Opinion

Over the past few weeks, there has been great speculation regarding the growing unrest in Iran and what action, if any, the United States will take in response.One fact that remains clear is that t[...]

The one-year anniversary of FBI DirectorKash Patel’s term has arrived.As a badge of honor, Patel is under constant attack by partisan Democrats and other conspiracy theorists – including even some [...]

If you tuned in last night hoping for a softer, more conciliatoryDonald Trump, a president shaped by polls, eager to reach across the aisle, you were watching the wrong show.The 2026 State of the U[...]

Last summer, when the United States and Israelstruck Iran’s nuclear facilitiesI, I argued the operation was deliberate — not reckless.The June 2025 strikes on Natanz, Fordow and Isfahan were design[...]

For the better part of two centuries, Americans have lived by a simple economic truth: progress disrupts.The steam engine displaced artisans.Electricity remade factories.The assembly line reduced t[...]

On the morning of Oct.7, 2023, thousands ofHamas terroristsstormed across the border into southern Israel.They went into communities, into army bases, into a music festival.They murdered.They raped[...]

Call me crazy, but I loved President Trump’sState of the Union speech.Yes, it was long —the longest in at least60 years — but it was also entertaining.It was optimistic, positive and hopeful about [...]

PresidentDonald Trumpgave a virtuoso performance Tuesday night.He achieved a number of important goals in hisState of the Unionaddress, but it is unclear whether he fundamentally changed the politi[...]

Five years ago, I knew exactly what kind of book I needed to write.It would chronicle crisis and conflict — the pandemic, the catastrophic wildfires, Trump 1.0, the relentless flywheel ofCalifornia[...]

Day after day on this Walk Across America, the blisters on my feet remind me of the cost, but the conversations I’ve had along the way healed something far deeper.I’ve stopped to talk to strangers [...]