Courage, Strength, and Optimism

Real Madrid's Kylian Mbappe celebrates after scoring his side's opening goal during a Spanish La Liga soccer match between FC Barcelona and Real Madrid.

Kylian Mbappe shouldn’t apologize for calling Mao a dictator

Ali Holcomb · October 28, 2026 1:17 pm

New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani, left, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, center, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), second to right, and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT), right. (Washington Examiner illustration; AP Photos)

Bernie Sanders, AOC, and Mamdani cheer Lula — and China

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

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

It's time for liberals to look in the mirror and reflect on what they are doing to normalize antisemitism.

George Mason University’s DEI ignorance — or antisemitism

Max Eden November 3, 2023 6:00 am

The most critical moment in the US-Israel relationship

Rep. Ronny Jackson November 3, 2023 5:26 am

The clash of civilization and barbarism

Elizabeth Stauffer November 2, 2023 6:00 am

Nicolas Maduro announced that he is increasing Venezuela's minimum wage by 40%. But seeing as Venezuela's inflation rate already increased by at least 1,000% last year, Maduro's gambit is only likely to increase the already-catastrophic suffering of his people.

Biden’s foolish reward for Venezuela

John Bolton October 31, 2023 6:00 am

In this June 13, 2013, file photo, Border Patrol agent Jerry Conlin looks out over Tijuana, Mexico, along the old border wall along the U.S.-Mexico border.

After the attack on Israel, terror threats loom over US southern border

Matthew Kuckelman, Ian Cruz October 30, 2023 1:26 pm

President Joe Biden forcefully denounced the terror attacks carried out by Hamas in Israel over the weekend, vowing to stand with Israel in combating the "pure, unadulterated evil."

The message Biden must send to Iran

Sen. Roger Marshall October 30, 2023 9:50 am

American Psychological Association says ‘poor’ and ‘special needs’ are offensive

Matt Lamb October 27, 2023 11:00 am

Families walk towards their flight during ongoing evacuations at Hamid Karzai International Airport, in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Aug. 24, 2021.

After all the wasted US blood and treasure, Afghanistan now cozying up to China

Wilson Beaver, Nicholas Ruhling October 26, 2023 12:29 pm

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, United Arab Emirates Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed al-NahyanAbraham and Bahrain Foreign Minister Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa, stand on the Blue Room Balcony during the Abraham Accords signing ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House, Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2020, in Washington.

The US needs a special envoy for Arab-Israeli normalization

Carrie Filipetti October 26, 2023 6:00 am

Israel war: The media should remember they can’t control truth

Lexie Rigden October 25, 2023 2:16 pm

President Joe Biden gets in to his presidential vehicle as he leaves a restaurant in Rehoboth Beach, Del., Sunday, Oct 22, 2023. Biden is spending the weekend at his Rehoboth Beach home.

Israel war: Biden’s foreign policy fails on its own terms

Peter Laffin October 25, 2023 10:00 am

In Israel’s time of war, its economic bond with the US matters more than ever

Anthony B. Kim October 24, 2023 1:01 pm