JRifes Journal: Honesty Without Filter

Let us know how we're doing!Be A Supporter!Contact the Show!We see the uniforms, but we don't see the scars. JRife dedicates this raw, unfiltered episode to the men and women who came home to a different kind of war: the battle against PTSD, moral injury, and tragically high suicide rates.Support the show

Let us know how we're doing!Be A Supporter!Contact the Show!JRife dives into the toxic math of the "welfare trap," where incremental income gains result in a catastrophic loss of government benefits like food stamps, housing assistance, and healthcare. This is an unfiltered look at how the system is currently structured to punish ambition and incentivize staying poor.Support the show

Let us know how we're doing!Be A Supporter!Contact the Show!They don't wear capes, they wear turnout gear, badges, and helmets. JRife dedicates this unfiltered conversation to the firefighters, police officers, and paramedics—the "Heroes Next Door" who voluntarily run toward the danger others flee.Support the show

Let us know how we're doing!Be A Supporter!Contact the Show!JRife delivers an honest, unfiltered analysis of the current state of politics, examining the core reasons why a segment of the population is publicly admitting they made the wrong choice—and why they are now considering a full flip back to the Republican side.Support the show

Let us know how we're doing!Be A Supporter!Contact the Show!The promises sound great, but the budget doesn't add up. Zohran Mamdani's socialist vision for New York City is being sold as a solution to affordability, but critics warn the $9 billion funding plan will trigger economic chaos. JRife scrutinizes the numbers behind the tax increases and the reality of the political "benefit cliff" that discourages work.Support the show

Let us know how we're doing!Be A Supporter!Contact the Show!The coal industry didn't just shrink—it left a trail of economic devastation. JRife gives an unfiltered voice to the miners and communities suffering the human consequences of the "War on Coal." It's a sobering look at shuttered mines, lost pensions, and a dying way of life that policymakers prefer to ignore.Support the show

Let us know how we're doing!Be A Supporter!Contact the Show!Who's holding the gun to the economy's head? JRife provides an unfiltered analysis of the political standoff where one party demanded $1.5 trillion in exchange for keeping the government open. This is the honest truth about the "hostage crisis" that risked every federal paycheck and exposed how easily D.C. elites weaponize the budget.Support the show

Let us know how we're doing!Be A Supporter!Contact the Show!Virginia just made its choice, whether it knows it or not. JRife breaks down the final, ferocious Governor's Debate in the Old Dominion. We analyze the winner, the loser, and the unfiltered moment that will define the election outcome—focusing on the raw, high-stakes collision of candidates and their drastically different visions for the state.Support the show