Plans for energy projects and other infrastructure are now stuck in a "permitting paralysis" that threatens the U.S. economy and national security, according to Sen. Alan Armstrong.
Some of this year’s most progressive Democratic Senate candidates make no effort to hide their radical policies. Others are playing a game of smoke and mirrors, hoping voters won’t notice their records. Iowa state Rep. Josh Turek, former Ohio Sen. Sherrod Brown, former Alaska Rep. Mary Peltola, and Rep. Chris Pappas (D-NH) are campaigning on […]
Washington should focus on toppling Iran’s regime not by fighting a full-scale war, but through specialized strikes and empowering Iranians — while denying Tehran the opportunity to turn its people against the United States. While the world’s attention remains fixed on U.S. forces striking Iranian rocket launchers on Larak Island in the Strait of Hormuz, […]
I recently sat through an hour and a half of a Russian-language presentation on President Donald Trump. Two men, a slide deck, a friendly conversation. It was sincere, popular, and made by supporters. The presenter opened by promising that 80%-90% of what followed was verifiable fact, and he urged his audience to check it. So […]
On July 9, 2026, I argued on these pages that Israel must compound the impact of its aerial campaigns by systematically decapitating terrorist command chains on the ground. The “Maduro Method” — a counterterrorism strategy based on snatching commanders, extracting intelligence on friendly soil, and prosecuting them — now has its definitive Gaza proof of […]
Iran’s rulers appear to be preparing for an outcome they increasingly fear is inevitable: another nationwide uprising. Reports from inside Iran point to an intensified effort to recruit, train, and equip the Basij — the paramilitary force long serving as the regime’s principal instrument of domestic repression. At the same time, authorities are struggling to […]
The Supreme Court was never meant to adhere to the fleeting political whims of one party or another. When a Supreme Court decision goes against you, the answer should not be to add more justices until you get the answer you want. America’s Founding Fathers understood that an independent judiciary was essential to preserving our […]
For nearly half a century, Washington has treated the Islamic Republic primarily as a problem to be managed: Contain its nuclear ambitions, deter its proxies, sanction its institutions, disrupt terrorist networks, and periodically negotiate when escalation appears dangerous. That framework is increasingly inadequate. The more consequential national-security question is no longer simply how the United […]
For years, we were told that Congress must pass new legislation in order for the southern border to be secured. But now, 19 months into the second Trump administration, no illegal immigrants have been released into the United States from that frontier for 15 months straight, and an analysis of recent government data shows that […]
Vice President Vance is in hot water with some conservatives after a press briefing last week where he defended his friendship with Tucker Carlson. “Tucker is a friend of mine,” Vance said. “Tucker is a friend, despite the fact that we disagree on a number of things. And I’m not going to play the game where I throw friends under the bus because...
Democracy requires that voters choose the people who represent them. But it also requires that the people charged with that responsibility must be able to discharge it.
