Note: There are two sets of readings for this weekend’s Masses for the Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul. The Saturday Vigil Mass uses John 21:15-19 for the Gospel reading, while the Sunday Masses use Matthew 16:13-19. My reflection today will be on the Saturday readings, since I attend that Mass and generally write […]

A version of this story appeared in the daily Threat Status newsletter from The Washington Times. Click here to receive Threat Status delivered directly to your inbox each weekday. China’s focused development of next-generation hypersonic ballistic missiles has U.S. defense experts worried, mostly because Beijing builds its programs on American research and development. Mark Lewis, […]

First lady Melania Trump has no shortage of critics, seemingly due merely to her proximity to President Donald Trump. From rumor-mongering celebrities to Democratic lawmakers with axes to grind, Melania Trump often seems to face as much criticism as her much more public-facing husband. Even within the spaces Melania was once ostensibly a part of […]

So we did it. America’s military might—a combination of satellite surveillance, stealth bombers, and enough firepower to make Zeus blush—obliterated Iran’s nuclear infrastructure in a series of blistering airstrikes. The centrifuges are now molten metal. The command bunkers are smoking holes in the earth. And for a fleeting moment, the world exhaled. […]

Police announced on Friday that Marius Borg Høiby, of Norway’s royal family, faces serious sexual misconduct charges. Oslo police said Høiby, the 28-year-old son of Crown Princess Mette-Marit Tjessem Hoiby, stood charged with multiple counts of rape, sexual assault, and bodily harm, according to the Associated Press. Specifically, he was accused of one case of […]