Op-Eds

President Donald Trump talks to reporters during a tour of White House Ballroom construction.

Trump blames everyone but himself. So what else is new?

Eric Wargotz · November 7, 2026 1:00 pm

A Social Security card. U.S. Treasury note, and $100 bill lie atop an American flag.

Social Security’s dirty secret: You weren’t supposed to live long enough to collect it

Bill Clinton deposition with House Oversight over their Jeffrey Epstein investigation on Feb. 27, 2026.

Clinton and Gingrich found common ground. Washington must again

Elon Musk James Talarico

Talarico reaches out to Elon Musk — but he’s no born-again MAGA

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

Israel’s greatest strength is its people. Investing in them is investing in its future

The Right to Try Act allows terminally ill patients who have exhausted all other options to try medications that have passed basic Food and Drug Administration safety protocols but not completed the full, multiyear approval process. Such legislation has received overwhelming support nationally, becoming law in 38 states. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

Andy Biggs and Brian Fitzpatrick: America needs the Right to Try, before it’s too late

Andy Biggs, brian-fitzpatrick March 7, 2018 9:56 pm

It is quite clear Russia is trying to reclaim its superpower status from the last half of the 20th century by weakening the U.S. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin)

Michael McCaul and Mark Meadows: Resist Russian manipulation and stay united

Rep. Mark Meadows, michael-mccaul March 7, 2018 5:01 am

There’s a better way of protecting consumer data

stephanie-martz, Lyle Beckwith March 7, 2018 5:01 am

Following the 2008 financial crisis, policymakers focused solely on stability while forgetting that we need both stability and economic growth. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Small business lending can rev America’s economic engine

David Hirschmann March 7, 2018 5:01 am

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce recently estimated that trade with Canada and Mexico supports nearly 14 million American jobs. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)

Trump’s plans for ‘energy dominance’ depend on NAFTA’s survival

Kyle Isakower March 6, 2018 5:01 am

Jobs and security for those displaced by ISIS

stephen-hollingshead, lotta-moberg March 6, 2018 5:01 am

Don’t cut families out of the farm bill

joel-gasper, catherine-lacour March 6, 2018 5:01 am

We have an extremely long southern border: 1,954 miles, to be exact. Although walls have been effective for short distances, the prospect of physically preventing illegal immigration across the length of our southern border is another thing altogether. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

How to fix illegal immigration: For every deportation, admit one vetted guest worker

David Unsworth March 6, 2018 5:01 am

Marijuana plants are displayed at the Berkeley Patients Group dispensary on Feb. 14, 2018 in Berkeley, Calif. Attorney General Jeff Sessions has sent a letter to members of Congress, demanding them to remove a rider that prevents the Justice Department from taking action against states that allow medical marijuana. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

Congress will decide medical marijuana’s future this month

Beau Rothschild March 5, 2018 5:01 am

In Baltimore, the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals struck down a long-standing attempt to crack down on pregnancy centers in late 2017. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

The abortion industry can’t find a real scare story to justify its attacks on pregnancy centers

Jay Hobbs March 5, 2018 5:01 am

This aerial photograph from Feb. 26 shows flood damage from the swollen Ohio River in Aurora, Ind. The National Flood Insurance Program, which has long been the only option for homeowners to purchase flood coverage, expired last fall and has needed more than $40 billion in taxpayer funds just to remain afloat. (Kareem Elgazzar/The Cincinnati Enquirer via AP)

Senate must stop ignoring the National Flood Insurance Program

John Huff March 5, 2018 5:01 am

Former CIA Director John Brennan refused to respond to questions concerning the process for flagging a conversation or interaction of an American who may be subject to such targeting by the Russians. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Brad Wenstrup: A return to trust in the federal government

Rep. Brad Wenstrup March 5, 2018 5:01 am