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

Too woke to wage war

Jim Nelles June 23, 2023 6:00 am

FILE - In this Dec. 14, 2019 file photo, Navy midshipmen march onto field ahead of an NCAA college football game between the Army and the Navy in Philadelphia. Video of midshipmen and cadets making hand gestures in the stands at the Army-Navy football game outraged some commentators who claimed they were "white power" signals, and exasperated others who say the students were merely playing a popular children's game. The U.S. military and naval academies are investigating.

Military leadership is trying to hide its efforts to force leftist ideology on the ranks

Ron Scott June 22, 2023 9:00 am

The dangers of a distracted military

The dangers of a distracted military

Elaine McCusker June 22, 2023 6:00 am

Where are the generals and admirals willing to defend the military from wokeness?

Scott Sturman June 22, 2023 6:00 am

A new poll shows that 52 percent of women oppose requiring women to register for the draft. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)

The military has much bigger problems than ‘social justice’

Mike Gonzalez June 22, 2023 6:00 am

How the Left’s Stalinesque treatment of military history undermines achievement

How the Left’s Stalinesque treatment of military history undermines achievement

Forrest Marion June 22, 2023 6:00 am

Biden’s climate transition will harm our military readiness and national security

Rep. Michael Waltz June 22, 2023 6:00 am

Military Generation Z recruiting woes worsened by TikTok ban and Big Tech competition

Mike Brest June 22, 2023 6:00 am

The Pentagon needs to stay out of politics

The Pentagon needs to stay out of politics

Zachary Faria June 21, 2023 4:01 pm

"The highest-ranking officer in the Marine Corps told [Lt. Gen. Thomas Waldhauser] that the appellant and his co-accused should be 'crushed,'" the court said. (iStock by Getty Images)

Defense Department’s DEI strategic plan damages military cohesion

Garrett Exner June 21, 2023 10:23 am

Of course Greta Thunberg was wrong about fossil fuels

Gabriella Hoffman June 21, 2023 9:55 am

Is the US military trying to lose wars?

Is the US military trying to lose wars?

John Hughes June 21, 2023 6:00 am