Faith, Freedom, and Self-Reliance

William F. Buckley Jr., laughs while gesturing with his fingers while sitting in an office chair in 1965. (Nick Machalaba/Fairchild Archive/Penske Media via Getty Images)

Buckley kept the gate. Today, the rank-and-file must

Justin Stapley · October 16, 2026 12:20 pm

President Donald Trump speaks during a dinner in the Rose Garden of the White House, Thursday, Sept. 17, 2026, in Washington.

Trump’s vote-buying scheme is a betrayal of conservatism

The National Hockey League’s Minnesota Wild warms up in front of a sign advertising the prediction market platform Kalshi in Chicago before a game against the Chicago Blackhawks, March 17, 2026. (David Banks/AP)

On prediction markets, let’s take it to court

TikTok’s censorship weakens our election integrity

A June 25, 1999, file photo shows an enlargement of the U.S. Postal Services stamp depicting Rosie the Riveter, in South Portland, Maine. A group wants to preserve a portion of the old Willow Run bomber plant and house a museum there dedicated to aviation and the countless Rosies across the country. Save the Bomber Plant officials have until Thursday, May 1, to raise the remainder of the $8 million needed to save the plant from demolition.

The year 2026 calls for a new Rosie

A woman holds an Israeli flag while walking down Fifth Avenue during the Israel Day Parade, Sunday, May 31, 2026, in New York.

A warning to the church: Don’t let the algorithm disciple you on Israel

Wendell Vinson October 11, 2026 12:00 pm

family children birth rate birthrate

Devout Christians boast great family lives. Lukewarm ones fare worse than the non-religious

Jane Lankes Smith October 11, 2026 11:00 am

Federal Communications Commission building.

Nobel-winning ideas don’t implement themselves

Mark Jamison October 9, 2026 11:39 am

Tucker Carlson, looking quizzical, attends a meeting with President Donald Trump.

There’s no defending Tucker Carlson

Brady Leonard October 8, 2026 6:00 am

Trump talks to reporters in the Oval Office while pointing.

Trump drug pricing and the iron lung fallacy

Howard Husock October 6, 2026 12:41 pm

President Donald Trump speaks during an event at Butler High School in Vandalia, Ohio, Saturday, Oct. 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

High gas prices are temporary. The consequences of a Democratic Congress are not

Elizabeth Stauffer October 5, 2026 12:49 pm

Donald Trump with US and Cuba flag

Trump’s Cuba siege is a waiting game

Ron MacCammon October 2, 2026 1:31 pm

The U.S. Capitol.

Political straws in the wind: New polls

Karlyn Bowman September 30, 2026 6:45 pm

A woman holds an Israeli flag while walking down Fifth Avenue during the Israel Day Parade, Sunday, May 31, 2026, in New York.

Remembering Oct. 7: The flag our friends plant

Yael Eckstein September 30, 2026 11:00 am

A doctor examines a patient's inner left ear during a health visit.

Want cheaper health insurance? Don’t kill HSAs

Sally Pipes September 28, 2026 11:14 am

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

Alexis de Tocqueville

Tocqueville’s warning for the New Right

Greg Schaller September 24, 2026 12:14 pm