Courage, Strength, and Optimism

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth gives a State of the Force address at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2026 in Quantico, Virginia.

Hegseth’s Pentagon initiatives hold promise

Elaine McCusker, John G. Ferrari · October 15, 2026 6:00 am

Opposition leader Maria Corina Machado, left, and opposition presidential candidate Edmundo Gonzalez address supporters from the top of a truck during a protest against the official presidential election results declaring President Nicolas Maduro the winner in Caracas, Venezuela.

Venezuela needs more than an election date

A person pastes a heart-shaped sticker on a banner with pictures of Israeli hostages during a a gathering at a plaza known as hostages square in Tel Aviv.

After Trump brought him home, an Oct. 7 hostage family member tells his story

The U.S. Capitol is seen from the Cannon House Office Building as Republican lawmakers passed a bill to fund the federal government through Dec. 4, in Washington, Wednesday, July 22, 2026.

Expand the Child Tax Credit, but define success first

This 2015 photo shows server banks inside a data center at AEP headquarters in Columbus, Ohio.

Trump should crack down on Chinese AI distillation

Honor guard soldiers prepare to rise the Ukrainian national flag during State Flag Day celebrations in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Tuesday.

Grading NATO, Russia, and Ukraine’s intelligence six months after Putin’s invasion

Marc Polymeropoulos August 24, 2022 4:00 am

A federal agency that doesn’t want more power (yet)

A federal agency that doesn’t want more power (yet)

Jeremy Lott August 11, 2022 11:00 pm

The ‘less is more’ key to countering China in the Pacific islands

Bridi Rice, Hayley Channer August 4, 2022 10:00 am

Biden blunders on refugees

Jonathan Schanzer, Asaf Romirowsky July 21, 2022 11:00 pm

After embarrassing miscues, US seeks better ways to predict will to fight

Jamie McIntyre July 21, 2022 11:00 pm

Republicans and Democrats are more divided over the issue of climate change going into the November election, but support more wind and solar. (iStock Photo)

Power grids face the summer strain

Jeremy Beaman July 14, 2022 11:00 pm

When millionaires and billionaires leave, everyone loses

Stephen Moore July 14, 2022 11:00 pm

California’s schizophrenic energy policy

Conn Carroll June 23, 2022 11:00 pm

Kids protest climate change.

Biden is the economy’s supply chain problem

Stephen Moore June 23, 2022 11:00 pm

The Great Biden Recession of 2022 is already here

Stephen Moore June 16, 2022 11:00 pm

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis listens during a news conference, Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2021, near the Shark Valley Visitor Center in Miami. DeSantis is doubling down as the state again broke its record for COVID-19 hospitalizations. The Republican governor insisted Tuesday that the spike will be short-lived.

Citizen Ron

Dominic Green June 16, 2022 11:00 pm

Green airlines

Dominic Green June 9, 2022 11:00 pm