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 Arab states are giving up on the Palestinians

By Zineb Williams October 25, 2024 6:00 am

No, Trump won’t become a dictator

By James Rogan October 24, 2024 6:00 am

What happens in Europe does not stay there

By Benjamin Zycher October 23, 2024 8:00 am

Peace in Ukraine requires strength in America

By Alexander Gray and Robert O’Brien October 22, 2024 6:00 am

The West is suffering an identity crisis

By Aleksandra Gadzala Tirziu October 19, 2024 2:00 pm

China wreaks havoc on America with cyber typhoons

By John Schindler October 18, 2024 6:00 am

What Yahya Sinwar’s death means for Hamas and for Israel

By Sean Durns October 17, 2024 3:00 pm

How Trump can close the deal

By John Roberts October 17, 2024 8:00 am

David Tepper and the hedge funds don’t understand China

By James Rogan October 16, 2024 6:00 am

What if Sultan Muhammed XII, not the Catholic Kings, had sent Columbus to America?

By John Roberts October 10, 2024 8:00 am

Iran can no longer blackmail global oil markets

By James Rogan October 10, 2024 6:00 am

What Russia wants from our elections

By John Schindler October 9, 2024 8:00 am