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Illustration on religious liberty by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

Protecting religious liberty

By Kay Coles James

Illustration on the continuing importance of the Constitution by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

Defining the principles of conservatism

By Kay Coles James

Free Trade with Britain Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

When Britain and America stand together

By Kay Coles James

Illustration on equal application of economic rules by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

The importance of applying economic rules equally

By Brian McNicoll

This June 8, 2017, file photo shows the U.S. Treasury Department building in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File) **FILE**

Future generations will pay the price for runaway national debt

By Justin Bogie

Illustration on the coming effects of the budget deficit by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

Charting a path toward fiscal balance

By Ed Feulner

U.N. Gun Grab Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

Taking aim at the Arms Trade Treaty

By Ed Feulner

An F/A-18E Super Hornet from the Tophatters of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 14 participates in an air power demonstration over the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) in the Pacific Ocean, April 24, 2013. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Ignacio D. Perez/Released) ** FILE **

Navy reconsiders 355-ship expansion target

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times

In this Thursday, June 1, 2017 photo Elena Tenenbaum kisses her eight-week-old baby Zoe while standing for a photograph at their home in Providence, R.I. Tenenbaum, a clinical psychology researcher, had her second daughter in April of 2017, and has been able to use Rhode Island's paid family leave program, which started in 2014 and covers four weeks of partial pay. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

Americans love paid family leave — until they learn what it costs them

By Rachel Greszler

Protecting America's Electrical Grid Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

Counter the electro-magnetic pulse threat

By Ed Feulner

A partially constructed gas refinery at the South Pars gas field is seen on the northern coast of Persian Gulf in Asalouyeh, Iran. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi, File)

China oil refineries pull back from business with Iran

By Dan Boylan - The Washington Times

Illustration on vote tampering by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

Examples of vote suppression can be found in every state

By Ed Feulner

In this May 8, 2018, photo, a Jersey cow feeds in a field on the Francis Thicke organic dairy farm in Fairfield, Iowa. Small family operated organic dairy farms with cows freely grazing on verdant pastures are going out of business while large confined animal operations with thousands of animals lined up in assembly-line fashion are expanding. Many traditional small-scale organic farmers are fighting to stay in business by appealing to consumers to look closely at the organic milk they buy to make sure it comes from a farm that meets the idyllic expectations portrayed on the cartons. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

Lawmakers have an opportunity re-evaluate farm subsidies, and they should

By Ed Feulner

In this July 4, 2017, file photo distributed by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, second from right, inspects the preparation of the launch of a Hwasong-14 intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) in North Korea's northwest. Recent media reports citing intelligence assessments suggest North Korea is continuing to build and improve the infrastructure for its nuclear and missile programs. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP, File)

U.S. intel detects new North Korean missile activity

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump listens to Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte during a news conference in the East Room of the White House, Monday, July 30, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

‘Your raise,’ courtesy of the Trump tax cut

By Ed Feulner

Illustration on the ironic brutality of members seated on the United Nations Human Rights Council by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

Why withdrawing from the U.N. Human Rights Council was the right thing to do

By Ed Feulner

Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin said social science has shown consistently that children fare best when they are raised by a mother and father who stay together throughout the child's upbringing. (Associated Press)

Faith-based adoptions hampered by liberal officials

By Bradford Richardson - The Washington Times

SC says judge left 170 Confederate monuments not protected

By JEFFREY COLLINS - Associated Press

FILE - This March 27, 2008, file photo, shows the Pentagon in Washington. Military officials want to limit congressional efforts to address sexual assaults among service members children, even as new data show the problem is larger than previously acknowledged. Members of Congress demanded answers after an Associated Press investigation revealed that many reports of child-on-child sexual violence on military installations languish in a dead zone of justice. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File) **FILE**

Three essential reforms to how the Pentagon does business

By Frederico Bartels

Cemetery owner traces Oklahoma City’s original families

By ROBERT MEDLEY - Associated Press