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A Philippine Marine speedboat patrols off the coast of Manila-ruled Thitu Island while a China Coast Guard vessel nears it, in the disputed South China Sea, on May 3, 2026. The Philippine-ruled Thitu Island, also known as Pagasa, is part of the Spratly Island groups in the South China Sea, disputed by neighboring countries including Beijing, Manila and Vietnam. Recent reports have shown that China has significantly increased its People's Liberation Army and Coast Guard presence in the contested waters. United States and other nations have issued statements in response to actions that fueled geopolitical tensions in the region. (Photo by Daniel Ceng/Anadolu via Getty Images)

In Focus

When ‘national security’ becomes an excuse for big government

Joel Griffith -

May 14, 2026 5:00 pm

regulations housing crisis real estate interest rates construction economy housing

Community and Family

The ROAD to Housing Act is a dead end for affordability

Joel Griffith, Marc Short -

May 10, 2026 6:00 am

Faith, Freedom, and Self-Reliance

Now boarding Government Airlines

Joel Griffith, Marc Short -

April 24, 2026 6:00 am

Social Security money 8.

Fairness and Justice

Washington can’t become America’s bookie

Joel Griffith -

March 31, 2026 6:00 am

Faith, Freedom, and Self-Reliance

Bernie Sanders’s credit card cap: Bad economics, worse results

Joel Griffith, Rachel Greszler -

February 19, 2026 6:00 am

President Donald Trump walks from the Oval Office to depart on Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Feb. 28, 2025.

Faith, Freedom, and Self-Reliance

Lobbyists love our swampy tariff exclusion process

Joel Griffith -

March 26, 2025 2:24 pm