As President Trump works to usher in a “nuclear renaissance” to power 21st-century America – with the aim of quadrupling our nuclear capacity by 2050 – no state is better prepared to lead than Tennessee.

Kitty is probably the most beautiful dog we have known. Her fur is a sleek shiny black, so smooth that dirt and farm debris slide right off.

America’s largest Muslim advocacy group speaks out regularly about Israel’s alleged abuses in Gaza. But it has yet to say anything about ongoing human rights protests in Iran.

I think we should start a morality program. Oops, we have one. It is called the Christian churches.  

This year, the fight over free expression in American higher education reached a troubling milestone. According to data from the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression, efforts to censor speech on college campuses hit record highs and across multiple fronts – and most succeeded.

The good news is that the House of Representatives ended 2025 by passing a series of permitting bills, laying clear markers for the Senate to build upon.

The story of Epiphany is God revealing the divinity of Jesus to the three wise men who brought gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh. There is a joke about a fourth wise man who was turned away for bringing a fruitcake. Pardon the levity, but I ask a serious question. What is the best gift you could bring Jesus? 

A couple of weeks ago, I was talking with my brother on the phone. We were discussing Christmas and what to buy for our grandkids. Eventually, the conversation turned to what they might buy for us. He then asked me, “Is there anything you want that you don’t already have?”

After 2018, Rep. Nancy Pelosi returned to the House speakership and unrelentingly harassed Trump over the last two years of his first term. These distractions and obstructions­ – especially during COVID – were undoubtedly a factor in Trump’s narrow 2020 electoral college defeat.

For the record, I have been in printing and publishing for 46 consecutive years; and in each and every one of those years, at least someone has said to me, "Print is dead." Somehow, I've made it for almost five decades. But today, in 2026, I almost – almost – believe print really is dead. OK. Close the casket, already. Let's make it a happy wake. Otherwise, prove me wrong.

Electricity affordability is shaped primarily by state policy choices, and states choosing the most expensive path are overwhelmingly blue. So, blue-state residents are experiencing the pain much more than those in red states.

Today, it would take a year’s worth of counseling to go through what we did that week. We just tried to take it in stride in those days.

Refuse to hold on to your grudge. Stop nursing that bad memory over and over again, which has fattened itself to the point of nearly consuming your world.

So, my thought is this. Easy is a wonderfully a simple word. It has a peaceful calmness about it. All I need to do, no matter how time is passing, is remind myself to take it easy.

Our service members and their families sacrifice a tremendous amount for our safety, they should be supported accordingly. We will also continue to set recruiting and retention records with strong investments in the next generation of warriors.