Courage, Strength & Optimism

A woman takes pictures of the hostages kidnapped by Hamas at the fence in front of the New Synagogue Berlin on Jan. 16, 2025 in Tel Aviv, Israel.

The hostages need stronger sanctions on Hamas and Iran

By Ruby Chen March 2, 2026 5:11 am

Approve the Union Pacific-Norfolk Southern merger

James Rogan Mar 2, 2026

A baby is lifted over a wall at the Kabul airport in Afghanistan by U.S. soldiers as Afghans attempt to flee the Taliban takeover of the country, Aug. 19, 2021.

Trump Defense Department callously endangers Afghan allies

Beth Bailey Aug 1, 2025

President Donald Trump speaks before signing the Laken Riley Act in the East Room of the White House, Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025, in Washington.

Team Trump is blowing its chance to reform the deep state

John Schindler Jul 31, 2025

Trump has already hosted two key allies at the White House, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, with at least three other foreign leaders slated to visit by month's end.

Rescissions are not a White House ‘fade on soft power’

James Mazzarella and Patrick Quirk Jul 31, 2025

Tulsi Gabbard is the right person to lead the intelligence community

By Rick Scott January 29, 2025 7:00 am

Is the defense budget ready for a cold war?

By Michael P. Ferguson January 28, 2025 3:10 pm

President Donald Trump, right, talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping during a welcome ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Nov. 9, 2017.

America needs a whole-of-government response to China

By Sean Durns January 28, 2025 8:00 am

In this Feb. 9, 2017, photo provided Immigration and Customs Enforcement, ICE agents are at a home in Atlanta during a targeted enforcement operation aimed at immigration fugitives, reentrants, and at-large criminal immigrants.

Could Trump send illegal immigrants to Russia?

By Michael Rubin January 28, 2025 6:00 am

What Trump just taught Colombia — and his critics

By Ian Haworth January 28, 2025 6:00 am

Why Trump’s decision to label cartels as terrorists matters

By Hung Cao January 28, 2025 6:00 am

Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks after being sworn in by Vice President JD Vance in the Vice Presidential Ceremonial Office in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House campus, Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025, in Washington.

Marco Rubio’s road to MAGA

By Ryan Girdusky January 22, 2025 8:00 am

Trump is making the Monroe Doctrine great again

By Jeremiah Poff January 18, 2025 2:00 pm

The military needs Pete Hegseth

By Thomas Stewart January 18, 2025 7:00 am

Tariffs reduce US international influence

By Paul Mueller January 18, 2025 6:00 am

How China’s tech threatens US cybersecurity

By Eric Miller January 17, 2025 11:07 am

As seen through a window from the Colonnade outside the Oval Office, former President Joe Biden speaks during his farewell address at the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025.

Biden’s farewell address caps a legacy of failure

By Jessica Anderson January 16, 2025 11:59 am