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Merit beats victimhood: Chicago pastor's cross-country walk challenges liberal culture
On the streets of Chicago's South Side, where gunfire pops off regularly, leaving dead bodies for the nightly news crews, I once climbed atop an abandoned motel and refused to come down for 94 days.
Centreville High School abortion scandal shows why voters must defend parents at the ballot box
What should be a sanctuary of learning has instead become a harrowing example of institutional overreach.
'No one is above the law,' we were told
"The Mar-a-Lago raid proves the U.S. isn't a banana republic," an Atlantic headline read on Aug. 8, 2022.
U.N. plastic pollution talks miss the mark, again
All talk, no deals. Such is life at the United Nations, which recently failed -- for the sixth time in three years -- to secure a treaty addressing plastic pollution.
Golden Dome is the shield, Orbital Guardians the eyes
Space isn't science fiction anymore. It's the next battlefield, and America is dangerously close to falling behind.
The U.S.-EU trade deal: A strategic victory
Energy is a global market, and volatility follows anytime chaos, war or natural disaster strikes.
Eldercare has become a punishment
In Hispanic families, we are raised to care for our elders. It's not a question; it's a promise, and one we embrace wholeheartedly.
Teaching schoolchildren what it means to be an American
Last week, Ryan Walters, Oklahoma superintendent for public instruction, made news for announcing that his state's teacher candidates will now be required to pass an "America First" test.
Why silence beats strong opinions in today's political circus
At least officially, the presidential election of 2020 had the highest rate of turnout (of voting-age population) since the 1968 presidential election.
Jewish liberals defend their religion
In 1993, I gave a speech to The Heritage Foundation in Washington titled "Making Sense of Jewish Liberalism."
A giant's passing: James Dobson, RIP
Years ago, when I was an editor at the Los Angeles Times, I learned just how out of touch the media were with the growing evangelical Christian world.
Israel confronts the moral dilemma of posthumous parenthood
First, her son was taken hostage to the Gaza Strip during the Hamas attacks on Israel on Oct. 7, 2023.
Sixty years later, the Moynihan Report remains prophetic
On Sept. 17, The Heritage Foundation will host a special event on the state of the Black family 60 years after the issuance of the Moynihan Report on that very topic.
U.S.-South Korea Summit: A special relationship
In December 1952, President-elect Dwight D. Eisenhower visited South Korea, during the brutal war with North Korea, for the first presidential summit of the leaders of our two countries.
U.S. pivot in Iraq offers lesson for Israel in Gaza
I'll never forget the day I first arrived in Iraq in the autumn of 2006. The country was in turmoil, and the George W. Bush administration was dramatically shifting its failing strategy.
Zeldin's EPA Guidance Portal helps small businesses navigate regulatory maze
So far, there is really nothing negative to say about Lee Zeldin's leadership at the Environmental Protection Agency from a conservative point of view, except that maybe he has not gone far enough with deregulation.
Austin Tice's mother holds on to hope
"My son is not dead," the mother of missing journalist Austin Tice cried out during a recent daylong series of briefings on what has become of him since he was kidnapped near the Syrian capital.
Trump's two-term pharmaceutical plan to secure America's medicines
America cannot be secure, prosperous or sovereign if our medicine cabinet depends on foreign adversaries.
Louisiana welcomes more South Korean investment
When South Korea's Hyundai Motor Group announced a monumental $21 billion investment in the United States, it wasn't just a headline; it was also a declaration.
