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Trump-Musk government efficiency commission idea draws Capitol Hill interest

House Budget Committee Chairman Jodey Arrington (R-TX) is a big fan of former President Donald Trump’s endorsement of a so-called government efficiency commission. Arrington, who has been in office since 2017 and represents a rural west Texas district, spoke to the Washington Examiner about the proposed reform, which aims to cut down on wasteful federal […]

Pulp Reality: Reflections on the 30th anniversary of Quentin Tarantino’s masterpiece

In 1993, Quentin Tarantino’s dreams broke containment.  They had previously been kept inside his skull, but they now began to leak into the world and become part of the shared reality you and I and everyone who takes part in our culture experiences. The first sign was when his buddy called him in a happy […]

Fight Club at 25

David Fincher’s subversive comedy-drama Fight Club turns 25 this year. Its blackly comic exploration of toxic masculinity, released when Andrew Tate was still an impressionable 12-year-old, continues to divide opinion. It was gloriously misunderstood upon its initial release in the United States in October 1999 — Roger Ebert wrote of Fight Club that it was […]

Why the Supreme Court may shy away from 2024 election fights

Despite concerns about the potential for Supreme Court intervention in fights related to the 2024 election, some experts say recent signs suggest the nine justices may stay out of the equation. The relatively low number of Supreme Court cases the justices have agreed to take on so far this term has led legal observers to […]

Trade with Mexico can help us pivot away from Chinese markets, if the border crisis doesn’t stop commerce in its tracks

LAREDO, Texas — From the time the truck rolled up to the U.S. Customs checkpoint from the Mexican half of the World Trade Bridge until it drove forward into the 100-degree sun of south Texas, only 27 seconds passed. While other trucks with trailers can languish for hours as federal agents screen them for anything […]

Biden honors Polish general from Revolutionary War and links his service to war in Ukraine

The White House issued a proclamation on Thursday honoring General Casimir Pulaski, an 18th-century immigrant from Poland who fought alongside the colonists during the Revolutionary War against Britain. President Joe Biden heralded Pulaski’s heroic efforts on the battlefield and acknowledged the contributions of Polish Americans to the country.  “Today, we pay tribute to General Casimir […]

Islamic Jihad top commander killed in Israeli airstrike

Israel Defense Forces announced it killed an important official of an Islamic militant organization during an airstrike on Thursday.  Mohammad Abdullah, head of the Iranian-backed Palestinian Islamic Jihad terror organization, was killed during an airstrike by Israel on the central West Bank, The Times of Israel reported.  Abdullah was believed to have organized many terrorist […]

Harris sidesteps around federal healthcare for illegal immigrants in Univision town hall

Vice President Kamala Harris skirted answering whether illegal immigrants should receive federal government healthcare when pressed by an undecided Latino voter during a Nevada town hall Thursday. Harris’s stance on the matter has come under scrutiny after her running mate, Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN) claimed last weekend that the vice president did not support his […]

Harris invokes late Sen. John McCain as she courts Arizona swing voters

CHANDLER, Arizona – Vice President Kamala Harris invoked late Sen. John McCain’s (R-AZ) infamous thumbs-down moment that sunk Republican efforts to repeal the Affordable Care Act back in 2017 during her second visit to the state in two weeks as she seeks to court GOP and Independent voters. Speaking to voters packed inside an event […]

Obama says black men choosing Trump over Harris ‘not acceptable’

Former President Barack Obama told Vice President Kamala Harris’s supporters at a campaign office in Pittsburgh that a lack of enthusiasm from black men for Harris is “not acceptable.” “You’re thinking about sitting out or supporting somebody who has a history of denigrating you because you think that’s a sign of strength, because that’s what being […]
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