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

The new media is still a good thing

Emily Jashinsky April 21, 2025 6:00 am

British Home Department Secretary Yvette Cooper (third from left) chairs a meeting of European ministers and agencies on Dec. 10 in London.

Europe won’t embrace China’s economic Trojan horse

James Rogan April 20, 2025 6:00 am

College Cost Reduction Act doesn’t threaten the humanities

Chris Schorr April 18, 2025 6:00 am

The Internal Revenue Service 1040 tax form for 2022 is seen on April 17, 2023.

Extending the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act is vital

Rep. Randy Feenstra April 18, 2025 6:00 am

Dollar bills are shown in New York, Oct. 24, 2016.

Reports of the dollar’s death are greatly exaggerated

James Rogan April 18, 2025 6:00 am

In this May 10, 2019, file photo, a container ship is unloaded at the Virginia International Gateway terminal in Norfolk. A Chinese state news agency said U.S. and Chinese trade negotiators promised to create “favorable conditions” for carrying out a truce in their governments’ tariff war during a phone call.

The Golden Age of transportation will make shipbuilding great again

Sean P. Duffy April 18, 2025 5:00 am

President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with El Salvador's President, Nayib Bukele, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Monday, April 14, 2025.

‘If they don’t make a deal, there will be bombing’

Hugh Hewitt April 16, 2025 5:00 am

Chinese honor guards wait before the arrival ceremonies between Chinese President Xi Jinping and visiting Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China on Wednesday, Jan 15, 2025.

Trump’s China tariffs showdown makes war likelier

John Schindler April 15, 2025 8:00 am

Russian President Vladimir Putin and President Donald Trump meet at the 2017 G20 summit.

Trump should stop dancing to Putin’s nuclear waltz

Ivana Stradner April 15, 2025 6:00 am

A United Airlines jet lands at Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport Saturday, March 29, 2025.

United Airlines wants you on planes maintained by China

Sean M. O'Brien April 15, 2025 6:00 am

In this Nov. 13, 2019, file photo, President Donald Trump shakes hands with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan after a news conference in the East Room of the White House, in Washington. Former President Joe Biden has often touted the personal relationships he’s developed with world leaders over nearly 50 years in national politics as a factor that makes him uniquely equipped to revitalize the reputation of the United States following the presidency of Trump. He’s mentioned to aides that he’s developed a strong rapport with Erdoğan over the years, according to a senior administration official who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss private conversations.

Erdogan keeps pulling fast ones on Trump to harm American business

Michael Rubin April 14, 2025 2:13 pm

President Donald Trump speaks at a dinner with Senate Republicans at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida, Friday, Feb. 7, 2025.

What if Trump’s risky tariffs bet pays off?

Elizabeth Stauffer April 11, 2025 8:00 am