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

Is the American dream dying?

By Kaylee McGhee White March 25, 2024 3:21 pm

If Biden won’t aid Cuba’s revolt against communism, he should at least stay out of the way

By Mike Gonzalez March 22, 2024 6:00 am

Germany waltzes into economic decline

By James Rogan March 20, 2024 6:00 am

Rep. Mike Gallagher speaks with reporters during the opening day of the 118th Congress at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Jan 3, 2023.

The TikTok bill proves Congress can get serious about national security

By Michael Lucchese March 20, 2024 6:00 am

Army Secretary Christine Wormuth, testifies before a Senate Armed Services committee May 5, 2022, on Capitol Hill in Washington.

Christine Wormuth’s cuts to the Army’s warfighting capabilities are wrong

By Garrett Exner March 20, 2024 6:00 am

America is not in terminal decline

By James Rogan March 16, 2024 6:00 am

Media’s descent into political advocacy erases line between journalism and partisan activism

By Becket Adams March 16, 2024 6:00 am

The deep state is on the ballot this November

By Mike Gonzalez March 15, 2024 6:00 am

US must follow the UK’s lead and abandon the gender experiment

By Kaylee McGhee White March 13, 2024 1:25 pm

MAGA needs to grow up

By Peter Laffin March 13, 2024 6:00 am

The original Associated Press photograph of Barack Obama and Shepard Fairey's "Hope" poster. (AP)

From hope to terror: How Obama’s signature failure continues to haunt our politics

By Peter Laffin March 10, 2024 6:00 am

China rubber-stamps more of Xi’s economic delusions

By James Rogan March 8, 2024 6:00 am