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

The US must restore maximum pressure against Iran

By Sean Durns January 7, 2025 1:00 pm

America must confront China’s information warfare

By Aleksandra Gadzala Tirziu January 7, 2025 12:00 pm

Is Trump ready for Cuba’s collapse?

By Michael Rubin January 7, 2025 8:00 am

What to look for in a foreign policy president

By Paul Sracic January 6, 2025 2:00 pm

The Pentagon’s acquisition process is broken

By Sean Durns January 6, 2025 1:00 pm

Trump’s year of opportunity against Iran

By Janatan Sayeh and Saeed Ghasseminejad January 6, 2025 12:00 pm

Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei meets with Iran Air Force commanders and Iran Air Defense Force officers at the Imam Khomeini Husayniyya in Tehran, Iran on February 05, 2024.

Trump can turn Syria opportunity against Iran

By John Bolton January 6, 2025 11:00 am

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan speaks during a joint news conference with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis in Ankara, Turkey, Monday, May 13, 2024. The leaders of Greece and Turkey met Monday for talks that were supposed to underline their efforts to put aside decades-old disputes but also revealed deep divisions over the Israel-Hamas war.

Could Turkey pose as great a nuclear threat as Iran?

By Michael Rubin January 6, 2025 8:00 am

Trump’s best option for stopping Iran’s nuclear breakout

By Daniel DePetris January 6, 2025 7:00 am

Manning the ramparts: A weeklong series on national security

By Washington Examiner January 6, 2025 6:00 am

Tax changes must enhance America’s dynamism and competitiveness

By Michael Lucci January 4, 2025 8:00 am

China is an economic and political Titanic

By James Rogan January 2, 2025 6:00 am