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Jim Jordan and the Myth of Sisyphus

It is tough to feel anything other than a grim, classicist’s sense of moral closure in Jordan’s difficulty grasping the gavel.

Campus Hamas Support Reveals a Harsh Truth about Higher Ed

Donors, by withdrawing funding, can help pull universities back from the brink.

Jordan vows to hang tough in quest to become House speaker despite unyielding GOP opposition

Rep. Jim Jordan plans to continue his bid for speaker, refusing to abandon his quest amid chaos and discord within the House Republican Party.

Jury selection will begin in the first trial in the Georgia election case against Trump and others

Jury selection is set to begin Friday for the first defendant to go to trial in the Georgia case that accuses former President Donald Trump and others of illegally scheming to overturn the 2020 election in the state.

Americans urge Pakistani leaders to halt deportation of Afghans with US ties

Pakistan has begun a phased approach to ridding its country of around 3.7 million Afghan refugees. In the first phase, 1.7 million illegal refugees must depart Pakistan by Nov. 1 or face forced deportation. The country’s Caretaker Interior Minister Sarfraz Bugti told the Telegraph that the second phase will target “those with Afghan citizenship,” while the third phase will expel Afghans with “proof of residence cards.”

Pence to House GOP: ‘Decide what team you want to be on’

Former Vice President Mike Pence called on House Republicans on Friday to “decide what team you want to be on” amid infighting that has left the House without a Speaker for more than two weeks. “Never in my wildest dreams would I have ever imagined eight Republicans partnering with every Democrat in Congress to throw...

Pence acknowledges ‘uphill climb’ in presidential campaign

Former Vice President Mike Pence on Friday acknowledged he has faced an “uphill climb” in his campaign for the 2024 GOP nomination, but argued he is the most experienced and tested candidate in the primary field. Pence spoke with Steve Scully on SiriusXM on Friday as his campaign faces a money crunch amid reports that...

When deadlines fail 

Deadlines are certainly here to stay, no matter how seriously they are taken, or ignored.

Musk says X will launch premium subscriptions soon

X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, will soon launch two tiers of premium subscriptions, owner Elon Musk said Friday. Musk said one version is “lower cost with all features, but no reduction in ads,” and the other is "more expensive, but has no ads,” in a post on X. Musk’s post did not share...

A better way to address the US epidemics of loneliness and despair

The thinner the social ties, the more vulnerable the population.

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