Category: Opinion

Washington has a remarkable ability to make old things sound new whenever politicians demand it. The latest example is the recent uproar surrounding President Trump’s so-called “Weaponization Fund.” Opponents portray it as an unprecedented mechanism designed to reward political allies and settle ideological scores. Constitutionalists have sounded alarms. Commentators have…

By Stephen Moore | Tuesday, 16 June 2026 05:13 PM EDT What cruel irony that we learned last week that Social Security is going broke even sooner than we thought. The Social Security trust fund will be exhausted in 2032, according to the latest Trustees Report. How odd that it…

President Trump was right to call reports of a $300 billion reconstruction fund for Iran “fake news.” He should keep calling them that until the idea is dead, buried and impossible to revive under another name. Vice President JD Vance has sought to reassure skeptics about the plan. “The Iranians…

Within hours of the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that the White House’s widespread “emergency” tariffs were illegal, President Donald Trump moved to implement 10% across-the-board tariffs under a different alleged authority. He later announced plans to raise this rate to 15% and delivered a combative response during his State of…

For most of American history, technological leadership has been driven by confidence rather than fear. This principle is well understood by U.S. President Donald Trump, who has clearly demonstrated it in his approach to Artificial Intelligence. Yet today, a vocal segment of the American tech industry advocates for an opposing…

The British political landscape is undergoing a seismic shift as the newly formed “Restore Britain” party rapidly ascends to prominence. The surge began when Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s appointed ambassador to the United States, Peter Mandelson, was revealed to have maintained close ties with Jeffrey Epstein, a convicted sex offender…

In times of market volatility and global uncertainty, an old, tired but tested truth reasserts itself: when the world looks uncertain and investors are anxious, gold remains the best insurance policy. Gold has soared to record highs, surpassing $5,500 per ounce for the first time in history on January 29,…

On February 12, 2026, the Trump administration repealed the Obama-era Environmental Protection Agency’s 2009 “Endangerment Finding,” a scientific determination that six greenhouse gases—including carbon dioxide—posed a threat to public health by “polluting the climate.” The move, described as the largest deregulatory action in American history by White House press secretary…

By Salena Zito Wednesday, February 25, 2026 Oil City, Pennsylvania — The Derrick will be no more. Derrick Publishing Company, publisher of The Derrick and The News-Herald, announced on Feb. 5, 2026, that it will cease publication. Employees were told the decision was driven by the long-term decline in support…

By Ivan Sascha Sheehan Wednesday, 25 February 2026 01:38 PM EST For much of the past two decades, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) earned a reputation in Washington as a serious and capable partner in an unstable region. It modernized rapidly, invested in real state capacity, and articulated legitimate concerns…