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

Colonial Williamsburg flirts with ‘woke’ activism

By Quin Hillyer April 11, 2023 2:58 pm

Iran-Saudi Arabia rapprochement threatens to upend US-led regional order

By Sahar Soleimany April 11, 2023 12:27 pm

The world is watching as Democrats undermine America from within

By Elizabeth Stauffer April 11, 2023 8:49 am

Can America overcome its own divisions to confront the China threat?

By Peter Laffin April 11, 2023 6:00 am

Veterans dispute Biden’s Afghanistan whitewash

By Beth Bailey April 11, 2023 6:00 am

Actions Congress should take to restore fiscal sanity

By Eric Maus April 11, 2023 6:00 am

Lois Lerner emails obtained from the House Ways and Means Committee [AP Photo]Â

AI can quickly, cheaply fix massive backlog of Freedom of Information Act requests

By Andy Wilson April 11, 2023 5:46 am

Biden administration misses the point on transgender sports participation

By Tom Joyce April 10, 2023 2:58 pm

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan addresses his ruling party members, in Ankara, Turkey, Friday, July 26, 2019.

Turkey just tried to kill Americans. Will Biden react?

By Michael Rubin April 10, 2023 6:00 am

US deterrence is disappearing in the Middle East

By Sean Durns April 8, 2023 6:00 am

A person uses their smartphone during nighttime.

A commonsense proposal to protect youth from pornography

By Matt Lamb April 7, 2023 10:39 am

Glenn Youngkin pauses while addressing the Virginia FREE Leadership Luncheon in McLean, Virginia, Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2021.

Fairfax schools are defying Youngkin’s executive order on education. Will he do anything about it?

By Stephanie Lundquist-Arora April 7, 2023 8:39 am