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

Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm listens as President Joe Biden speaks about energy and the Strategic Petroleum Reserve during an event in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2022, in Washington.

Biden’s attack on American natural gas jeopardizes our energy security and leadership

Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers February 15, 2024 6:00 am

Energy industry groups, some of which have been fighting the Trump administration over its proposed cuts to clean energy programs, confirmed from government officials that the clean energy center and other joint initiatives with China on energy will remain intact. (Bloomberg Photo)

Biden’s Clean Power Plan 2.0 is bad news

George David Banks February 15, 2024 6:00 am

Industry groups say that a plan to slap a 25 percent tariff on steel imports could harm President Trump's energy dominance agenda by driving up the cost for oil and natural pipelines, refinery infrastructure, and liquefied natural gas export terminals. (iStock)

How the next conservative administration can restore American energy dominance

Diana Furchtgott-Roth February 15, 2024 6:00 am

A hydrogen future needs clean nuclear energy

Benton Arnett February 14, 2024 6:00 am

A new report from the Washington-based Atlantic Council concludes that sanctions against Russia "have not necessarily met their mark" in slowing Russian oil and natural gas production. (iStock)

The urgent need for American energy leadership

Tim Tarpley, Rep. Troy Balderson February 13, 2024 10:07 am

This June 27, 2013 file photo shows Duke Energy's Crystal River nuclear power plant in Citrus County, Florida. Duke Energy reports quarterly earnings on Wednesday, May 7, 2014.

How Texas nuclear power can restore American energy dominance

Mark Whittington February 13, 2024 6:00 am

In this Friday March 16, 2012 photo, made available March 26, 2012, oil rigs belonging to PetroChina are seen near the banks of a snow covered lake in Daqing in northeastern China's Heilongjiang province. The price of oil rose slightly Monday Dec. 3, 2012, as a strong manufacturing report from China countered a weak one in the U.S. An index measuring manufacturing in China showed expansion in November for the first time in 13 months. China is the world's second-largest economy and a huge consumer of oil. A better economy there suggests that energy consumption is likely to grow, pushing oil prices higher. (AP Photo) CHINA OUT

America must show energy leadership on a global stage

Isaac Orr February 13, 2024 6:00 am

The American Petroleum Institute says the U.S. energy boom has made a 40-year crude oil export ban irrelevant, citing Energy Information Administration projections this week that domestic oil production would hit a near-record 9.5 million barrels per day by 2016. (Photo: Thinkstock)

Unlocking America’s energy future: The role of access in Biden’s policy puzzle

Holly Hopkins February 12, 2024 6:00 am

American dynamism: Restoring America’s energy dominance

Washington Examiner February 12, 2024 12:01 am

Joe Biden (left), Benjamin Netanyahu (right)

Biden leaves Israel out to dry

Elizabeth Stauffer February 11, 2024 6:00 am

FILE - In this Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2012 file photo, Addison Strychalsky, 2, of Newtown, Conn., pets Libby, a golden retriever therapy dog, during a visit from the dogs and their handlers to a memorial for the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting victims in Newtown. As the shock of Newtown's horrific school shooting starts to wear off, as the headlines fade and the therapists leave, residents are seeking a way forward through faith, community and a determination to seize their future. (AP Photo/David Goldman, File)

Unleash an army of therapy dogs on our failing schools

Peter Laffin February 10, 2024 6:00 am

When will Jake Sullivan get mugged by reality?

Michael Lucchese February 9, 2024 6:00 am