🇺🇸"Two Americas" Edition🇺🇸
Today’s lead cartoon by David Horsey (Tribune Content Agency) strikes a chord with us at Counterpoint.
When we launched this platform, our mission was to present both sides of the political spectrum as fairly and equally as possible — knowing full well that true symmetry is elusive, if not impossible. But over time, it became clear: many people, perhaps most, simply don’t want to see both sides. In today’s hyper-polarized climate, balanced perspectives are a tough sell. Even our free subscriptions saw a slow, inexorable decline.
After six years, we’ve finally decided to acknowledge the obvious: the writing’s on the wall. We’re no longer afraid of being labeled biased (cue dramatic shudder). That word has become a slur in political discourse — used as shorthand for "wrong" or "untrustworthy." But the truth is, nothing created by humans is ever truly free of bias. Every person carries a unique set of values and beliefs. Those values inevitably shape how we interpret the world around us, including the news.
We’re done running from the bias police. And frankly, we’ve noticed that those who shout the loudest about “bias” are often the most opinionated themselves — and that’s fine. Having beliefs, convictions, and perspectives is not a flaw; it’s a feature of being human.
And if editorial cartooning can’t be biased, what can?
By Matt Wuerker (Andrews McMeel)
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By Bill Bramhall (Tribune Content Agency)
Chris Britt (Creators) offers commentary on the bizarre overreaction to the numbers “86 47,” highlighting the absurdity of seeing a cryptic threat in what could just as easily be restaurant slang or beachside whimsy.
James Comey, former FBI director and part-time Instagram philosopher, has clarified that his now-infamous “86 47” post — a charming beach snapshot of shells arranged in a number pattern — was not, in fact, a covert assassination plot against Donald Trump, despite what the MAGA outrage machine insists.
In his first on-camera appearance since accidentally breaking the internet with seashell numerology, Comey explained that "86" to him means "ditch the place," not "eliminate with extreme prejudice." His wife, a former server, saw it as a menu term. Together, they stumbled upon what might be the most unintentionally explosive beach art since someone made a sandcastle shaped like the Capitol.
Trump’s defenders, ever allergic to nuance but deeply fluent in conspiracy, translated the post as a kill code. Comey responded by deleting the post — not because it was sinister, but because he didn't want to be "associated with violence" or, more likely, another round of Fox News interpretive dance.
Pressed on regrets, Comey said he only regrets the "distraction," noting he’s been through enough government probes to qualify as his own congressional subcommittee. He concluded by suggesting that Trump just can’t quit him — which might be the most accurate statement in the whole saga.
I appreciate Counterpoint and don’t read this current post as saying you’re intentionally being biased, just that we all have biases - which is a plain fact.
If it’s easier for you to defend one position over another then that’s your prerogative and you do every thoughtful reader a favor simply by sharing the views of insightful cartoonists.
Pre-Internet days, I remember a wise older friend saying that every day he read the Bible and the New York Times. It was his way of covering what he considered “opposing sides”. At least he was a thoughtful (though admittedly biased) reader.
I’ll continue to subscribe. Thank you!
Dear Counterpoint. It is a sad time. You have done an amazing job at trying to remain nuetral. Unfortunately, the blatant anti-American regime currently in charge makes nuetrality completely impossible. I look forward to the day you no longer need to choose sides and can again post perspectives that consistently counter one another and make us think.