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 Trump administration says its hands were tied over the Food […]

Chicago is a “sanctuary city” in which law officers are forbidden from cooperating with federal agencies to enforce immigration laws. This is all the more reason why National Guard troops may be necessary to carry out the democratic will for illegal immigrants to be deported. President Donald Trump won the election in November partly because […]

The United States and China are racing to build ever-more-advanced artificial intelligence capabilities that will power the economies and, increasingly, the militaries of the future. To date, the U.S. has sought to restrict China’s access to America’s best AI technology, but some are now pushing to reverse that trend and expand U.S. exports of advanced AI […]

Synthetic drugs are proliferating all over the world, not because of prohibition, but because it’s cheaper, easier and more profitable to sell synthetic drugs.