Opinion

Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill celebrates the Divine Liturgy for Christmas in the Christ the Saviour Cathedral in Moscow on Jan. 6, 2022.

What it means for Russia’s fight in Ukraine to be a ‘holy war’

Emily Hester, Ivana Stradner · August 10, 2026 10:37 am

U.S. President Donald Trump, accompanied by CIA Director John Ratcliffe (C-L), Secretary of War Pete Hegseth (2nd-R) and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Dan Caine (R), speaks during a news conference in James S. Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House on April 06, 2026 in Washington, DC. President Trump spoke about the successful military mission to rescue a weapons systems officer whose F-15E Strike Eagle was shot down in Iran. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

Trump’s frustration and Iran’s delaying tactics

Lead singer and guitarist Billy Corgan of American alternative rock band The Smashing Pumpkins performs at the 26th edition of the Vive Latino music festival in Mexico City, Sunday, March 15, 2026.

Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan just offered a great lesson in economics

Power transmission towers line a street in Redondo Beach, California.

Utility companies want to shift risks on struggling families

Network of Enlightened Women 2026 Essay Contest college winner

Caution tape and flowers cover the entrance to the Beth Israel Congregation.

How the internet breeds extremism

Kimberly Ross January 16, 2026 2:11 pm

Map showing Svalbard, which is a Norwegian Arctic archipelago between mainland Norway and the North Pole. Circled in red are NATO territories and reveal the convenient distance between the archipelago that Trump seeks for energy and mineral resources.

The Svalbard proof Trump wants Greenland for dollars, not defense

Tom Rogan January 16, 2026 12:08 pm

Members of the Future Farmers of America, holding their dairyman milkshakes.

Pennsylvania dairy farmers celebrate the Whole Milk Act

Salena Zito January 16, 2026 8:32 am

Anti-ICE demonstrators protest outside the graffiti tagged Graduate Hotel where federal immigration agents are believed to be staying in Minneapolis on Jan. 13, 2026. Hundreds more federal agents were heading to Minneapolis, the US homeland security chief said on January 11, brushing aside demands by the Midwestern city's Democratic leaders to leave after an immigration officer fatally shot a woman protester. In multiple TV interviews, US Homeland Secretary Kristi Noem defended the actions of the officer who shot and killed 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good, whose death has sparked renewed protests nationwide against President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown. (Photo by Octavio JONES / AFP via Getty Images)

Democrats — the party of lawbreaking

Hugo Gurdon January 16, 2026 6:10 am

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani speaks on Jan. 7, 2026.

Socialism’s rise is really a gift to America

John Tillman January 16, 2026 6:00 am

President Donald Trump drinks a Diet Coke during the ProAm of the LIV Golf Team Championship at Trump National Doral Golf Club in Doral, Florida. (Lynne Sladky/AP)

Donald Trump disproves MAHA

Tiana Lowe Doescher January 16, 2026 5:55 am

Residents confront federal officers following a shooting.

Years of law enforcement hatred is taking a toll on Minneapolis police

Zachary Faria January 16, 2026 5:50 am

Kalshi CNN

Against the vice economy

Conn Carroll January 16, 2026 5:45 am

Stickball by Arthur Leipzig, 1951. (Courtesy of the Brooklyn Museum)

Illegal pickup

Timothy P. Carney January 16, 2026 5:35 am

Supporters of Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado gather on Capitol Hill following her meeting with lawmakers on January 15, 2026 in Washington, DC. Machado has called for Democratic Unitary Platform candidate Edmundo González, who is widely considered to be the winner of the 2024 election, to assume the presidency of Venezuela following the January 03, 2026 capture and arrest of Nicolas Maduro by the United States military. (Photo by Anna Rose Layden/Getty Images)

Trump’s move against Maduro is wildly popular among Latin Americans, including Venezuelans

Guy Benson January 16, 2026 5:30 am

US President Donald Trump speaks to members of the media on the South Lawn of the White House before boarding Marine One in Washington, DC, US, on Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2026. Trump is traveling to Michigan after his administration floated a slew of ideas it says will build on last year's efforts to rein in inflation and lower gas prices. Photographer: Shawn Thew/EPA/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Trump’s sordid pardon economy

Timothy P. Carney January 16, 2026 5:23 am

Members of the Iranian diaspora, their supporters, local activists, and passersby hold a symbolic demonstration titled 'Free Iran' to show solidarity with Iranian women and men fighting for freedom and civil rights, in Krakow's Market Square in Krakow, Poland, on January 15, 2026. (Photo by Artur Widak/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

Mullah lite?

Dominic Green January 16, 2026 5:19 am