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September 2026
09/04/26TodayThe IRS Discovers Strong Feelings About Fairness
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09/03/26Free Lunch, Hidden Cost
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09/02/26The Ballroom Stands, The Chairs Empty
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09/01/26The Census Bureau Solves Its Own Scandal
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August 2026
08/31/26One Lake, Two Realities, Zero Consultation
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08/30/26The Most Expensive Temporary Office in Madrid
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08/29/26America Discovers Venezuela Has Oil, Again
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08/28/26Solving A Beef Problem With More Beef
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08/27/26Spy Chief Visits, Kremlin Yawns Loudly
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08/26/26Alaska's Ballot Has a Sullivan Problem
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08/25/26The Paperwork Was the Trap
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08/24/26Carney's Theory Meets Trump's Practice
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08/23/26Sanctions and Chandeliers, Same News Cycle
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08/22/26Naming Rights and Institutional Wrongs
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08/21/26Britain's Debt Habit Continues Unabated
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08/20/26The Facade Waits, The Orchestra Doesn't
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08/19/26Keystone Rises Because Deadlines Are Approaching
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08/18/26Shasta Hires the Fox for Henhouse Duty
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08/17/26Trust Falls With Nuclear Stakes
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08/16/26Frigates Forgive, But Podcasts Don't Forget
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08/15/26The Odds Were Never in Their Favor
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08/14/26Steam Dreams and Digital Grudges
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08/13/26Latte Today, Gone Tomorrow
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08/12/26Serve The Country, Deport The Family
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08/11/26Commander in Chief, Now Serving Lunch
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08/10/26Fictional Grave Gets Better Treatment Than Real One
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08/09/26Brussels Builds Skillet Instead of Square
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08/08/26Borders, Redrawn By Whoever's Holding The Pen
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08/07/26The Arch That Ate the Skyline
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08/06/26The Loyalists Discover Gravity
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08/05/26The Company That Sees Everything But Itself
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08/04/26Even Capital One Had Questions
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08/03/26Hungary's Presidential Search Finds A Meme
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08/02/26Money Grows a Personality, Cautiously
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08/01/26Westminster Runs On Spirits, Mostly Proof
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July 2026
07/31/26The Scandal That Couldn't
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07/30/26Memes Are the New Manifesto
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07/29/26The Greens Confiscate the Phone
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07/28/26Election Integrity Has Impeccable Timing
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07/27/26AI Agent Breaks Something, Bill Arrives Later
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07/26/26Firework Meets Firepower, Awkwardly
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07/25/26The Joke That Wouldn't Land Softly
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07/24/26Illegal Tariffs Return, Now With Friends
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07/23/26The Nation Watches a Puddle, Riveted
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07/22/26Congress Edits History, Politely Asks It to Behave
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07/21/26The Family Plan Nobody Signed Up For
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07/20/26New PM, Same Old Optimism
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07/19/26The Consultants Who Didn't Look Closer
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07/18/26Ceasefires and the Fine Print Nobody Reads
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07/17/26The Prompter Knew Before You Did
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07/16/26Great Men of History Take Notes
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07/15/26The Art of the Infrastructure Deal
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07/14/26Farage Rejects Security, Not the Compliment
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07/13/26Nolan Says Relax, Somehow That's Unsettling
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07/12/26The Messenger Gets the Subpoena
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07/11/26Uncle Sam Picks His Favorite Painting
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07/10/26The Arch That Ate the Skyline Rule
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07/09/26Your Papers, Please, With a Portrait
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07/08/26Alliance Meets Real Estate Ambitions
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07/07/26The Call That Changed Absolutely Nothing
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07/06/26Handling Trump Like a Confused Constituent
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07/05/26Rushmore Gets a Guest Speaker Nobody Asked For
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07/04/26Candidate's Website Invents Judge, Possibly a DJ
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07/03/26The World's Most Award-Winning Frequent Flyer
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07/02/26A Great He-Man Meets His Projector
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07/01/26Eagle Posted, Outrage Hatched, Facts Optional
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June 2026
06/30/26The Court Clears the Field
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06/29/26One Party Marches, One Party Wanders
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06/28/26The Government Learns to Hold the Rope
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06/27/26The Misunderstanding They All Witnessed
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06/26/26Ten Houses in the Name of Austerity
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06/25/26The Resignation That Hasn't Happened Yet
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06/24/26The Cringe Artist Finally Meets His Match
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06/23/26Swift Transition Means No One Gets to Choose
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06/22/26The Longest Shortest Tenure in Recent Memory
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06/21/26The Graceful Exit Nobody Asked For
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06/20/26The Pool Reflects What It Wants
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06/19/26The Audacity of the Revised Edition
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06/18/26They Moved the People From the Swamp
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06/17/26Closing Arguments From an Open Office
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06/16/26The Very Expensive Recorded Apology
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06/15/26The Adults Have Logged In To Help
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06/14/26The Name That Came Off the Wall
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06/13/26The Name That Wouldn't Come Down
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06/12/26The Ocean Floor Has Heard Enough
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06/11/26The Arch Nobody Asked Arlington For
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06/10/26Every Strike Comes With a Statement
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06/09/26Brought to You by Whoever Is Left
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06/08/26The Art of Leaving Before the Ending
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06/07/26The Decoy Was Also Animated
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06/06/26Every Scandal Is a Fundraiser Now
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06/05/26Nobody Is Going Anywhere, Officially
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06/04/26The Sausage Factory Loses Its Last Fan
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06/03/26The Man Who Bet On Himself
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06/02/26Everyone Loses the Same Race
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06/01/26The Shield That Comes With Strings
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