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

Foisting uncertainty onto businesses, Biden risks his own reelection

By James Rogan April 1, 2024 1:27 pm

Some bright spots in a bleak landscape

By Becket Adams April 1, 2024 9:49 am

Elbridge Colby thinks the US military is dramatically unprepared to defend our interests in Asia

By Peter Laffin April 1, 2024 6:00 am

2024 may be bumpy, but we can skip the predictions of doom

By William C. Duncan March 30, 2024 7:00 am

Biden’s green economy will break the energy grid

By James Rogan March 29, 2024 6:00 am

We’re reaching the point of no return on federal debt

By Paul Winfree March 29, 2024 6:00 am

Biden’s Gaza pier is a dangerous, illogical election-year gimmick

By Sen. Roger Wicker March 28, 2024 9:44 am

Congress must not wait to refinance Social Security

By Karl Polzer March 28, 2024 6:00 am

The schadenfreude edition: From ‘Broke Don’ to Bloomberg’s list of the world’s richest men

By Elizabeth Stauffer March 28, 2024 6:00 am

Conditioning US aid to Israel would be a mistake

By Michael Makovsky, Rep. August Pfluger and Rep. Don Davis March 27, 2024 10:05 am

Is Israel heading for war with the Lebanese Hezbollah?

By Sean Durns March 27, 2024 6:00 am

US must stop Iran’s terrorist proxies in the Red Sea

By Michael Lucchese March 26, 2024 6:00 am