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

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) speaks during a public swearing-in ceremony for New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani.

The Left must quit its zero-sum thinking

Rainer Zitelmann January 2, 2026 1:22 pm

Palmer Luckey, founder of Anduril Industries, during an interview on "The Circuit with Emily Chang" at Anduril's headquarters in Costa Mesa, California, US, on Thursday, Dec. 14, 2023. Anduril recently beat several legacy defense players in a contest for a major contract to develop an unmanned fighter jet for the US Air Force and is now valued at $8.5 billion.

Palmer Luckey is right to revel in China’s sanctions

Sean Durns January 2, 2026 1:04 pm

The nation's top electric grid watchdog is carefully considering the recommendations made in the Energy Department's grid study issued late Wednesday night, according to the chairman of Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.

Electricity grid reliability at risk from bad government policies

Daren Bakst, Paige Lambermont January 2, 2026 9:47 am

Christmas tree and burning fireplace, bonfire fire flames and festive decoration lights. Cozy living room interior, winter holidays relaxation and warm home

The activism of Mr. Grinch

Hugo Gurdon January 2, 2026 6:10 am

Howard Lutnick, US commerce secretary, from left, Scott Bessent, US treasury secretary, US President Donald Trump, and David Sacks, White House Artificial Intelligence and Crypto czar.

Trump’s all-in AI push is paying off handsomely, making up for his failed tariffs gamble at least somewhat

Tiana Lowe Doescher January 2, 2026 5:55 am

James Nnaji, center, sits court side on the bench in his first game with the Baylor Bears against the Arlington Baptist Patriots on Dec. 29 in Waco, Texas. (Jake Schroeder/Baylor Athletics)

No-rules college basketball

Conn Carroll January 2, 2026 5:20 am

Product development specialists put tomato sauce and mozzerella cheese on pizzas in the Leprino Foods test kitchen. (Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post via Getty Images)

Happy cows come from Texas now

Zachary Faria January 2, 2026 5:15 am

(Illustration by Tatiana Lozano / Washington Examiner; Getty Images, El Greco / Fine Art Images / Newscom)

Celebrating Christ at Christmas is apparently right-wing

Timothy P. Carney January 2, 2026 5:10 am

Media concept multiple television screens. Media library streaming service concept

Streaming broke television’s sense of time

Tiana Lowe Doescher January 2, 2026 5:05 am

A picture of the Earth from space with glowing orange rings around it representing communication.

Bernie Sanders can’t and won’t stop AI development, and that’s good

Washington Examiner January 2, 2026 5:00 am

The National Task Force to Combat Antisemitism split from the Heritage Foundation after President Kevin Roberts’s, right, decision to side with podcaster Tucker Carlson after Carlson posted an interview with Nick Fuentes, in which he attacked Christian Zionists as heretics. (Left: Olivier Touron/AFP via Getty Images; right: Dominic Gwinn/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images)

The Heritage Foundation’s former antisemitism task force after its split with the think tank

Melissa Langsam Braunstein January 2, 2026 4:05 am

Salman Rushdie (Andres Kudacki/AP)

Salman Rushdie pulls up a chair

Gustav Jönsson January 2, 2026 3:35 am