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

President Donald Trump, who entered office heavily criticizing U.S. nation building efforts in the Middle East, said Saturday that the United States will "run" Venezuela following the capture of former President Nicolas Maduro. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

What the ‘Donroe Doctrine’ does and doesn’t mean

Washington Examiner January 6, 2026 5:00 am

FILE - The Supreme Court in Washington, June 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

Supreme Court must reject the indirect carbon tax

Andrew Gould January 5, 2026 10:43 pm

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani speaks during a press conference.

Rugged individualism built the American Century. Collectivism could unmake it

Gentry Collins January 5, 2026 8:10 pm

Screenshot of Timothee Chalamet in "Marty Supreme" (2025).

In Marty Supreme, Timothée Chalamet makes ambition look like destiny

Harry Khachatrian January 5, 2026 5:53 pm

Sens. Dave McCormick (R-PA) and John Fetterman (D-PA) give thumbs up while posing for a photo.

Dave McCormick pens inaugural letter to Pennsylvania voters

Salena Zito January 5, 2026 3:58 pm

In this photo released by the White House, President Donald Trump monitors U.S. military operations in Venezuela, with CIA Director John Ratcliffe, left, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller.

Ignore everything Trump says about Venezuela

Timothy P. Carney January 5, 2026 3:27 pm

Former Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro.

The real ‘international law’ has always been that might makes right

Zachary Faria January 5, 2026 1:50 pm

Trump and Rubio.

Will Trump make Cuba the next Haiti or Puerto Rico?

Michael Rubin January 5, 2026 1:32 pm

The Noble Train of Artillery by Tom Lovell

On This Day: Col. Henry Knox

Salena Zito January 5, 2026 1:15 pm

President Donald Trump.

Trump’s righteous warning to Iran’s leaders

Ani Chkhikvadze January 5, 2026 5:00 am

A basketball is stuck in the net outside of a residence destroyed by the Palisades Fire in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles, Friday, Jan. 24, 2025.

California’s Palisades fire cover-up continues

Washington Examiner January 5, 2026 5:00 am

Trump and Rubio.

Venezuela: It all depends on the meaning of the word ‘run’

Byron York January 5, 2026 12:37 am