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

Ukraine

Russian drones attack Ukraine’s public broadcaster

Timothy P. Carney November 18, 2025 3:39 pm

President Donald Trump and Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.

Trump rightly fetes Mohammed bin Salman at White House

Tom Rogan November 18, 2025 3:39 pm

Newsom and Trump talk.

Trump takes a page out of Newsom’s playbook with tariff checks

Zachary Faria November 18, 2025 3:23 pm

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky speaks during a news conference.

Ukraine’s corruption scandal deepens

Ani Chkhikvadze November 18, 2025 3:07 pm

Steve Lipscomb, a coal miner who died in the Rolling Thunder Mine flood in West Virginia.

The unsung hero of Rolling Thunder Mine

Salena Zito November 18, 2025 2:17 pm

Vice President JD Vance and Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy walk to speak to reporters outside the White House on October 30, 2025 in Washington, D.C. Vance spoke following a roundtable discussion with members of the aviation industry and Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy on the impacts of the government shutdown. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

National conservatism isn’t the future of the GOP

David Harsanyi November 18, 2025 2:05 pm

Donald Trump aboard Air Force One.

Do Epstein files make Venezuela military action likelier?

Tom Rogan November 18, 2025 12:20 pm

President Donald Trump looks on as he sits in a chair.

Trump’s social media messaging on the economy is falling brutally flat

Brad Polumbo November 18, 2025 11:41 am

Michelle Obama speaks onstage at Vice President Kamala Harris's rally.

Michelle Obama shows she’s just a miserable curmudgeon who hates America

Christopher Tremoglie November 18, 2025 11:16 am

Young men play football in Bamako, Mali.

If Mali falls, could Nigeria be next?

Michael Rubin November 18, 2025 6:00 am

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks during a press conference.

China tests our alliance with Japan

Washington Examiner November 18, 2025 5:00 am

An empty classroom

How a Pennsylvania school district tried (and failed) to usurp parental rights

Jim Mason November 18, 2025 5:00 am