A new podcast started by a military veteran highlights the diversity of America’s military and the contributions made by leaders in corporate, higher education, health care and other industries as the nation nears the 250th anniversary of its founding.Ret. U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Don L. Scott hosts the podcast US@250&YOU, which debuted on April 23 as a way to share, highlight how efforts to improve diversity, equity and Inclusion, or DEI, have shaped the country toward the nation’s founding goal of a “more perfect union.”“I have lived through 16 presidents, World War II, racial segregation, the civil rights movement, Korea,…

Artificial intelligence has begun its onslaught against the human job market by eliminating many on Wall Street already. The AI Domino Effect: How Artificial Intelligence is Beginning to Erase Entire Job Sectors Firms like Bank of America, Citi, Wells Fargo, and others are reporting strong profits while reducing headcount and automating more work, according to a report by The New York Times [behind a paywall]. “All of them credited A.I. to some degree … in areas ranging from the so-called back office, where tens of thousands of employees fill out paperwork to comply with various laws and regulations, to the front…

Dawn patrol, by definition, starts before sunrise. Skins on, boots snapped partially tight, I started striding into the darkness. Within 10 minutes, I had stripped down to my base layer sun hoodie. As the sun rose, casting orange light on the peaks all around me, I picked up the pace. My softshell ski pants, Stio’s new Tracksetter Pants, were put to work. Between the stretching, breathing, and ongoing protection from the crisp morning air, I was impressed by the Jackson Hole brand’s new pants.  You’re not grabbing softshell pants like the Tracksetters for every ski day. The “soft” in softshell…

The D.C. Court of Appeals will re-litigate the District’s ban on magazines that can hold more than ten rounds, after a three-judge panel on the court ruled the ban unconstitutional.  LEGAL ALERT: The DC Court of Appeals has granted the en banc petition in a case where the 3-judge panel struck down the district’s magazine ban, which means the entire court will rehear the case. pic.twitter.com/fZRx9D0k53— Firearms Policy Coalition (@gunpolicy) April 23, 2026A number of anti-gun attorneys general around the country submitted amicus briefs in support of the D.C. government’s request for a re-hearing, but…

Major revisions to the Endangered Species Act (ESA), a hallmark law of American conservation, were set to go before Congress for a vote this week. The bill would have changed the listing process for imperiled species and weakened several other aspects of the law. After major outcry from lawmakers and conservation nonprofits, House Speaker Mike Johnson unexpectedly pulled the bill from the floor. The Bill The ESA, passed in 1973, helps protect endangered or threatened species. Essentially, if a fish, wildlife, or plant is listed, its habitat is protected, and government agencies have to come up with recovery plans to…

Socialism is more properly defined as the people controlling all industry. In practice, though, it’s the government running everything and handing everything to the people based on their needs, taking from others according to what they have. So, when a politician says that we should give people housing, healthcare, and transportation in exchange for absolutely nothing, then they’re essentially talking about socialism, even if it’s a socialist framework existing within an otherwise free market system.We have a certain degree of that as it stands, with public housing, Section 8 rent payments, and Medicaid, but it…