Courage, Strength, and Optimism

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The rumble in the jungle: is Washington punching itself out?

Ron MacCammon · April 26, 2026 6:00 am

The sun rises behind tankers anchored in the Strait of Hormuz.

A US victory in Iran is what Democrats fear most

Earth Day environment regulation

Earth Day and the failure of apocalyptic environmentalism

US President Donald Trump mimics firing a gun as he speaks about the conflict in Iran in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House on April 6, 2026, in Washington, DC. (Photo by Kent Nishimura / AFP via Getty Images)

The price of appeasement: $20 billion won’t buy peace with Iran

The aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower and other warships cross the Strait of Hormuz into the Persian Gulf.

Our Navy was built for this moment in the Strait of Hormuz

Military

Fast-track post-traumatic stress treatments. Our veterans can’t wait

Cole Lyle November 11, 2025 10:08 am

A military man carries his son, who is holding an American flag, on his shoulders in a sunny field.

Veterans defended our homeland and now they need a place in it

Kate Monroe November 11, 2025 5:00 am

The public wants to treat veterans right, no matter what the outcome of last week's elections or next year's elections. (iStock by Getty Images)

A promise to those who served

Rep. Brian Mast November 11, 2025 5:00 am

Syrian President Ahmed al Sharaa waves as he greets supporters outside the White House.

Trump has an opportunity to protect Syria’s ancient communities

Joseph E. Schmitz November 10, 2025 4:30 pm

President Donald Trump.

Trump will soon see that democracy promotion matters

Michael Rubin November 10, 2025 6:00 am

European Union flags flap in the wind outside EU headquarters.

Europe’s due diligence rule is a risk for US manufacturers

Mike Roman November 9, 2025 5:00 am

War Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks during a news conference.

The Pentagon’s vital acquisition reforms

Sean Durns November 6, 2025 1:51 pm

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., expresses his frustration as he speaks to reporters outside the Senate chamber to blame President Donald Trump and the Republicans with the government shutdown, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 16, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

America’s heroes should never be waiting for a paycheck

Jimmy Patronis November 6, 2025 6:00 am

Gold jewelry are displayed for sale at V&P Jewelry in the St. Vincent Jewelry Center in the Jewelry District of Los Angeles in Los Angeles, Wednesday, April 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Why gold prices are soaring

James Rogan November 6, 2025 6:00 am

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Sen. Ben Ray Lujan (D-NM).

What the shutdown debate gets wrong about Medicaid

Allison Ball November 4, 2025 5:00 am

The Capitol in Washington, D.C.

Foreign companies are lobbying while masquerading as US businesses

Michael Lucci November 3, 2025 5:00 am

Energy transmission lines.

Mobilizing Cold War plutonium for energy dominance

Jason Isaac November 2, 2025 6:00 am