Courage, Strength, and Optimism

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth gives a State of the Force address at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2026 in Quantico, Virginia.

Hegseth’s Pentagon initiatives hold promise

Elaine McCusker, John G. Ferrari · October 15, 2026 6:00 am

Opposition leader Maria Corina Machado, left, and opposition presidential candidate Edmundo Gonzalez address supporters from the top of a truck during a protest against the official presidential election results declaring President Nicolas Maduro the winner in Caracas, Venezuela.

Venezuela needs more than an election date

A person pastes a heart-shaped sticker on a banner with pictures of Israeli hostages during a a gathering at a plaza known as hostages square in Tel Aviv.

After Trump brought him home, an Oct. 7 hostage family member tells his story

The U.S. Capitol is seen from the Cannon House Office Building.

Expand the Child Tax Credit, but define success first

This 2015 photo shows server banks inside a data center at AEP headquarters in Columbus, Ohio.

Trump should crack down on Chinese AI distillation

President Donald Trump.

Trump will soon see that democracy promotion matters

Michael Rubin November 10, 2025 6:00 am

European Union flags flap in the wind outside EU headquarters.

Europe’s due diligence rule is a risk for US manufacturers

Mike Roman November 9, 2025 5:00 am

War Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks during a news conference.

The Pentagon’s vital acquisition reforms

Sean Durns November 6, 2025 1:51 pm

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., expresses his frustration as he speaks to reporters outside the Senate chamber to blame President Donald Trump and the Republicans with the government shutdown, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 16, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

America’s heroes should never be waiting for a paycheck

Jimmy Patronis November 6, 2025 6:00 am

Gold jewelry are displayed for sale at V&P Jewelry in the St. Vincent Jewelry Center in the Jewelry District of Los Angeles in Los Angeles, Wednesday, April 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Why gold prices are soaring

James Rogan November 6, 2025 6:00 am

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Sen. Ben Ray Lujan (D-NM).

What the shutdown debate gets wrong about Medicaid

Allison Ball November 4, 2025 5:00 am

The Capitol in Washington, D.C.

Foreign companies are lobbying while masquerading as US businesses

Michael Lucci November 3, 2025 5:00 am

Energy transmission lines.

Mobilizing Cold War plutonium for energy dominance

Jason Isaac November 2, 2025 6:00 am

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D-MI) speaks into a microphone.

The EV lobby thought it could force a Chinese battery plant on its neighbors. It was wrong

Tudor Dixon November 1, 2025 5:00 am

Chinese President Xi Jinping speaks during a meeting.

China must not be allowed to win the AI arms race

Sean Durns October 31, 2025 1:50 pm

President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping pose for a photo.

AI export controls are needed to stop Chinese dominance

Robert L. Maness October 31, 2025 5:00 am

President Donald Trump talks to War Secretary Pete Hegseth.

Trump is wrong to pull troops from Romania

Ani Chkhikvadze October 30, 2025 2:03 pm