OpinionJul 13, 2026 · Valeria Rios
Deterrence Isn’t Escalation. Drift Is.
A conservative case for hard-nosed deterrence against Iran, constitutional limits at home, and American energy strength as national security.
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OpinionJul 13, 2026 · Camila Silva
Congress Must Pull the Emergency Brake on Trump’s Iran War
As U.S.-Iran strikes escalate, Congress must stop the drift into another unauthorized war and force a public vote before more people pay the price.
Read the story →OpinionJul 13, 2026 · Mei-Ling Zhao
The AI Song on the Radio Is a Disclosure Test, Not Just a Music Fight
A charting AI-music dispute shows why broadcasters, streaming platforms and labels should disclose material generative AI use before synthetic performance becomes ordinary.
Read the story →OpinionJul 12, 2026 · Valeria Rios
Deterrence Is Not Warmongering. Weakness Is.
Iran’s attack on shipping in the Strait of Hormuz is exactly where conservative restraint must meet hard American deterrence.
Read the story →OpinionJul 12, 2026 · Camila Silva
Trump’s Foreign Policy Is Vibes With Bombs. The Left Should Say No.
Today’s NATO and Iran news shows why progressives should demand democratic war powers, human-rights conditions, and diplomacy over militarized improvisation.
Read the story →OpinionJul 12, 2026 · Mei-Ling Zhao
Australia’s AI Copyright Fight Is the Deal Every Democracy Will Be Asked to Sign
Australia’s fight over AI training, copyright, and data-center investment shows why democracies should welcome AI infrastructure without making creators’ rights the bargaining chip.
Read the story →OpinionJul 11, 2026 · Valeria Rios
Peace Through Strength Means Making Iran Say the Strait Is Open
A conservative case for keeping Iran talks open while demanding a public, verifiable pledge that the Strait of Hormuz is open and commercial ships will not be attacked.
Read the story →OpinionJul 11, 2026 · Camila Silva
The Left Should Say It Plainly: No More Presidential War by Tantrum
Opinion: Today’s U.S.-Iran escalation shows why progressives should demand diplomacy, congressional war-powers accountability, and a broader definition of security rooted in human life instead of presidential fury.
Read the story →OpinionJul 11, 2026 · Mei-Ling Zhao
The election-tech fight is not about machines. It is about who gets to control the referee.
The reported push to bypass the Election Assistance Commission shows why election security depends on boring, bipartisan technical referees rather than emergency workarounds.
Read the story →OpinionJul 10, 2026 · Valeria Rios
Trump's Iran Policy Proves Strength, Not Talk, Keeps America Safe
The collapse of the July 2026 US-Iran ceasefire shows once again that credible American strength deters adversaries far better than diplomatic pauses or multilateral promises.
Read the story →OpinionJul 10, 2026 · Camila Silva
From Houston Streets to Tehran Skies: Trump's Cruelty Machine Keeps Killing
ICE killings, pollution rollbacks, and fresh Iran strikes reveal a system that treats working people, immigrants, the climate, and peace as expendable.
Read the story →OpinionJul 10, 2026 · Mei-Ling Zhao
The City’s AI Skills Compact Is a Start — But Britain Needs More Than Voluntary Pledges
Chancellor Rachel Reeves’s new City of London AI retraining compact is a pragmatic first step, but without binding targets or stronger accountability it risks becoming a public-relations exercise rather than a genuine transition strategy.
Read the story →OpinionJul 9, 2026 · Valeria Rios
The Strait of Hormuz Is Not Tehran’s Toll Road
Opinion: America should answer Iran’s attacks on shipping with disciplined force, clear limits, and zero apology for defending U.S. personnel and global commerce.
Read the story →OpinionJul 9, 2026 · Camila Silva
Trump’s Iran Escalation Is What Happens When War Powers Become a Vibe
Today’s U.S. strikes on Iran show why progressives must demand congressional war powers, diplomacy, and no blank check for another open-ended American war.
Read the story →OpinionJul 9, 2026 · Mei-Ling Zhao
Opinion: OpenAI’s GPT-5.6 rollout is a test of public trust, not just model power
OpenAI’s reported GPT-5.6 public release should be judged not only by capability gains but by whether the company publishes enough clear evidence about safety, evaluations and limits to earn public trust.
Read the story →OpinionJul 8, 2026 · Valeria Rios
Cheap Chinese AI Is Not a Bargain. It’s a Supply-Chain Trap.
Opinion: U.S. companies should not build critical workflows on cheap PRC-origin AI models without disclosure, security limits, and serious American alternatives.
Read the story →OpinionJul 8, 2026 · Camila Silva
The Strait of Hormuz Is Not a Permission Slip for Forever War
A progressive response to today’s U.S.-Iran escalation must defend workers and civilians, demand Congress reclaim war powers, and treat clean energy as anti-war infrastructure.
Read the story →OpinionJul 8, 2026 · Mei Ling Zhao
Washington’s Chinese AI panic needs an American answer, not just another blacklist
As lawmakers probe U.S. companies’ use of Chinese AI models, the real test is whether America can build trusted, affordable open alternatives instead of relying on bans alone.
Read the story →OpinionJul 7, 2026 · Valeria Rios
The New Axis of Chaos Is Testing the West. Trump Should Answer With Strength, Not Sermons.
China’s Pacific missile test and renewed danger in the Strait of Hormuz show why America First must mean disciplined strength, energy dominance, secure borders, and real deterrence.
Read the story →OpinionJul 7, 2026 · Camila Silva
The Fourth of July Heat Wave Is a Policy Failure, Not a Weather Vibe
A left-wing climate justice column arguing that America’s deadly Independence Day heat wave should be treated as a preventable policy failure, not an unavoidable summer inconvenience.
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