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

Air Traffic Controllers distribute leaflets.

Ensure America’s skies don’t fall prey to congressional games of chicken

Jackson Shedelbower November 13, 2025 4:20 pm

JB Pritzker, arrives during a "No Kings" protest.

Democrats want school choice for themselves, not everyone else

Elisha Krauss November 13, 2025 3:20 pm

A large semitruck hauls freight on an open highway under a morning sky.

Newsom caves on illegal immigrant drivers licenses

Zachary Faria November 13, 2025 2:59 pm

Gavin Newsom speaks during an election night press conference.

After road deaths, Trump administration moves to stop California from issuing commercial driver’s licenses to illegal immigrants

Byron York November 13, 2025 1:29 pm

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer speaks at 10 Downing Street, London, following the incident at Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation synagogue.

Weak Starmer waltzes into a winter of discontent

Tom Rogan November 13, 2025 12:19 pm

Philadelphia skyline

After 40 years, Philadelphia to stop discriminating against white male business owners

Christopher Tremoglie November 13, 2025 11:49 am

President Donald Trump speaks with reporters upon arriving on Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews, Md., Sunday, Nov. 9, 2025, on his way to attend a football game between the Washington Commanders and the Detroit Lions in Maryland. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Gaslighting Americans on inflation is a bad idea

David Harsanyi November 13, 2025 9:57 am

California Gov. Gavin Newsom, right, gestures as he arrives for a news conference at the COP30 U.N. Climate Summit, Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2025, in Belem, Brazil. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

Democrats just want men for their votes

Kimberly Ross November 13, 2025 9:32 am

A Ukrainian AS-90 self-propelled artillery vehicle fires toward Russian positions.

The war in Ukraine won’t be won or lost in Pokrovsk

Ani Chkhikvadze November 13, 2025 6:00 am

New York mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani speaks.

Mamdani is a warning for Western civilization

Mike Gonzalez November 13, 2025 5:00 am

President Donald Trump.

Happy talk won’t solve economic anxiety

Washington Examiner November 13, 2025 5:00 am

Supporters of Democratic mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani cheer.

The threat of an overproduced elite

Michael Barone November 12, 2025 4:38 pm