In a jaw-dropping move late Monday, House Republicans once again slammed the door shut on transparency, voting 7‑5 in the Rules Committee to block Rep. Ro Khanna’s amendment that would have forced Attorney General Pam Bondi and the Department of Justice to publish all Epstein‑related files publicly. Last week, Rep.
We are six months into Donald Trump’s presidency, really his first presidency as his previous four years he was staffed by the ruling establishment with his opponents. Washington taught Trump a lesson, and this time he is staffed with people who share the values he expressed in his campaign. …
Venture capitalist Marc Andreessen warned that universities engaging in discriminatory practices against students and faculty will face significant consequences, according to leaked screenshots obtained by the Washington Post. In the private group chat with AI scientists and Trump administration officials, Andreessen stated that universities “declared war on 70% of the…
[Amman, 7/14/25] Like I said, much of Amman outside Al Balad is deadening, but today, I forced myself to leave it. Getting into a yellow taxi, I said, “US Embassy,” but the Jordanian driver didn’t understand, so I tried, “American Embassy.” Wouldn’t I rather go to Jerash, he asked…
The idea of Elon Musk creating a new party called the “America Party” is by no means doomed to failure. Everything Musk sets his mind to, he achieves. In many ways, it was he who helped bring Trump to power under slogans radically opposed to the establishment. Musk threw…
The “major statement” on Russia that Trump earlier hyped up turned out to be a clumsy attempt to thread the needle between radically escalating US involvement in the Ukrainian Conflict and walking away from it. His new three-pronged approach includes: 1) the rapid dispatch of up to 17 Patriot missile systems to…
From the moment cinema was born, humanity slowly shifted—from imaginative readers who shaped the world with their minds, to passive watchers mesmerized by giant screens. Heroes once born of paper and thought became three-dimensional spectacles: hyper-masculine men, impossibly beautiful women, shaping the modern psyche with illusion and desire. Then…
John was a shrew. He knew that ten years ago, when the Covid insanity started and everyone wanted him to get jabbed. But he just felt odd about it. It just didn’t seem right. So, he didn’t do it, and wow, did he get hell for that. Everyone treated…
In 1883, when the Pendleton Act was passed, creating the US civil service, it must have seemed like no big deal. The forgotten Chester A. Arthur was the president. The fear of being assassinated like his predecessor James Garfield convinced him to back the legislation. The case for passage: government…
In June “Texas Patriot,” a prominent anonymous account supportive of President Trump, announced during the height of tensions with Iran, “F*ck it. If Trump takes us to war, I’m done with him and his administration. I voted for: NO WARS No taxes Cheap gas Cheap groceries MAHA. What of…
