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

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 goads cringing Europe

Hugo Gurdon December 10, 2025 6:00 am

A person walks past a makeshift memorial for Army Spc. Sarah Beckstrom and Air Force Staff Sgt. Andrew Wolfe

The deadly cost of Biden’s Afghan vetting failure

Phillip Linderman December 10, 2025 6:00 am

JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon speaks.

The private sector is standing up to China and supporting national security

Hugh Hewitt December 10, 2025 6:00 am

Bombed apartment building in Ukraine.

2028 presidential candidates should be asked about Trump’s Ukraine plan

Michael Rubin December 10, 2025 6:00 am

President Donald Trump.

What Trump’s security strategy means for Europe

Rachel Rizzo December 10, 2025 6:00 am

Vice President JD Vance speaks onstage.

Assimilation is a winning message for Republicans

Brady Leonard December 10, 2025 5:00 am

A pile of cash on an American flag with a stethoscope on the money.

COVID-19-era subsidies make Obamacare even more costly

Brian Blase December 10, 2025 5:00 am

Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson.

Against Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson’s technocratic despotism

Washington Examiner December 10, 2025 5:00 am

Notre Dame head coach Marcus Freeman gestures to the team after winning the Orange Bowl College Football Playoff semifinal game against Penn State

Shrink the College Football Playoff, and change the number of teams each year

Timothy P. Carney December 9, 2025 5:07 pm

President Donald Trump speaks at White House

Trump’s job is to stay focused on the economy

Byron York December 9, 2025 4:37 pm

This Oct. 2010 file photo shows CalTrans, left, working along the 405 Freeway in Los Angeles. A new report commissioned by California's top transportation officials concludes that the state department in charge of highway planning and construction needs a major overhaul. The report authors say that the California Department of Transportation, known as Caltrans, is stuck in the past.

California’s new tax: A monthly subscription to use state roads

Zachary Faria December 9, 2025 3:54 pm

An emoji with a black rectangle over its mouth with chat bubbles and people in the background.

Europe absolutely does not have freer speech than the US

Tom Rogan December 9, 2025 3:53 pm