Courage, Strength, and Optimism

People carry their belongings as they leave their office following Russian air attack in Kyiv, Ukraine, Monday, Oct. 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)

Conservatives can’t stay neutral on Russia’s War in Ukraine

Kimberly Ross · October 22, 2026 10:09 am

Flames rise from Notre Dame cathedral.

If France can’t defend itself, why should America rely on it?

Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and U.S. President Donald Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff, left, shake hands prior to their talks in St. Petersburg, Russia, Friday, April 11, 2025.

Witkoff praises Putin as a humanitarian — to his shame and ours

A protester wraps a French flag around them in front of a burning tourism office.

France has fallen. America can’t be next

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

A Palestinian state requires the end of Hamas

Hugh Hewitt July 30, 2025 6:00 am

Russian President Vladimir Putin and President Donald Trump meet at the 2017 G20 summit.

Freedom depends on strong American leadership

Richard Y. Newton III July 26, 2025 6:00 am

America needs a strong relationship with Mexico to be prosperous

Pedro Casas-Alatriste July 26, 2025 6:00 am

Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman attends a plenary session on the second day of the G20 Leader's Summit in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Turkey is seeking the arrest of two former aides to Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman who were dismissed amid the fallout from the killing of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi.

Saudi ambivalence to Houthis encourages terrorism

Michael Rubin July 25, 2025 6:00 am

America needs an aggressive critical minerals strategy

Todd Young July 25, 2025 6:00 am

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and President Donald Trump.

Making America great again means protecting Americans from autocrats

Michael Rubin July 24, 2025 6:00 am

Deadly UK-Taliban leak is a warning to the US

Beth Bailey July 22, 2025 6:00 am

AES Indiana Petersburg Generating Station, a coal-fired power plant, operates in Petersburg, Ind., on Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2023. Environmental activists say the lobbying of fossil fuel interests are the reason why climate talks have yet to produce an agreement to phase out coal, oil and natural gas, as scientists have repeatedly said must happen to stave off the worst impacts of climate change, like extreme weather events. (AP Photo/Joshua A. Bickel)

The big, beautiful return of American energy dominance

Anthony Sadar July 20, 2025 6:00 am

Afghan refugees face imminent danger in Taliban’s domain

Beth Bailey July 18, 2025 6:00 am

Sahrawi women walk through the Smara refugee camp near Tindouf, south-western Algeria, Friday, March 4, 2016. U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon is expected to arrive in Tindouf on March 5 to visit Sahrawi refugee camps. Ban Ki-moon will meet with leaders of the Polisario Front, the organization disputing sovereignty over Western Sahara with Morocco, in the hope to help solving a 40-year conflict.

Iran’s next proxy theater is in north Africa

Zineb Williams July 17, 2025 6:00 am

Spain is cozying up to the CCP, and America must respond

Sean Durns July 16, 2025 6:00 am

Kenneth Genalo, director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement's New York City field office, speaks during an interview with the Associated Press, Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024, in the Bronx borough of New York.

Left-wing terrorism is back in business

John Schindler July 15, 2025 6:00 am