Temporary Protected Status was created as a narrow humanitarian tool, but repeated expansions and renewals have turned it into a larger immigration policy instrument. The result, critics argue, is a system that blurs the line between emergency relief and executive-made immigration law.

Public confidence in legacy news organizations has fallen for years, driven by blurred lines between reporting and activism, high-profile mistakes, and growing cultural distance from much of the country. The challenge for conservatives is to press for serious reform in journalism without surrendering the public square to rumor and partisan performance.