Author: Brittany Mays

New York City’s mayor faces backlash after his administration released a citywide immigrant-enclave map that left out Little Italy and other historic European neighborhoods while adding neighborhoods labeled Little Palestine, Little Bhod-Tibet, and others; critics call the omission cultural erasure and question the mayor’s claim that he simply inherited the map from the previous administration. When the mayor’s office published an “NYC Immigrant Enclaves” map that highlighted roughly 30 immigrant communities across the five boroughs, some of the city’s best-known, long-standing neighborhoods were missing. Little Italy, along with historic Irish and Jewish enclaves, did not appear on the map, sparking…

The piece lays out a deadly pattern: a young American killed in a crash involving a migrant truck driver who reportedly could not communicate in English, questions about how the driver obtained a commercial license, evidence of destroyed dashcam footage, and a broader critique of lax enforcement and open-border policies that let risky drivers onto U.S. highways. The death of 21-year-old Tobias “Toby” Forsythe in Ohio is a raw example of policy failure meeting real-world consequences. What began as an ordinary drive ended when Bekhzod Asrarov’s truck struck Forsythe’s Honda Accord, and Forsythe was pronounced dead at the scene. This…

High on Health: Are We Losing Our Ability to Concentrate? This piece looks at shifts in attention, possible drivers, and what the data and daily life suggest about our collective focus. Our ability to concentrate feels like a moving target lately, and that sensation is showing up in studies, classrooms, and offices. People report shorter attention spans, more micro-distractions, and a steady hunger for novelty. “Possibly another side effect of social media.” That line captures a common explanation, but the picture is broader than any single cause. Technology gets a lot of the blame because it changes how we consume…

Russia launched missile and drone strikes that killed two people and wounded 12 in Ukraine, while Ukrainian forces reported damaging more than two dozen Russian tankers and other vessels, signaling a dangerous spike in maritime and aerial attacks with broader security and energy implications. Russian missile and drone strikes continue to hit Ukrainian cities and infrastructure, leaving civilians dead and injured. Two people were killed and 12 were wounded in the recent attacks, according to officials reporting the toll. The strikes underline the grim human cost that keeps mounting in this conflict. At sea, Ukrainian forces say they damaged more…

Japan’s experimental reusable rocket took off and safely landed in a first test flight Saturday, a milestone that advances the nation’s push to master reusability and to lower the cost of launches while strengthening its position in the global space arena. The launch and recovery demonstrated that a program long in development can move from concept to practical tests, and the visible success will reshape expectations for future missions. Engineers watched a prototype vehicle complete the intended profile and return intact, which is the crucial early benchmark for any reusable launch system. This test does not finish the work, but…

Warner Bros. is moving forward with a reimagining of “Free Willy,” the 1993 family adventure film about a boy who befriends a captive orca. Warner Bros. has opted to revisit the story that captured hearts in 1993, signaling a new take on a familiar tale about a boy and a captive orca. The move follows Hollywood’s recent pattern of reviving well-known properties for modern audiences. This reimagining aims to balance the original’s emotional core with contemporary storytelling techniques and audience expectations. The original film leaned on a straightforward, sentimental narrative that centered on friendship and the fight for freedom. Updating…

A short, direct summary: Iran’s ruling circles keep choosing policies that weaken the country’s security while deepening regional chaos, rolling back any hope for stable deterrence or internal order. Iran’s leadership seems determined to sabotage the country’s own stability, and the results are plain for everyone watching. The regime pours resources into external aggression, militia networks, and a race for nuclear leverage while ordinary Iranians watch their economy and safety crumble. That combination makes for “A peculiar kind of peace.” (Photo by Karar Essa/Anadolu via Getty Images) On Jul 9, 2026 the pattern is unmistakable: Tehran prioritizes power projection over…

Republicans are finding a silver lining as Democrats scramble in Maine while the GOP fights to preserve its U.S. Senate majority. As Democrats scramble to contain a political disaster in Maine, the Republicans on the front lines of the GOP’s fight to hold the U.S. Senate majority are breathing a sigh of relief. That dynamic has shifted attention and resources, and it has given Republican strategists room to tighten messaging and focus on vulnerable seats. The mood among GOP operatives is cautious optimism rather than celebration. The scene in Maine has pulled national eyes and party staff away from other…

Michael Anton’s collection draws from essays published across many outlets over more than a decade, gathering consistent themes about national order, institutions, and conservative principles into a tight, readable set. Anton curated essays from a wide range of publications spanning more than a decade, and the result reads like a sustained argument rather than a scattershot anthology. The pieces connect through a clear conservative sensibility that values national cohesion, institutional integrity, and tough-minded realism about geopolitics. That through-line makes the collection more than a random assortment; it feels like a project with a point and an editor who knew which…

Speaker Mike Johnson plans to push the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act into a budget reconciliation bill to force a Senate vote, setting up another showdown between a GOP-led House that has passed the bill repeatedly and a Senate where it has stalled amid bipartisan resistance. Johnson told Fox News Sunday he will attach the SAVE America Act to reconciliation in hopes of clearing the Senate without the usual 60-vote threshold. That maneuver reflects frustration in the House after passing the measure three times and finding it repeatedly blocked in the upper chamber. He argued reconciliation is the viable route…