera phones by people there for the party. In video shared on social media, one sees dancers parading behind a man who progresses through the bar with a sparkler held aloft close to the low basement ceiling. Then you […]

The following is an installment of “On This Day,” a new series celebrating America’s 250th anniversary by following the actions of Gen. George Washington, the Continental Congress, and the men and women whose bravery and sacrifice led up to the signing of the Declaration of Independence. Jan. 7, 1776 Cambridge, Massachusetts Anxious over the fate […]

Much could still go wrong for the United States following last week’s stunningly successful removal of illegitimate Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro. For one, loyalists of the Chavista regime might dig in for the long haul, forcing President Donald Trump to make good on his threat of a second strike more devastating than the first. China, […]

President Donald Trump should bolster American support for courageous Iranians who are protesting against the corrupt Islamist theocrats who oppress them. The president has already started. Responding to concerns that Iranian security forces would crush the protesters, Trump warned on Jan. 2, “If Iran shoots and violently kills peaceful protesters, which is their custom, the […]

Protests have long been a defining feature of Iranian political life. Iranians take to the streets regularly, demanding a better quality of life, economic reforms, and improvement of their social condition. These protests often turn bloody, with the beating, torturing, or killing of citizens in their thousands. Yet, Iranians have persisted, showing a resolve that […]