Opinion

I became a TV critic in 1998, at heart if not in practice. The occasion was the world premiere of Merlin, a two-part NBC miniseries starring Sam Neill and Isabella Rossellini. The catalyst was a thrown axe that defied the laws of physics, zipping forward as if on legs rather than tipping end over end. […]

In Focus delivers deeper reporting on 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. Robert F. Kennedy Jr.‘s unorthodox tenure as health and human […]

Israeli doctors will perform the world’s first-ever human spinal cord implant using a patient’s own cells in the next few months. If successful, the medical procedure will allow paralyzed patients the ability to walk and stand, potentially changing the lives of millions of people. The body, as most people know, can’t naturally heal spinal cord […]

Washington, D.C., is such a hyperpoliticized city that it is nearly impossible to govern. A Washington Post/Schar School poll found that 79% of the district’s residents oppose President Donald Trump’s crime crackdown in the city. The share of people who said they feel “very safe” in the city has risen from 26% in May to 39% now, with 78% of the […]

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) should quickly hold a full Senate confirmation vote for Mike Waltz, President Donald Trump‘s nominee to serve as United States ambassador to the United Nations. Waltz is a former Army special forces officer (Green Beret), congressman from Florida, and Trump’s former national security adviser. He left that latter position […]