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. The other day, political commentators Matt Walsh and Mehdi Hasan got […]

The criminal justice reform movement bases its success on how many criminals it removes from jail, which is proof enough that the movement cares nothing about public safety or justice for victims. A study from the Common Sense Institute of Colorado analyzed the effects of Colorado’s softening of criminal punishments on prison populations and crime, […]

Recent polling for statewide races in key states shows that the America First movement remains strong despite nationwide Democratic opposition.  For instance, as former Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s retirement creates a vacancy for Kentucky‘s Senate seat, champion of President Donald Trump’s America First agenda, Rep. Andy Barr (R-KY) leads his primary opponents in endorsements, […]

Globalization has delivered tremendous benefits — greater competition, lower costs, and broader access. But that same interdependence becomes a liability when it rests on a single, fragile pillar. China’s power over two sectors of commodities critical to the United States affords it powerful economic leverage and creates significant risks for American economic and health security. One […]

Less than a year into her term, Education Secretary Linda McMahon has pulled off a feat her predecessor failed to accomplish for two years running: publish a functional, streamlined Free Application for Federal Student Aid by Oct. 1. What Secretary Miguel Cardona could not do in three years, McMahon did in nine months, with half […]

The Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control held a hearing this week on the Iran-financed Islamic terror network Hezbollah, and their oil smuggling, money laundering, counterfeiting, and illegal weapons procurement operations. All of these efforts are tied to drug cartels and communist regimes in Latin America.  It comes as no surprise that after the collapse of the Bashar al-Assad regime in Syria, Hezbollah’s ally, the […]

 On Oct. 14, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments on whether the use of race to gerrymander voting districts, pursuant to the Voting Rights Act of 1965, is constitutional. The cases, which originated in Louisiana, returned to the court after arguments in March and additional briefing over its summer recess. As widely reported, the court appears likely to […]

For anyone in doubt, I can report that the White House is still standing. To be precise, the original mansion, completed in 1800, the final year of John Adams’s presidency, remains where it always has been (with its interior installed by President Harry Truman between 1949 and 1951). The East Wing added by President Theodore […]

America’s economic rebound despite tariffs during the second quarter is not a mystery — it was all dependent on artificial intelligence and data center construction.  Real GDP grew at a brisk 3.8% annualized in Q2 2025 and is expected to grow at least 2.5% in Q3 (almost 4% again according to Atlanta’s GDP Now), but the […]

“Only monsters play God.” This is the tagline of Guillermo del Toro’s new adaptation of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein. The film, which stars Oscar Isaac as the titular egotistical scientist and Jacob Elordi as the creature he creates, was released to limited theaters on Oct. 17 and will hit Netflix on Nov. 7. The tagline signals […]

My daughter is a teenager, so naturally she likes Starbucks (“Starbys,” if you speak Generation Z). We go out for “coffee” a lot, partly because it’s a convenient way for fathers to get their 14-year-old daughters to spend time with them. I put “coffee” in quotes because Bret usually orders some lemonade concoction, while I stick with […]

The Democrats’ government shutdown ransom, the permanent extension of former President Joe Biden’s COVID-19 health insurance bonus subsidies, was always farcically untethered to the party’s core complaint about President Donald Trump. If Trump is acting like a dictator in unprecedented ways that undermine the future of democracy, how does shoveling hundreds of billions of taxpayer […]

No one cares more about illegal immigrants than California Democrats, who continue to find new privileges to grant them while giving California‘s legal residents the bill. Earlier this month, Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law Assembly Bill 1303, which strips the requirement for people to enter their Social Security numbers to enroll in the California LifeLine […]

Hawaii occupies a strange place in the consciousness of most Americans. For most of us, it’s a vacation spot. A tropical island paradise with idyllic beaches, majestic waves, and towering volcanoes. But Hawaii’s history is also one that is completely different from the 49 mainland states. It is one of only two states that, as […]