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Jonah Goldberg: The Iran war could shape American policy for decades

Jonah Goldberg: The Iran war could shape American policy for decades

The war with Iran that never really ended is back on. Like everybody else, including the Trump administration and the Iranian regime, I have no idea...

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Cartoonist’s Take: July 20, 2026

Cartoonist’s Take: July 20, 2026

Cartoonist’s Take: July 20, 2026

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Cartoonist’s take: July 20, 2026

Cartoonist’s take: July 20, 2026

“Congressman’s Job” by Harley Schwadron, CagleCartoons.com.

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Alexandra Paskhaver: America 250: Benjamin Franklin’s guide to perfection

Alexandra Paskhaver: America 250: Benjamin Franklin’s guide to perfection

Benjamin Franklin was perfect. Oh, okay. He was a bit chubby. And bald. And his eyesight was bad. And… yeah, that’s about it. He also aimed at...

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Alexandra Paskhaver

Cartoonist’s Take: July 18, 2026

Cartoonist’s Take: July 18, 2026

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Cartoonist’s Take: July, 17, 2026

Cartoonist’s Take: July, 17, 2026

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Steven Roberts: The Two Lindsey Grahams

Steven Roberts: The Two Lindsey Grahams

Sen. Lindsey Graham once called Joe Biden “as good a man as God ever created.” Years later, he described Donald Trump — who derided and demeaned...

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Byron York: Illness, Death and Turmoil Change Face of GOP Senate

Byron York: Illness, Death and Turmoil Change Face of GOP Senate

One of the colder aspects of life in Washington politics is that the death of an important person often results, before much grieving is done, in a...

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Don Rittner: Preserving Albany’s heritage: Why the current city flag must endure

Don Rittner: Preserving Albany’s heritage: Why the current city flag must endure

Well, here we go again.  Albany already destroyed the Philip Schuyler Statue, you know, the American Revolutionary War hero, at a time when we are...

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Don Rittner

Cartoonist’s Take: July 16, 2026

Cartoonist’s Take: July 16, 2026

Cartoonist’s Take: July 16, 2026

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Nicholas Buonano

Cal Thomas: The more things don’t change

The French writer Jean-Baptiste Alphonse Karr knew what he was talking about when, in 1849, he coined the phrase “Plus ça change, plus c’est la...

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Danny Tyree: Are cigarettes ‘cool’ again?

Danny Tyree: Are cigarettes ‘cool’ again?

“A ball of fire on one end and a fool on the other.” That’s how my high school history teacher Mr. Holt described cigarettes. (He also preached...

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Cartoonist’s Take: July 15, 2026

Cartoonist’s Take: July 15, 2026

Cartoonist’s Take: July 15, 2026

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Cartoonist’s Take: July 14, 2026

Cartoonist’s Take: July 14, 2026

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Cartoonist’s Take: July, 13, 2026

Cartoonist’s Take: July, 13, 2026

Cartoonist’s Take: July, 13, 2026

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Christine Flowers: Dem leaders finally, finally learned their lesson

Christine Flowers: Dem leaders finally, finally learned their lesson

Democrats decided they finally found a line in the sand they wouldn’t cross, and surprisingly enough, it brings us back to the MeToo movement....

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Alexandra Paskhaver: Benjamin Franklin’s first public service

Alexandra Paskhaver: Benjamin Franklin’s first public service

I wish I could print money. I know exactly what I’d do with it: buy the original copy of “The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin.” Because it...

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Cartoonist’s Take: July 12, 2026

Cartoonist’s Take: July 12, 2026

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Jonah Goldberg: The right and left need to control the radicals in their own parties

Jonah Goldberg: The right and left need to control the radicals in their own parties

It’s starting to sound like we’re in the middle of the Spanish Civil War. For those of you who forgot, the Spanish Civil War was the great prequel...

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Jon Decker: Trump administration should avoid price controls

Jon Decker: Trump administration should avoid price controls

In the coming weeks, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is expected to issue a new rule superseding a Biden-era interpretation of the Dodd-Frank...

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ROBERTS: Red hats to red hate

Donald Trump has gone from red hats to red hate. With his popularity stuck below 40% in most polls, the president knows that if the fall elections...

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YORK: Trump’s anti-commuist manifesto

YORK: Trump’s anti-commuist manifesto

President Trump had two messages in his speech at Mount Rushmore on the eve of July 4. The first, expected, message was a traditional celebration of...

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RITTNER: Seeing isn’t always believing

RITTNER: Seeing isn’t always believing

I love illusions. Funny how the brain is tricked into seeing reality. There are three kinds: Literal illusions. These are images that combine smaller,...

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Don Rittner

The World Cup, where the emotions are the stars

The World Cup, where the emotions are the stars

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... I love the World Cup. And I think we need it. I’m no soccer supremacist. Count me among the...

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Cartoonist’s Take

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WATSON: Democratic socialists not named Graham Platner are thriving

WATSON: Democratic socialists not named Graham Platner are thriving

Recent Graham Platner accusations notwithstanding, Democratic Socialist candidates are having quite a moment. Octogenarian senator Bernie Sanders...

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THOMAS: Graham Platner is not Democrats’ only problem

The troubles Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner is facing (he may have withdrawn by the time you read this) are only a small part of his...

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Cal Thomas

TYREE: Could you write your own eulogy?

While I was struggling to motivate myself to write about a company that will turn your life story into a keepsake book, based on the answer to 50...

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PURCELL: Why America stays cool while Europe swelters

It’s hot this summer. It’s so hot in Washington that Republicans and Democrats are sharing air-conditioned cabs. It’s so hot in New York City...

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PASKHAVER: The king of comedy

“People hate me because I am a multifaceted, talented, wealthy, internationally famous genius.” Also because I stole that line from Jerry Lewis...

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FLOWERS: Of democracy, independence and birthright citizenship

Over the weekend we celebrated 250 years of democracy, flawed and fabulous in every respect. As a child, I was only exposed to the virtues of the...

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RITTNER: Seeing isn’t always believing

I love illusions. Funny how the brain is tricked into seeing reality. There are three kinds: Literal illusions. These are images that combine smaller,...

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Don Rittner

Cartoonist’s Take

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Cagle Cartoons

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Cagle Cartoons

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Siobhan Connally’s Ittybits & Pieces: Joy and pain

Three puppies came bounding into the meeting room, pinging around its four corners with carefree joy and boneless energy. They paid us no mind as we...

27.06.2026 10

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Siobhan Connally

RITTNER: Where are you?

Troy was an Irish town during the 19th century. Troy had a high concentration of Irish residents (ranking 5th among New York State cities with the...

27.06.2026 10

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Don Rittner

Cartoonists’ take

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Cagle Cartoons