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

TikTok’s censorship weakens our election integrity

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

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

The U.S. Capitol is seen from a street in Washington as heavy smoke from wildfires shrouds the atmosphere in June 2026.

Measuring the health of the American republic

J. Marc Wheat, Kevin Dayaratna July 24, 2026 6:00 am

Drew McKissick, chair of the South Carolina Republican Party, center right, during the Republican National Committee spring meeting in Houston, Texas, US, on Friday, March 8, 2024. Close allies of Donald Trump were named to the two top jobs at the Republican National Committee after the previous chair stepped down amid dissatisfaction with fundraising and coordination with the former president's 2024 presidential campaign. Photographer: Callaghan O'Hare/Bloomberg via Getty Images

The GOP can avoid a blue wave

Brady Leonard July 22, 2026 6:00 am

RICHLAND PARISH, La.— A video screenshot shows Meta’s landmark data center campus on Monday, July 13, 2026, as the company expanded its total infrastructure investment to $50 billion. (Meta Newsroom via AP)

Slowing data center construction signals the need for pro-growth reforms

Autumn Dorsey, Sarah Wagoner July 20, 2026 6:00 am

Police stand outside the George Washington University Hospital, Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2025 in Washington.

The hidden contracts keeping hospital prices high

Sally Pipes July 17, 2026 6:00 am

New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani speaks with Rikers Island inmates

My grudging respect for Mamdani’s Rikers visit

Peter Laffin July 16, 2026 2:39 pm

(Connor Appelboom)

Why we love our haters

Connor Appelboom July 14, 2026 6:00 am

Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN) stops during a break to give water to the hunting dogs during the annual Minnesota Governor's Pheasant Hunting Opener near Sleepy Eye, Minnesota, Saturday, Oct. 12, 2024.

Democrats have no idea what a man is

Brady Leonard July 12, 2026 6:00 am

Trump inflation jobs economy

Waiting for Trump’s golden economic age

Desmond Lachman July 10, 2026 6:00 am

FILE - The Capitol Dome is seen as lawmakers prepare to depart for the holiday recess, at the Capitol in Washington,

‘Project 2029’ shows Democrats have still learned nothing

Connor Appelboom July 10, 2026 6:00 am

Democratic mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani arrives at the NBC studios to participate in a Democratic mayoral primary debate, June 4, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura, Pool, File)

Mamdani’s rent freeze math doesn’t work, and he doesn’t care

Jon Miltimore July 9, 2026 6:00 am

Artwork saying "welfare." (iStock Photo)

Americans still believe in work. The AI crowd hasn’t gotten the memo

Matt Weidinger July 9, 2026 6:00 am

Vice President JD Vance, on May 19, 2025 in Vatican City, Vatican. (Photo by Vatican Media/Vatican Pool - Corbis/Getty Images)

Put down the phone, and go to church

Patrick McFarland July 8, 2026 11:00 am