Courage, Strength, and Optimism

People carry their belongings as they leave their office following Russian air attack in Kyiv, Ukraine, Monday, Oct. 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)

Conservatives can’t stay neutral on Russia’s War in Ukraine

Kimberly Ross · October 22, 2026 10:09 am

Flames rise from Notre Dame cathedral.

If France can’t defend itself, why should America rely on it?

Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and U.S. President Donald Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff, left, shake hands prior to their talks in St. Petersburg, Russia, Friday, April 11, 2025.

Witkoff praises Putin as a humanitarian — to his shame and ours

A protester wraps a French flag around them in front of a burning tourism office.

France has fallen. America can’t be next

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

President Donald Trump speaks from the East Room of the White House in Washington, Saturday, June 21, 2025, after the U.S. military struck three Iranian nuclear and military sites, directly joining Israel's effort to decapitate the country's nuclear program, as Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth listen.

The world war that wasn’t

Sean Durns June 24, 2025 2:51 pm

Unarmed and armed drones, vehicles, helicopters, and artillery are among the items that will be shipped. Members of Fort Benning's Army security-force assistance brigade could be deployed by February to serve as combat advisers. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Justin T. Updegraff, Operation Resolute Support via AP)

US must learn from Israel and Ukraine wars

Michael Rubin June 24, 2025 11:58 am

How to avoid a forever war with Iran

Henry Olsen June 24, 2025 8:00 am

President Donald Trump listens as Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House, Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025, in Washington.

America must act decisively when diplomacy fails

Rep. Jen Kiggans June 23, 2025 2:51 pm

Fear of retaliation is exactly why Iran strike was needed

Ian Haworth June 23, 2025 2:16 pm

Trump did the right thing in Iran

John Bolton June 22, 2025 10:03 am

A pumpjack operates in the foreground while a wind turbine at the Buckeye Wind Energy wind farm rises in the distance, Monday, Sept. 30, 2024, near Hays, Kansas.

Global turmoil proves urgency of energy independence

Vijay Jayaraj June 21, 2025 7:00 am

Trump isn’t starting any wars, but he can end one

Elizabeth Stauffer June 20, 2025 6:00 am

President Donald Trump walks from Marine One to board Air Force One at Calgary International Airport, Monday, June 16, 2025, in Calgary, Canada, on his way back to Washington.

Trump understands the significance of Iran

Hugh Hewitt June 18, 2025 11:31 am

Trump is right to shun the European Union

Jason Reed June 18, 2025 9:18 am

A U.S. Customs and Border Protection agent watches a vehicle entering the United States from Canada at the Ambassador Bridge in Detroit, Monday, Aug. 9, 2021.

We need Canada to help stop the flow of fentanyl over our northern border

Rep. John James June 16, 2025 10:14 am

In this photo released by an official website of the office of the Iranian supreme leader, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei waves to the crowd during a meeting in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, Dec. 22, 2024.

The tense tussle over Trump’s Iran strategy

Daniel DePetris June 12, 2025 6:00 am