Opinion
The age of missile defense
Columns
We officially live in the age of missile defense. The U.S.-Israeli war against Iran has been the showcase for missile-defense systems — interceptors, radars, and complex command and control — that are extremely robust and have largely defanged Iran's foremost military threat to Israel, ...
Trump says he’ll endorse soon in GOP Texas Senate runoff
Columns
DALLAS (AP) — President Donald Trump said Wednesday he soon will endorse a Republican candidate in the Texas Senate race, warning that the divisive contest "cannot, for the good of the Party, and our Country, itself, be allowed to go on any longer." But Trump, a former reality television ...
Almanac for March 5, 2026
Columns
Today is Thursday, March 5, the 64th day of 2026. There are 301 days left in the year. Today in history: In 1770, the Boston Massacre took place as British soldiers who had been taunted by a crowd of colonists opened fire, killing five people. The killing fueled colonists' outrage in the ...
An illegal war that could become the new normal
Editorials
The killing of Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, by a U.S.-Israeli strike is a targeted assassination of a head of state. It also marks a grave escalation in a region already burdened with smouldering wars and fragile states. The consequences of the deliberate strike will ...
Takes issue with bumper sticker
Letters to the Editor
I read with interest the recent letter written by a Vietnam veteran. First of all, I want to thank him and all military, past and present, who have served our country with might and valor. Thank you, sir! As far as the bumper stickers on his car, that’s his right. He has the freedom of ...