Friday, May 22, 2026

Goodbye and good riddance, Stephen Colbert

It wasn't Stephen Colbert's ideology that sank him. It was his arrogance. ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌  ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ 
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Fri May 22 2026

 
Stephen Colbert, at the Ed Sullivan Theater on Feb. 24, 2026, has concluded his 11-season run of CBS' "The Late Show."

It wasn't Stephen Colbert's ideology that sank him. It was his arrogance.

Stephen Colbert, left, appears alongside guest and former "Late Night" host David Letterman on May 14, 2026.
 

Americans want to move past angry political comedy. Can late-night?

Colbert's biting hostility to Trump and other right-leaning politicians showed an anger that couldn't be hidden by labeling his outbursts as comedy.

Former President Joe Biden speaks during a memorial service to celebrate the life of the civil rights leader the Rev. Jesse Jackson on March 6, 2026, in Chicago.
 

New report shows Democrats still won't admit why they lost in 2024

A new DNC report blames messaging and campaign strategy for 2024 while avoiding the Biden, Harris policies voters rejected.

Lauren Sánchez and Jeff Bezos attend the Chanel Womenswear spring/summer 2026 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on Oct. 6, 2025, in Paris.
 

Bezos says raising his taxes won't help. It's a risk we should take.

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos says doubling his taxes won't help the average American. I say we put that to the test.

The Mandalorian and Grogu in "The Mandalorian and Grogu."
 

'The Mandalorian and Grogu' is the only good thing in this world

I don't want to hear a single unkind or critical word about the new 'Star Wars' movie, 'The Mandalorian and Grogu.' It's the only good thing we have.

Mayor Zohran Mamdani announces the appointment of Christine Clarke as chair and commissioner for the New York City Commission on Human Rights at Diversity Plaza in Jackson Heights, Queens in New York City, New York, United States on January 7, 2026. (Photo by Jason Alpert-Wisnia / Hans Lucas / AFP via Getty Images)
 

A socialist mayor balanced a budget and conservatives can't handle it

Conservatives and well-meaning liberals are still complaining about New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani's fixes – even when they work.

Alex Cooper attends the SiriusXM Built With Audio event on Oct. 6, 2025, in New York City.
 

'Call Her ... Hypocrite'? Mocking Alex Cooper's pregnancy is absurd.

Conservatives say America needs more families and children. So why did so many attack Alex Cooper after she announced her pregnancy?

A visitor washes his hands before entering Kyeshero Hospital at a checkpoint for hand washing and temperature screening for all visitors and patients entering Kyeshero Hospital, as part of Ebola prevention measures in Goma on May 18, 2026.
 

We had resources to fight Ebola in Africa. We scrapped them.

Bundibugyo ebolavirus has caused only two recognized outbreaks before. This is already the largest – and nothing in development is close to ready.

Elizabeth Milligan Cordova holds her newborn daughter in the NICU in 2025.
 

My baby was in the NICU. Paid leave allowed us to become a family.

I answered emails and joined meetings beside incubators and monitors, saving my leave for the day my daughter came home. It shouldn't be this way.

People prosecuted for their actions at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, and then pardoned by President Donald Trump marched in the the J6 Ashli Babbit 5 Year Memorial March in D.C. with supporters five years later along with dozens of supporters and Former Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio.
 

Trump's new political weapon is a nearly $1.8 billion payout fund

Trump has shown little hesitation about rewarding allies and targeting opponents, the very behavior this fund supposedly exists to remedy.

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