In Focus

People take photos near a John Harvard statue, left, on the Harvard University campus, Jan. 2, 2024, in Cambridge, Mass. (Steven Senne/AP)

Restoring Veritas? Harvard University still has a long way to go toward returning to its true mission

Michael M. Rosen · October 18, 2026 4:00 pm

Defendant Lindsay Clancy and attorney Kevin Reddington listen to Judge William Sullivan declare a mistrial in Clancy's murder trial on Friday, Sept. 4, 2026, in Plymouth, Mass.

The Lindsay Clancy case exposes the insanity defense loophole

The SSA office.

The looming Social Security cliff

Associate Justice Samuel Alito

Why speculation about Justice Alito’s future continues despite his rejection of retirement

White House press secretary Katie Zacharia walks out to speak with reporters in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House, Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2026, in Washington.

Zacharia had to go. Here’s who should be next

Torchbearer Jason Arday carries the Olympic Flame on the Torch Relay leg between Sutton and Merton, in London, July 23, 2012.

The authoritarian response to Jason Arday’s tragic death

Brad Polumbo August 20, 2026 4:00 pm

President Donald Trump

The Iran peace deal expires — and the conflict enters a dangerous phase

Ron MacCammon August 20, 2026 2:00 pm

US missile launches a land attack missile in the Mediterranean Sea.

Isolationists are delusional — and maximalists are blind

Tom Rogan August 20, 2026 6:00 am

A newborn baby is seen in a hospital's baby nursery room as the nation's fertility rate is discussed. (Getty Images)

Infanticide is back

Charles Camosy August 19, 2026 3:33 pm

Terry Moran.

Terry Moran confirms it: ABC News has morphed into MSABC

Joe Concha August 19, 2026 6:00 am

Gov. Maura Healey (D-MA) holds a press conference on May 8, 2026, with reproductive rights advocates and healthcare providers standing around her and the podium she stands before, reading, "Abortion is Health Care."

New abortion law tests the limits of barbarism in Massachusetts

Mark Bradford August 18, 2026 2:00 pm

DiJonai Carrington

All the WNBA’s wounds are self-inflicted

Joe Concha August 18, 2026 6:00 am

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), Abdul el Sayed, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) join hands together following a campaign rally, Saturday, July 18, 2026, in Detroit.

Check your privilege, comrade: Socialism’s black-voter firewall

Peter Laffin August 17, 2026 2:00 pm

ICE Flock collage

How Flock cameras help lead ICE to illegal immigrants

Anna Giaritelli August 17, 2026 8:00 am

Former Boston Celtics center Enes Kanter Freedom during an NBA basketball game, Thursday, Dec. 2, 2021, in Boston.

What the WNBA owes Enes Kanter, by its own logic

Zachary Faria August 16, 2026 2:00 pm

Figure 1 from the Treasury Department's July statement.

The deficit, explained: What it is, why it’s growing, and how to fix it

Timothy P. Carney August 16, 2026 6:00 am

Midterms Elections

Does anyone want to win the midterm elections?

W. James Antle III August 15, 2026 2:00 pm