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

The Shearon Harris nuclear plant in Holly Springs, North Carolina.

Nuclear waste is not an engineering problem. It’s a governance failure

Edward McGinnis December 30, 2025 11:07 am

Then-Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks at a Get Out The Vote rally in Conway, S.C., Feb. 10, 2024.

Trump can deliver these pro-life wins in 2026

Gavin Oxley December 30, 2025 10:49 am

Comedian Dave Chappelle performs at Madison Square Garden

Dave Chappelle is no bold truth teller

Elisha Krauss December 30, 2025 10:48 am

Secretary of State Marco Rubio.

Rubio and Landau risk oversleeping on Somaliland opportunity

Michael Rubin December 30, 2025 6:00 am

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, Finnish President Alexander Stubb, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, President Donald Trump, French President Emmanuel Macron, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, and NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte.

Trump’s shock therapy for Europe

Hugo Gurdon December 30, 2025 6:00 am

Russian President Vladimir Putin listens to Russian Gen. Valery Gerasimov, chief of general staff, during a meeting with senior military officers at the Kremlin in Moscow.

Russia invents Ukraine’s assassination attempt on Putin

Ani Chkhikvadze December 30, 2025 6:00 am

An honor guard member of the People's Liberation Army.

China’s military is staring down the barrel of its gun

Sean Durns December 30, 2025 6:00 am

Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during an annual news conference in Moscow, Dec. 19, 2025.

To achieve peace in Ukraine, Trump has to face down Putin

Washington Examiner December 30, 2025 5:00 am

Money. Coins. Savings. USA coins. Penny.

The unforeseen costs of eliminating the penny

Daniel Nuccio December 30, 2025 5:00 am

Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) waits to address a group.

California scapegoats billionaires for its reckless budgeting

Zachary Faria December 29, 2025 2:39 pm

Heritage Foundation President Kevin Roberts.

The winners and losers of 2025

Ian Haworth December 29, 2025 1:38 pm

Bride and groom toppers on a destroyed wedding cake.

What happens when marriage becomes disposable

Bethany Mandel December 29, 2025 12:06 pm