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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

President Donald Trump speaks to reporters.

Trump becomes the new FDR, and not in a good way

James Rogan October 10, 2025 6:00 am

A businessman presses a button on a virtual screen..

Rise of the Neoclouds

James Rogan October 9, 2025 6:00 am

Supercharging China’s AI capabilities would be a mistake

Jeff M. Smith, Bryan Burack October 9, 2025 5:00 am

China’s exports to US dropped 33% in August

How China corrodes American free speech

Derek Levine October 8, 2025 6:00 am

Intelligence agencies, law enforcement and the State Department have all reviewed and approved the release of the 9/11 document with "minimal redactions,—£ sources told CNN. (AP Photo)

Renew the terrorism risk insurance program

Mark Warshawsky October 7, 2025 5:00 am

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth speaks to senior military leaders at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2025 in Quantico, Va.

Merit-based advancement is key to military excellence

Amber Smith October 5, 2025 5:00 am

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth speaks to senior military leaders at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2025 in Quantico, Va.

For the US military, the standard is excellence

Meaghan Mobbs October 4, 2025 7:22 pm

National flags representing the United States, Canada, and Mexico fly in the breeze in New Orleans where leaders of the North American Free Trade Agreement met, April 21, 2008.

The clock is ticking on a crucial trade partnership

Kevin Brady October 3, 2025 1:25 pm

Florence Makumene holds HIV medication that she received through funding from the U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, along with her hospital records book, at her home in Harare, Zimbabwe, Feb. 7, 2025.

How Congress can help America on the world stage

Ted Yoho, Ed Royce October 3, 2025 12:49 pm

American flags wave at the Washington Monument in Washington, Monday, Nov. 4, 2024.

Be the thermostat, not the thermometer

Ben Carson October 3, 2025 6:00 am

Energy transmission lines.

Small Modular Reactors are Gatorade for the AI race

James Rogan October 2, 2025 6:00 am

Crowds raise their hands during an anti fascist demonstration to mark the twelfth anniversary of the death of anti fascist activist Clement Meric in Paris France on June 8, 2025. (Photo by Bastien Ohier / Hans Lucas via AFP) (Photo by BASTIEN OHIER/Hans Lucas/AFP via Getty Images)

Foreign communists are funding and training violent leftist radicals in US

Mike Gonzalez October 1, 2025 5:00 am