Opinion

Iranian opposition leader Reza Pahlavi speaks during a news conference on Friday, Jan. 16, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Why Iran’s ‘opposition’ cults fear Reza Pahlavi more than the Mullahs

Erfan Fard · November 5, 2026 8:00 am

Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) speaks during a campaign event.

California’s wealth tax fails — but the damage remains

Donald Trump

The foreign aid fiscal fracture, American style

Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul el Sayed speaks at an election night event, early Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2026, in Detroit, as his wife, Sarah Jukaku, watches.

Suicidal saviorism: Why 60% of Michigan Jews voted for an antisemite

Ukrainian serviceman launches a drone.

Ukraine rushes to develop defenses against Russian jet-powered drones

Secretary of State Marco Rubio stares out ahead.

The US can’t win if it keeps rebuffing allies

Michael Rubin September 25, 2026 6:00 am

Donald Trump bares his teeth like a shark with his mouth wide open.

Trump’s sanctions will fail. It’s time to march on Tehran

Donald L. Losman September 25, 2026 6:00 am

Republican presidential candidate, businessman Donald Trump enters the debate hall in front of the "C" in CNN during the Republican presidential debate sponsored by CNN, Salem Media Group and the Washington Times at the University of Miami in 2016.

Trump just surrendered the one media advantage he had over Biden

Jeremy Etelson September 25, 2026 6:00 am

President Donald Trump, left, speaks with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, right, at a working lunch with leaders of G7 and the Middle East, in Evian-les-Bains, France, Tuesday, June 16, 2026. (Evelyn Hockstein/Pool Photo via AP)

Under US pressure, Mark Carney wages a diplomatic blitz

Daniel DePetris September 25, 2026 6:00 am

Nikole Hannah-Jones speaks onstage during "The New Power Structure: Black Politics in the Age of Resistance" panel during the 2026 National Association Of Black Journalists Convention at Atlanta Marriott Marquis on August 13, 2026 in Atlanta, Georgia.

Failing public schools need higher standards, not more money

Tiana Lowe Doescher September 25, 2026 5:45 am

Austin Abrams, Andrea Miltnerova, and Johnno Wilson in "Resident Evil." (Dušan Martinček/Sony Pictures)

The new ‘Resident Evil’ is ghoulish but stylish

Peter Tonguette September 25, 2026 5:30 am

Matthew Rhys, left, and Stephen Root in Apple TV’s "Widow’s Bay." (Apple TV)

Funny and scary, ‘Widow’s Bay’ is a must-see

Graham Hillard September 25, 2026 5:15 am

Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) speaks at a rally.

Newsom’s pathetic energy rebate

Washington Examiner September 25, 2026 5:00 am

President Donald Trump talks with reporters on the South Lawn Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2026, in Washington, after greeting China's President Xi Jinping at Joint Base Andrews.

Trump, the midterm elections, Congress, and the war

Byron York September 24, 2026 11:42 pm

The American Flag flies next to a One9 Fuel Stop sign displaying gas prices

Banning diesel exports won’t save the GOP in the Midwest

Marc Short September 24, 2026 4:29 pm

A Canadian flag flies along the waterfront of Lake Ontario, in Toronto.

Canada is choosing to kill itself, one assisted suicide at a time

Zachary Faria September 24, 2026 2:50 pm

Alexis de Tocqueville

Tocqueville’s warning for the New Right

Greg Schaller September 24, 2026 12:14 pm