Opinion

I came to Congress five years ago believing I could make a difference for my constituents, for South Carolina and for a country I love deeply. I was the first woman to graduate from the…

This week began with a glimpse into how the gritty details of protectionist trade policy get hashed out — and it wasn’t pretty. America’s farmers find themselves in an increasingly untenable situation, as their imports…

The sky ruptured, unleashing hell on thousands below. It looked like a natural catastrophe, but this was a man-made disaster, a fury manufactured by an enemy that wedded hatred with technology. Sailing across the sky…

Unsustainable government borrowing has already put the economy on course for fiscal breakdown — but don’t discount Washington’s ability to make things worse. The latest idea from the White House is to use tariff revenue…

Friend in ministry Barbara Lundblad tells of a vacation Bible school experience she had as a child at which the theme was “putting on the whole armor of God.”  That summer a creative leader came…

President Donald Trump has said he won’t rule out anything when it comes to removing Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro from power. Yet he is missing an important tool from the arsenal: the Voice of America.…

Congress is investigating whether the Trump Administration fired on defenseless survivors on a drug boat, and the emerging details suggest this story is less than it initially appeared.  But the episode still carries lessons about…

Instead of having everyone home for the holidays, one Austin family spent Thanksgiving reeling from tragedy. Any Lucia Lopez Belloza, a 19-year-old student at a Massachusetts university, was deported after attempting to board a plane…

The idea that controversial opinions equal danger has been percolating for years on college campuses.  Not only did this misguided view teach students to shun difficult conversations, but it also created an environment ripe for…

President Trump, like other politicians, sometimes does something unpopular to please his base. But what is the audience for Mr. Trump’s pardon of former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández? He was sentenced in 2024 to…