Oman’s strategy of calculated neutrality has run out of road. Long celebrated as a quiet diplomatic bridge between Washington and Tehran, Muscat has shattered its careful balancing act. A desperate attempt to revive a paralyzed shipping economy has transformed Oman into a central participant in a military conflict between the United States and Iran. The […]
I would love to think that Mark Zuckerberg saw the light. Meta, Zuckerberg’s massive tech company that owns Facebook and Instagram, agreed to a $17 billion settlement with 47 state attorneys general who had sued the company for deliberately addicting children to its products. In addition to the financial penalties, Meta agreed to implement features […]
The battle between Abigial Spanberger and Winsome Earl-Sears in the Old Dominion is proving that Democrats learned no lessons from their massive culture-war losses...
Only in Washington would an edict to banish all dissidents be labeled Operation Freedom to Breathe. The Transportation Security Administration in 2021 created a...
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. Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg may just be the worst […]
By ending city schools' Gifted and Talented program, Zohran Mamdani will deny low- and middle-income families the accelerated education he enjoyed as a privileged...
The United Nations is approaching its 80th anniversary weaker and more hollow than ever. President Donald Trump captured a growing global impatience in his recent general assembly address by bluntly asking, “What is the purpose of the United Nations?” He ridiculed the institution for producing only “empty words” and accused it of “funding an assault […]
FBI Director Kash Patel announced this week that the nation’s foremost law enforcement agency would no longer work with the Anti-Defamation League. This is a welcome step toward ending the abuse of governmental power by left-wing activists to suppress conservative speech. “James Comey disgraced the FBI by writing ‘love letters’ to the ADL and embedding […]
This week’s unprecedented gathering of senior military leaders at Quantico has been met with the predictable chorus of cynicism. Critics are calling it a waste of time and money, a political show without substance. They are wrong. There were no sweeping strategic announcements, no new doctrines unveiled, no grand reorganization plans revealed. That is precisely the […]
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. As the old saying goes, “it’s not how you start, but […]
