Our allies in the Pacific are working with us in preparation for war as China expands its aggression toward other nations. Adm. John Aquilino, U.S. Navy commander and head of the Indo-Pacific forces, informed a House committee that if any direct action by China resulted in the death of a Filipino service member, then the […]

The spirit of our age elevates autonomy over all other goods, so it rejects commitment. We are increasingly transactional rather than relational. Marriage and parenthood are on the decline because marriage and parenthood involve giving up autonomy and entering into lifelong committed relationships. In a lifelong committed relationship, you make yourself vulnerable to the other […]

Japan will handle immigration in a practical and effective way that deters unruly behavior and maintains national identity while profiting from foreign labor.  On Friday, its government expanded the nation’s visa program to include four more industries. It also plans to bring in 820,000 foreign workers over the next five years, double what was predicted […]

Hawaii declined to hear a bill on legalizing marijuana on Tuesday, which effectively ended any legitimate effort to legalize the drug in the state. It was a bold move in a political climate that unfortunately seems to favor legalizing the drug despite the numerous studies that warn of marijuana’s dangers. Other states should follow Hawaii’s […]

Stephen Colbert is calling on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to end the country's war with Hamas, making an impassioned plea following the deaths of six World Central Kitchen workers and a translator in Gaza. "One of our self-imposed mandates is that, if we can, we talk about what everybody's talking about. And today, what...

Ford is delaying the rollout of its new electric pickup truck and electric SUV as the demand for EVs decelerates industry-wide. The Dearborn, Mich., auto giant said on Thursday it had delayed the launches of its electric pickup truck built in Tennessee and the three-row SUV manufactured in Ontario, Canada.  Despite the delay, the auto-manufacturing...

With public approval ratings of Congress dipping into the teens, the warning lights are already flashing red. A wake-up call is long overdue for Congress to reverse its performative antics and get back to legislating for the nation.

Eighty percent of worldwide carbon emissions since 2016 are attributable to fewer than 60 companies and countries, according to a report published Thursday by the think tank InfluenceMap. The report attributes the vast majority of overall emissions to 57 entities, a combination of nation-states, state-owned companies and investor-owned companies. The three largest producers of man-made...

To downplay NATO's importance, undermine it or even cast it aside would threaten the peace and security that Americans have enjoyed since the end of World War II. 

Former President Clinton will lead a U.S. delegation to Rwanda this weekend to mark 30 years since a genocide ravaged the country, the White House announced Thursday. An ethnic conflict between Hutu and Tutsi people in the country escalated to genocide in early 1994, eventually resulting in the deaths of between 500,000 and 800,000 Tutsi...