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’

By Emily Hester and 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

Byron York Aug 10, 2026

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

Jon Miltimore Aug 10, 2026

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

Utility companies want to shift risks on struggling families

Todd Snitchler Jul 22, 2026

Network of Enlightened Women 2026 Essay Contest college winner

Dameiya McMillian Apr 27, 2026

(Illustration by Dean MacAdam for the Washington Examiner) Populism feature

The problem with populism: Anger feels good but isn’t an effective way to govern

By Jay Caruso January 16, 2026 5:16 am

Republican presidential candidates from left: Chris Christie, Marco Rubio, Ben Carson, Scott Walker, Donald Trump, Jeb Bush, Mike Huckabee, Ted Cruz, Rand Paul, and John Kasich take the stage for the first Republican presidential debate in Cleveland, Ohio, on Aug. 6, 2015. (Andrew Harnik/AP)

The Trump takeover at 10: The president is a year into his second term but captured the GOP a decade ago

By Peter Tonguette January 16, 2026 5:08 am

The Danish coat of arms and Greenland's coat of arms are seen at the Danish Embassy in Washington, DC, ahead of a news conference with Danish Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen and Greenland's Foreign Minister Vivian Motzfeldt on January 14, 2026. Denmark and Greenland's top diplomats held high-stakes talks at the White House on Wednesday, with President Donald Trump warning it was "vital" for the United States to take control of the Arctic island. (Photo by Oliver Contreras / AFP via Getty Images)

The Western alliance is broken beyond repair

By Dan Hannan January 16, 2026 5:05 am

President Donald Trump.

Trump should honor his Iran promise with action

By Washington Examiner January 16, 2026 5:00 am

Iranians gather while blocking a street during a protest in Tehran, Iran on Jan. 9, 2026. (MAHSA/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images)

Ending Iran’s regime won’t be easy

By Michael Rubin January 16, 2026 4:32 am

From video shot by ICE officer Jonathan Ross in Minneapolis, Jan. 7, 2026: at left, anti-ICE activist Renee Good refuses to follow commands; at right, Ross’s view from the front of Good’s car before being struck. (Associated Press)

The officer and the activist: A perfect storm in Minnesota

By Peter Laffin January 16, 2026 4:29 am

Dr. Mehmet Oz, administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.

Why government health guidance on alcohol is, and always will be, incoherent

By Derek Robertson January 16, 2026 4:24 am

(L) Timothée Chalamet on the set of 'Marty Supreme', and the real Marty Reisman in 1948. (Jose Perez/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images/Getty Images)

The frenetic charm of ‘Marty Supreme’

By Peter Tonguette January 16, 2026 4:20 am

(Getty Images) crime at night

New York state of mind

By Rob Long January 16, 2026 4:16 am

J.M.W. Turner, The Slave Ship (1840), Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.

The beginning of the end of slavery

By Michael M. Rosen January 16, 2026 4:12 am

The Battle of Gettysburg was fought July 1-3, 1863, in and around the town of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. (Universal History Archive/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

How we remember Gettysburg

By Francis Dearnley January 16, 2026 4:08 am

Kit Harington and Marisa Abela in Industry. (Courtesy of HBO)

How did Industry get so good?

By Graham Hillard January 16, 2026 4:04 am