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 selection of beef cuts and sausages are displayed at a market in a cold section.

Trump just made beef cheaper. Why is Thomas Massie angry?

Connor Appelboom August 30, 2026 6:00 am

President Donald Trump speaks at Ford's Rawsonville Components Plant in 2020.

Trump’s war on Michigan

Brady Leonard August 28, 2026 3:17 pm

Linda Atkinson, left, and Michelle Secor protest the proposed construction of a multi-structure, 795-acre data center Saturday, March 14, 2026, in Joliet, Illinois. (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune/TNS via Newscom)

The data center panic is winning while China cheers

Brad Polumbo August 28, 2026 2:28 pm

Graphic of Capital Building in red with a Social Security card in background.

Congress is sleepwalking into a Social Security crisis

Bill Cassidy, Dick Durbin August 27, 2026 6:00 am

National debt inflation economy

We are caught between a debt crisis and an inflation crisis

Richard Stern August 27, 2026 6:00 am

Flock Safety license plate reader

Pro-Flock conservatives ignore the potential for state tyranny

Brady Leonard August 25, 2026 6:00 am

Art depicting an American and Canadian ship on a collision course.

The US-Canada trade war is lose-lose

Edmund O. Schweitzer III August 25, 2026 6:00 am

Trader Neil Tapia is shown working on the NYSE trading floor in this photo provided by the New York Stock Exchange.

The Minsky Moment: Rising rates threaten credit, AI, and stocks

Desmond Lachman August 21, 2026 6:00 am

A satellite image of an undersea volcano eruption.

The US is at risk of losing leverage over a crucial UN agency

Brett Schaefer August 20, 2026 12:26 pm

Federal Reserve Board Chairman Kevin Warsh.

What the odd July jobs report means for the Fed

Peter St. Onge, E.J. Antoni August 19, 2026 6:00 am

Clockwise from top left: anti-data center sentiment in St. Paul, Minnesota; Bastrop, Texas; Nescopeck, Pennsylvania; and Westfield, Massachusetts. (opposite, clockwise from top left: Michael Siluk/UCG/Universal Images Group/Getty; Paul Weaver/SOPA Images/LightRocket/Getty; Aaron E. Martinez/Austin American-Statesman/Getty Images; Danielle Parhizkaran/Boston Globe/Getty)

Republicans are falling for the data center panic

Jon Miltimore August 18, 2026 6:00 am

When did a bad grade become a mental health problem?

Jonathan Alpert August 17, 2026 6:00 am