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The rumble in the jungle: is Washington punching itself out?

Ron MacCammon · April 26, 2026 6:00 am

The sun rises behind tankers anchored in the Strait of Hormuz.

A US victory in Iran is what Democrats fear most

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Earth Day and the failure of apocalyptic environmentalism

US President Donald Trump mimics firing a gun as he speaks about the conflict in Iran in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House on April 6, 2026, in Washington, DC. (Photo by Kent Nishimura / AFP via Getty Images)

The price of appeasement: $20 billion won’t buy peace with Iran

The aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower and other warships cross the Strait of Hormuz into the Persian Gulf.

Our Navy was built for this moment in the Strait of Hormuz

Trump’s African opportunity

Aleksandra Gadzala Tirziu January 10, 2025 7:00 am

Trump should get tough again on chemical weapons states

Andrea Stricker January 10, 2025 6:00 am

A plane carrying Donald Trump Jr. lands in Nuuk, Greenland, Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025.

Trump wants to take over Greenland — and he has several options to make it happen

Brady Knox January 9, 2025 3:24 pm

Washington should unleash Israel on the Houthis

Sean Durns January 9, 2025 1:00 pm

A Houthi soldier stands on board of the Israeli Galaxy ship, which was seized by the Houthis, in the port of Saleef near Hodeidah, Yemen, Sunday, May 12, 2024.

Houthis precipitated US friendly fire incident

Beth Bailey January 9, 2025 12:00 pm

Who lost Latin America?

John Roberts January 9, 2025 11:00 am

This photo released by the U.S. Navy show a guided-missile submarine

Saving the sinking submarine industrial base

James Rogan January 9, 2025 9:00 am

Trump must master risk management

Bryan Clark January 9, 2025 7:00 am

The Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Gettysburg (CG 64) steams in the Mediterranean Sea, Dec. 15, 2024.

The Navy’s thinking about China’s plan for Taiwan

John Schindler January 9, 2025 6:00 am

Trump can’t leave Syria to others

Sinan Ciddi January 8, 2025 12:00 pm

Why the Pentagon needs Pete Hegseth

Rick Scott January 8, 2025 12:00 pm

If Trump is serious about China, he can’t ignore Africa

Michael Rubin January 8, 2025 8:00 am