Faith, Freedom, and Self-Reliance

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

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

One reason healthcare costs continue to spiral upward despite Obamacare may have something to do with the federal government's left hand not knowing how much its right hand is paying for certain drugs. (iStock Photo)

Don’t penalize patients for shopping smart on drugs — reward them

FILE - A Spirit Airlines jet approaches Philadelphia International Airport in Philadelphia, Feb. 24, 2021. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

The Biden policy forcing Trump’s hand in Spirit Airlines bailout

Students from the University of Virginia listen as Virginia Democratic gubernatorial candidate, former Rep. Abigail Spanberger, speaks during a campaign rally October 20, 2025 in Charlottesville, VIrginia. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Everything is on the line. Republicans can’t take midterms for granted

Ticketmaster tickets and gift cards are shown at a box office in San Jose, Calif.

Don’t let Ticketmaster use Washington to crush its rivals

Ken Blackwell August 30, 2025 6:00 am

A fiscal road map for September’s legislative agenda

Thomas Aiello August 30, 2025 6:00 am

Dan Beazley kneels with a giant cross in front of a memorial at Annunciation Catholic Church.

How can we not pray?

Dave Pivonka August 29, 2025 2:17 pm

In this photo from Sept. 4, 2017, members of the Service Employees International Union, SEIU, gather for a Labor Day rally in downtown Los Angeles. The SEIU works with traditional unions, but it also partners with worker centers that operate just outside of federal labor law, allowing them to recruit and organize in a manner that traditional union organizers cannot. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel)

Labor Day should honor workers, not the unions preying on them

Aaron Withe August 29, 2025 6:00 am

President Donald Trump holds a signed executive order with White House AI adviser David Sacks, right, at an AI summit.

The high price of regulating AI

Sebastien Laye August 28, 2025 11:49 am

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., speaks after President Donald Trump signed an executive order related to drug prices, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, Monday, May 12, 2025, in Washington.

There are more ways to lower drug prices than by executive order

Nicholas Armstrong August 27, 2025 6:00 am

The Keck Center, the headquarters of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine Headquarters in Washington, D.C., is shown above in this photo from Oct. 3, 2009.

The National Academies are politically corrupted

Mike Chamberlain August 26, 2025 6:00 am

"Ted Cruz's record on religious liberty, life and marriage is second to none in this Republican field," James Dobson said. (AP Photo)

James Dobson, 1936-2025, led with conviction and gentleness

Elisha Krauss August 25, 2025 6:00 am

How the ‘big, beautiful bill’ saved Medicaid from disaster

Rep. Mike Flood August 25, 2025 6:00 am

The shelves are stocked.

Lawmakers shouldn’t play favorites in the pharmacy market

Hannah Cox August 23, 2025 6:00 am

Auto insurance regulations are hurting low-income families

Caleb Henry August 20, 2025 11:56 am

Black pistol and bullets with an American flag on a black wood painted background.

Winning the long battle against the National Firearms Act

John Commerford August 19, 2025 5:00 am