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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...
Cartoonist’s Take: July 20, 2026
“Congressman’s Job” by Harley Schwadron, CagleCartoons.com.
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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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...
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...
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...
Cartoonist’s Take: July 16, 2026
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...
“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...
Cartoonist’s Take: July 15, 2026
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Cartoonist’s Take: July, 13, 2026
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....
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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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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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...
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...
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...
I love illusions. Funny how the brain is tricked into seeing reality. There are three kinds: Literal illusions. These are images that combine smaller,...
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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Recent Graham Platner accusations notwithstanding, Democratic Socialist candidates are having quite a moment. Octogenarian senator Bernie Sanders...
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...
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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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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“People hate me because I am a multifaceted, talented, wealthy, internationally famous genius.” Also because I stole that line from Jerry Lewis...
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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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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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...
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...
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