Massive layoffs at The Washington Post, not so massive but still substantial layoffs at The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, improving digital footprint at The Hew York Times, and with print papers dying (see AJC) we have the top 25 digital local newspaper websites. From David Bauder of The Associated Press: The Washington Post laid off one-third of […]
This may seem like an odd place to start, but it’s actually perfect. In case you missed it, FIFA, the organization that runs the World Cup tournament, recently announced that it has a brand-new Peace Prize and strongly hinted that it will present it to Donald Trump on December 5 when they draw the matches […]
Several reversals to cover today, so we’ll start with one Steve Kelley probably wishes he could have back. The cartoon is based on an incident in Thursday night’s Philadelphia/Dallas game in which Eagles player Jalen Carter was ejected for spitting on Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott, which Kelley transformed into an accusation that leftists are spitting […]
I hadn’t planned on featuring any more “list of accomplishment” cartoons, since, as said the other day, they were fairly identical and uninspired, but Matson has broken through with this piece, since we’ve entered a moment when the oligarchs seem to be losing their grip.Specifically, Republican lawmakers have been advised by their leadership to stop […]
My initial response to this Cathy Wilcox cartoon was negative, and I still think it is politically unfair, if only because she features Biden, Harris and Walz decrying violence when it is the Democrats who have attempted to limit the problem. There’s a great deal more hypocrisy in the “thoughts and prayers” approach of those […]
We have met the enemy, and he is Will Rogers.Constant Readers know I dislike the Will Rogers approach, in which everything and everyone is corrupt and true wisdom comes in condemning it all. In this case, and at this moment, I’m disinclined to criticize Michael Ramirez (Creators) because I’m not sure he is promoting that […]
Clay Bennett (CTFP) points out what we all know, that Nikki Haley’s endorsement of Trump comes after a blistering primary campaign in which she repeatedly scored heavily against him. Haley said in speeches that he was unfit for office and that the GOP could not win with him as their candidate, and her supporters continued […]
Bill Bramhall marks the descent of Rudy Giuliani from “America’s Mayor” to a ridiculous — and now heavily fined — laughingstock, and it’s hard to argue with his assessment that Rudy has largely done it to himself.It wasn’t a particularly drawn out descent.In 2000, Giuliani was still mayor of New York City and involved in […]