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

A notebook and pencil on a desk in a school classroom

Montgomery County is still keeping parents in the dark

Rosalind Hanson November 14, 2025 1:35 pm

Seattle mayoral candidate Katie Wilson speaks during an election night watch party.

Failing cities turn to failed socialism

Zachary Faria November 14, 2025 1:10 pm

Chinese President Xi Jinping speaks at an event in Beijing.

Why China remains incandescent over Japan’s comments on Taiwan

Tom Rogan November 14, 2025 12:38 pm

Parents playing with kids on the beach.

Is having children really cost-prohibitive?

Debra Soh November 14, 2025 8:28 am

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) speaks at a press conference with other members of Senate Democratic leadership following a policy luncheon at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC on October 15, 2025. (Photo by Nathan Posner/Anadolu via Getty Images)

Democrats: If it’s broke, don’t fix it

Hugo Gurdon November 14, 2025 6:10 am

Billionaire Bidzina Ivanishvili, founder and leader of the Georgian Dream party, greets demonstrators during a rally in support of "Russian law."

Georgia sinks further into authoritarianism and Russia’s orbit

Ani Chkhikvadze November 14, 2025 6:00 am

Trouble in Belgrade- Serbia’s embattled president looks to Trump for a lifeline

Trump should reject Serbia sanctions waiver request

Ivana Stradner, Angela Howard November 14, 2025 6:00 am

Jimmy Kimme and his wife Molly McNearney arrive for the 74th Emmy Awards at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, California, on September 12, 2022. (Photo by Chris Delmas / AFP) (Photo by CHRIS DELMAS/AFP via Getty Images)

Don’t personalize your politics like Jimmy Kimmel’s family does

Zachary Faria November 14, 2025 5:40 am

(Gabby Jones/Bloomberg via Getty Images) sports betting apps gambling

Sports betting apps are worse than you realize

Conn Carroll November 14, 2025 5:39 am

Sydney Sweeney attends the Premiere of Christy at the 2025 AFI FEST on Oct. 25 in Hollywood. (Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic)

Sydney Sweeney’s curves move markets, but her face launches a thousand takes

Tiana Lowe Doescher November 14, 2025 5:29 am

Stevie Nicks performs onstage during the FIREAID Benefit Concert for California Fire Relief at The Kia Forum on January 30, 2025 in Inglewood, California. (Photo by Scott Dudelson/Getty Images for FIREAID)

The latest TikTok trend: ‘I wanna be a mother’

Madeline Fry Schultz November 14, 2025 5:20 am

Left: Thomas Sowell as a guest on NBC’s Meet the Press, Sept. 20, 1981. Right: Thomas Sowell in 1997. (Taylor / AP; CHUCK KENNEDY / KRT / Newscom)

As an academic and a polemicist, Thomas Sowell is ruthless in marshaling facts

Andre Archie November 14, 2025 5:06 am