A controversial Republican president imposes stiff tariffs on America's trading partners, seeks to expand America's footprint abroad, keeps out immigrants he's deemed "criminals" and makes it easier to fire government employees.
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. Jacob Savage’s recent essay in Compact about the “lost generation” […]
On Wednesday, the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on President Donald Trump’s so-called “reciprocal tariffs.” The case is another test of how far the president can stretch his executive authority. The ultimate decision by the Supreme Court will also shape the balance of power between the executive branch and Congress. Trump argues that the International […]
The influence that index funds such as BlackRock, Vanguard, and State Street have had on markets is unmistakable. They are so influential that both President Donald Trump’s Justice Department and Federal Trade Commission filed a statement of interest in Texas’s lawsuit against those same companies for distorting energy markets by “using their management of stock in competing coal […]
Off-year election results are never a cause for panic, but they are a relevant data point. There is no denying that Tuesday’s election results were uniformly bad for the Republican Party. Democrats won governor’s mansions in two Democratic states, New Jersey and Virginia, a self-identified socialist won the New York City mayor’s race, another Democratic stronghold, and Democrats won a […]
For J.K. Rowling, the creator of the Harry Potter franchise, the people in the publishing world who compile best-of lists may as well be dementors. Reader’s Digest recently published a list of the 36 Best Fantasy Book Series. Rowling’s Harry Potter series was not on the list. Here is Chicago librarian Rachel Strolle’s, who compiled the list, reason […]
Bad news for New Yorkers: Socialist Zohran Mamdani just won his bid to become New York City’s next mayor. Once a shining beacon of not only capitalism but the American dream, the city used to be home to people of countless nationalities, faiths, skin colors, and income brackets who came together under the shared flag […]
McLEAN, Virginia — “Thwarting Trump as much as possible. In a big, big way. So I’m normally Republican, but I’m voting Democrat.” Linda, a Catholic woman in her 70s, was clear that she didn’t support Abigail Spanberger, Jay Jones, or the Virginia Democrats in general. In fact, she was totally opposed to the transgender ideology […]
