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

President Donald Trump speaks at a dinner with Senate Republicans at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida, Friday, Feb. 7, 2025.

International assistance is important, but it must serve American interests

By Mayra Flores April 9, 2025 6:00 am

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

Trump’s war on woke marches on

By John Roberts April 8, 2025 6:00 am

Auto tariffs are steering jobs back to the US

By Jacob Sagert April 8, 2025 6:00 am

Chinese President Xi Jinping participates in a meeting with Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on Nov. 20, 2024.

Revamp US assistance to counter China

By Daniel Twining April 8, 2025 6:00 am

President Donald Trump speaks during an event to announce new tariffs in the Rose Garden at the White House, Wednesday, April 2, 2025, in Washington.

Trump just crushed China’s war on American small businesses

By Bernard Kerik April 6, 2025 7:00 am

The US can’t win the fight against fentanyl without the Coast Guard

By Rep. Addison McDowell April 4, 2025 11:17 am

The US desperately needs more artificial intelligence data centers

By James Rogan April 4, 2025 6:00 am

Hegseth embraces true equality for women in the military

By Elisha Krauss April 3, 2025 9:14 am

Don’t panic, keep investing in stocks

By James Rogan April 3, 2025 6:00 am

The DOJ’s antitrust division must reverse its favor to China

By Robert H. Bork Jr. April 3, 2025 6:00 am

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, second from right, and Border czar Tom Homan, left, listen to a briefing by Army soldiers while visiting the US-Mexico border in Sunland Park,, N.M., Monday, Feb. 3, 2025.

Trump’s Pentagon ignores its own strategy

By Daniel DePetris April 3, 2025 6:00 am

Signalgate is bad. Selective outrage is worse

By Michael Rubin April 2, 2025 10:14 am