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May 22, 2026

End Of The Late Show With Stephen Colbert

There’s a particular quiet that settles over the country at the end of the day. The dinner dishes are done, the dog has finally stopped barking at the neighbor’s recycling bin, and the nation collectively exhales. The kids are hopefully asleep. The last household chore is completed, and the outside light has been turned off.… Continue reading

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February 17, 2026

The First Amendment Doesn’t Need Donald Trump As A Babysitter

This is what I read today, and then noticed a couple of friends on my email list were as irritated as I was over this latest example of fascist actions taking hold in Washington, D.C. Why Stephen Colbert needed to tape an opener for last night’s “Late Show” is simply galling. The FCC ordered CBS… Continue reading

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September 18, 2025

Freedom Of Speech Under Attack From Donald Trump

The indefinite suspension of Jimmy Kimmel’s late-night show by ABC is more than a warning shot across the bow of American democracy. Kimmel, as my readers and anyone grounded in a mere ounce of civics education well understands, is a comedian whose job is to poke at power. In our nation and with the First… Continue reading

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