Author: Brittany Mays

Stores across the country are having to improvise after the Treasury Department paused minting new cent pieces this year, and that shortage is rewriting how small transactions are handled. Businesses are rounding totals, changing cash policies, and nudging customers toward electronic payments while coin distributors and retailers juggle limited supplies. The situation exposes a tangle of logistics, costs, and consumer habits that make the penny’s future suddenly more urgent. This article looks at how merchants, banks, and everyday shoppers are coping and what might come next. Retailers of all sizes report fewer pennies in their drawers and fewer shipments from…

This article argues that military officers who openly attack the secretary’s policies and question his fitness for office violate core leadership principles and military tradition. It explains why public dissent from uniformed leaders damages discipline, undermines civilian control, and risks mission readiness while acknowledging tensions around free speech. The piece then outlines practical expectations for professional restraint, proper channels for disagreement, and the need for clear accountability to preserve trust and cohesion. Respect for civilian leadership is a basic principle of our republic and it matters in the military more than almost anywhere else. When uniformed officers criticize the secretary’s…

The Virginia state Senate on Friday approved a constitutional amendment to allow the Legislature to redraw the state’s congressional districts. This move shifts the debate back to elected officials and away from judges and appointed panels, and it is framed as a push for accountability and clearer lines of responsibility. The article explains what the change means, why many Republicans support it, and how the process would play out in practical terms. The Virginia state Senate on Friday approved a constitutional amendment to allow the Legislature to redraw the state’s congressional districts. That vote marks a clear preference for legislative…

South Korea’s president pushed a bold plan to massively expand arms exports while NATO military leaders pressed allies for tougher readiness and burden sharing, a contrast that shows global defense policy pulling in different directions. This article examines that split, what it means for American strategy, and how conservative priorities — strong deterrence, industrial resilience, and fair allied commitments — should shape the response. The focus stays on the politics of defense policy, how export moves interact with alliance pressure, and tangible steps that protect U.S. interests and industry. The South Korean announcement about greatly expanding arms exports is more…

Retired Air Force Maj. Gen. Charlie Dunlap, executive director of the Center on Law, Ethics and National Security at Duke University Law School, joins the show to talk about the legal questions swirling around modern national security decisions. This article explains the issues he addressed, the institutional tensions they expose, and why those tensions matter for law, policy, and public trust. The tone aims to be clear and direct while keeping the legal and ethical stakes front and center. Dunlap’s background gives him a unique vantage point: decades of service combined with academic work at a major law center. That…

The latest disclosures about the Biden White House keep tightening the narrative that senior aides publicly defended a president they rarely saw up close, and those defenses now look shaky under scrutiny. Former White House spokesperson Ian Sams, who loudly vouched for President Biden’s sharpness after the June 2024 debate, has admitted his direct contact was minimal. Other communications staff have offered similar defenses that now face fresh skepticism, and the exchanges recorded by investigators raise serious questions about how the president was presented to the public. After the June 2024 debate with Donald Trump, Biden’s public performance spurred a…

A 2013 interview with filmmaker Mira Nair about her son Zohran Mamdani surfaced in which she described his identity in clear, personal terms and suggested he did not view himself primarily as American even though he was a naturalized citizen from age 7. Her remarks — including “He is a total desi,” and “Completely. We are not firangs at all. He is very much us. He is not an Uhmericcan (American) at all,” — give voters a rare, candid window into how a major mayoral contender and self-identified Democratic Socialist thinks about belonging. The article below lays out that background,…

JetBlue passengers were taken to a hospital after a sudden altitude drop on a flight from Mexico forced an emergency landing in Florida on Thursday, according to officials. The plane experienced an abrupt loss of altitude midflight, prompting the crew to declare an emergency and divert to Florida. Passengers were disembarked and some were taken to nearby medical facilities for evaluation and treatment. Officials indicated the situation was handled as an urgent medical and safety response. Cabin crews train for sudden altitude changes and medical incidents, and they follow strict protocols to secure the cabin and calm passengers. Working quickly,…

President Trump seized on Bill Gates stepping back from dire climate warnings, framing it as a moment of vindication. President Trump took a victory lap after billionaire Bill Gates lowered the temperature on his global-warming activism by walking back his warnings of climate catastrophe. Conservatives saw Gates’ shift as proof that alarmist forecasts didn’t justify the costly mandates and regulations pushed by Washington. The episode reopened a debate over how to balance environmental concerns with economic freedom and national energy independence. Republicans and free-market advocates have long argued that fear-driven climate policy leads to expensive and ineffective solutions. When a…

Autopen technology has quietly shifted how signatures get handled at the highest levels of government, and that shift raises real questions about control, accountability, and the integrity of the presidency. This piece looks at why the autopen matters, how it can concentrate power, what that means for the rule of law, and what reasonable safeguards a conservative viewpoint would favor to protect institutional trust without expanding government reach. The autopen started as a practical tool for busy officials to sign routine items, but its role has blurred into decisions with real consequence. Republicans generally value strong, accountable leadership, and when…