CSotD: With the Fringe in the Driver’s Seat
On the Fastrack (KFS) took a detour last week from office politics to the larger kind as Dethany’s military mother…
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CSotD: Gender Politics
Given that Kansas promotes itself as the “Land of Ahs” — with or without that apostrophe — it’s hardly surprising…
CSotD: Weekend Addition (mostly Division)
It’s always good to start with a joke, and today’s In the Bleachers (AMS) made me redouble my search for…
CSotD: Great Expectations
Since I don’t follow Canadian politics closely, I’m not sure if the Fat Cat in Bruce MacKinnon’s commentary on the…
CSotD: Conversations in a wind tunnel
Perils of working too far in advance: Prickly City (AMS) doesn’t seem aware that watching gas prices has become nearly…
CSotD: Sincerely Dubious
In order to start a day of mythbusting on an apolitical note, here’s a cartoon Rich Powell shared on Facebook…
CSotD: July 4 in the Free-Fire Zone
Bill Bramhall depicts the Fourth of July in the New Normal, in which we can’t always distinguish the traditional fireworks…
CSotD: The Glorious Fourth and the Damp Squibs
Joe Heller manages to capture the two major topics this year: A divided country and fireworks. I know which one…
CSotD: Ms. Conceptions
This piece by Barry Blitt has been all over social media lately, though he actually produced it May 14, after…
CSotD: Can’t Anybody Here Play This Game?
A salute to Casey Stengel, who could pull a bird out of his hat, but, as manager of the 1962…
CSotD: Elsewhere in the news …
The current question for political commentators seems to be “Can you walk and chew gum at the same time?”…
CSotD: Rum, Romanism and Rebellion, 2022 Version
Burchard’s quote hasn’t aged very well, has it? The Republicans of today — no longer the “Party of Lincoln” —…
CSotD: Canceling the Cancelors
We’ll start off with a major hit from Pedro Molina (Counterpoint), who skips all the cleverness and simply portays Replacement…
CSotD: Attention Must Be Paid
I used to see bumperstickers that said “If you’re not scared, you’re not paying attention.” Haven’t seen one in awhile;…
CSotD: No, We Have No Sense of Decency
“Until this moment, Senator, I think I never really gauged your cruelty or your recklessness. … Have you no…