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

Werner Herzog attends the 82nd International Venice Film Festival on Aug. 28. (STEFANO RELLANDINI/AFP via Getty Images)

Werner Herzog’s types of truth

Ben Sixsmith December 5, 2025 4:05 am

FILE - An information packet and an American flag are placed on a chair at the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Miami Field Office on Aug. 17, 2018, in Miami. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, File)

Closing the door on immigration? Not yet

Michael Barone December 4, 2025 2:21 pm

Children entering school in California.

Parental rights win in California

Elisha Krauss December 4, 2025 10:43 am

FILE - People walk on the Oval at the University of Oklahoma in Norman, Okla., Tuesday, March 10, 2015. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki, File)

Everyone is wrong about this viral controversy at the University of Oklahoma

Brad Polumbo December 4, 2025 10:31 am

Robot hand electrifies a point in space revealing an upward arrow; these all sit above a human hand resting its fingers, representing progress gained by use of AI in the U.S. economy. (Getty Images)

AI and the death of macroeconomics as we knew it

Sebastien Laye December 4, 2025 9:19 am

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth watches as President Donald Trump speaks during a Cabinet meeting.

Trump rightly changes the rules of engagement

John Roberts December 4, 2025 6:00 am

Donald Trump.

What are Trump’s motivations in Venezuela?

Daniel DePetris December 4, 2025 6:00 am

President Joe Biden, wearing a Team USA jacket and walking with his son Hunter Biden, heads toward Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington.

It’s time for Congress to review the pardon power

Washington Examiner December 4, 2025 5:00 am

A collage of Democratic Tennessee state Rep. Aftyn Behn and Republican Matt Van Epps.

The GOP underperformance in Tennessee matters less than you think

Jeremiah Poff December 3, 2025 5:59 pm

White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre.

Karine Jean-Pierre was no Jackie Robinson

Timothy P. Carney December 3, 2025 3:19 pm

Republican candidate Matt Van Epps waves with his wife, Meg Van Epps.

Tennessee is a warning for the GOP

Ian Haworth December 3, 2025 2:40 pm

FILE - This combination image shows Aftyn Behn, left, Nov. 13, 2025, Nashville, Tenn. and Matt Van Epps, Nov. 12, 2025, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV, file)

Tennessee special election brings bad news for both parties

David Harsanyi December 3, 2025 2:33 pm