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 as Republican lawmakers passed a bill to fund the federal government through Dec. 4, in Washington, Wednesday, July 22, 2026.

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

A bus shelter displays an electronic billboard and a poster showing the current U.S. National debt

The best way out of America’s debt spiral is robust economic growth

Scott Martindale August 20, 2026 10:00 am

A data center in Texas.

Why data center moratoriums harm Texas and America

Alfredo Rodriguez III August 20, 2026 10:00 am

Donald Trump left and Delcy Rodriguez speaking, right.

What is Venezuela’s opening to Israel really about?

Imdat Oner August 18, 2026 6:00 am

Venezuela's acting President Delcy Rodriguez, right, and U.S. Interior Secretary Doug Burgum smile after a meeting at Miraflores presidential palace in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, March 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

When magical realism became government policy

Ron MacCammon August 14, 2026 6:00 am

An Iranian demonstrator waves a flag of Lebanon's militant Hezbollah group under an anti-U.S. billboard

Beating Iran means dismantling Hezbollah

Robert Wilkie, Keith Kellogg August 13, 2026 6:00 am

Sudanese soldiers from the Rapid Support Forces unit secure the area where Dagalo attends a military-backed tribe's rally.

America called it genocide. The ICC shelved the warrant

Ron MacCammon August 12, 2026 6:00 am

President Donald Trump in the Oval Office.

Could toppling the Iranian regime be an October surprise?

Hugh Hewitt August 12, 2026 6:00 am

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez offers a speech at the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences in Beijing, Monday, April 13, 2026.

Blame Pedro Sanchez for Ceuta. Not Spain

Mike Gonzalez August 8, 2026 6:00 am

AI artificial intelligence shopping commerce retail

America can’t afford to restrict open-source AI models

Aaron Ginn August 7, 2026 11:00 am

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton.

America First begins in Texas

Thomas Hicks Jr. August 5, 2026 9:00 am

An AI graphic.

America’s AI strategy must be built to win

Joe Guy August 3, 2026 4:45 pm

Executive Vice President Delcy Rodriguez (C) speaks alongside Minister of Interior, Justice and Peace Diosdado Cabello (R) and President of Venezuela's National Assembly Jorge Rodriguez (L) during a press conference in Caracas, Venezuela, on July 02, 2026. Venezuelan officials addressed the two earthquakes that recently struck the country. (Photo by Julio Urribarri/Anadolu via Getty Images)

America keeps winning battles while leaving regimes standing

Ron MacCammon July 30, 2026 6:00 am