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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

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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

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D-MI) speaks into a microphone.

The EV lobby thought it could force a Chinese battery plant on its neighbors. It was wrong

Tudor Dixon November 1, 2025 5:00 am

Chinese President Xi Jinping speaks during a meeting.

China must not be allowed to win the AI arms race

Sean Durns October 31, 2025 1:50 pm

President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping pose for a photo.

AI export controls are needed to stop Chinese dominance

Robert L. Maness October 31, 2025 5:00 am

President Donald Trump talks to War Secretary Pete Hegseth.

Trump is wrong to pull troops from Romania

Ani Chkhikvadze October 30, 2025 2:03 pm

President Donald Trump speaks into a microphone.

Trump was right to reject Putin meeting

Ani Chkhikvadze October 30, 2025 6:00 am

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The Left’s disingenuous attacks on AI data centers

James Rogan October 29, 2025 1:31 pm

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Billions of US dollars are being lost to foreign scams

Jefferson Shreve October 29, 2025 5:00 am

These two things will determine who wins the US-China trade war

Drew Bond October 28, 2025 3:35 pm

Exxon sign at a Exxon gas station.

Exxon is right to sue over unconstitutional California laws

James Rogan October 28, 2025 6:00 am

UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters fly during a military parade.

State Department ignores Afghan allies in mortal danger

Beth Bailey October 24, 2025 5:45 am

President Xi Jinping waves as he arrives at Lhasa in western China's Tibet Autonomous Region.

China’s threat to Taiwan isn’t dependent on Xi Jinping

Sean Durns October 24, 2025 5:30 am

From left, Rep. Bruce Westerman (R-AR), Rep. Lisa McClain, R-Mich., Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, (R-LA), Rep. Michael Simpson (R-ID), and House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA), hold a news conference on day 22 of the government shutdown, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Republicans, don’t get tricked by Democrats on Obamacare subsidies

Tarren Bragdon October 24, 2025 5:00 am