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[Michael Goodwin: Voluntary regime change in Iran appears to be a pipe dream despite Trumps efforts]

Voluntary regime change in Iran appears to be a pipe dream despite Trumps efforts

Its a dispiriting but sober assessment that anyone who still believes a voluntary regime change is possible is pursuing a fools errand.

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J. Christian Adams

Gavin Newsoms race-based gerrymander is wicked the Supreme Court must slap it down

August 19, 2026 | 12:23pm

If race motivated legislatures in any way, the subsequent map is unconstitutional.

[Best of the Babylon Bee: AOC struggling to meet single men under 90 at work]

AOC struggling to meet single men under 90 at work

August 19, 2026 | 7:00am

Every week, The Post will bring you our picks of the best one-liners and stories from satirical site the Babylon Bee to take the edge off Hump Day.

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Juan Carlos Amors

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Im head coach of the Gotham FC womens soccer team why I took paternity leave

August 19, 2026 | 6:29am

Juan Carlos Amors announced in June that he would be taking paternity leave from coaching women’s soccer champs Gotham FC, following the birth of his second child.

[Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate Abdul El-Sayed speaks during a Democratic unity rally in Detroit, Michigan, U.S., August 7, 2026. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY]

Sally C. Pipes

Why the DSAs Medicare-for-All dream threatens us with a real-life nightmare

August 19, 2026 | 6:00am

While excoriating insurance companies may be good politics, forcing everyone into a government insurance monopoly would be disastrous policy.

[A general view of a $9 congestion pricing toll sign or as it is called - a congestion relief zone toll sign - and a congestion pricing toll camera gantry with the Empire State Building in the background as seen in New York, NY on February 20, 2025. On Wednesday President Trump announced plans to have his Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy kill the congestion pricing toll program by pulling federal approval. (Photo/Christopher Sadowski)]

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Gov. Kathy Hochuls congestion pricing scam has only one success left: Gouging drivers

August 19, 2026 | 6:00am

Gov. Kathy Hochul considers her congestion-pricing scheme a huge success, but the city Health Department just exposed the scam by blowing up one of the main supposed benefits.

[QUEENS, NY USA - FEBRUARY 5, 2026 - Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY-14) hosts an in-person town hall at the Horace Greeley I.S. 010 in Astoria, Queens. (Photo by Aristide Economopoulos for the NY Post)]

Betsy McCaughey

Deadbeat AOCs student-loan mooching should be a red flag to her 2028 supporters

August 19, 2026 | 5:00am

If we elect a student-loan deadbeat to our nations highest office the nations first freeloader-in-chief hold onto your wallet,and prepare for financial calamity.

[Why progressive Ro Khanna wants to lend money to billionaires]

Jon Hartley

Why progressive Ro Khanna wants to lend money to billionaires

August 18, 2026 | 9:48pm

There are a lot of problems with California’s proposed “billionaire tax,” Proposition 40. One of the biggest is how a billionairemight actually pay it.

[Goodyear tires displayed on racks at Lincoln Discount Tire in Venice, California.]

Tri Ta

Californias latest affordability fix? Banning most replacement tires

August 18, 2026 | 9:39pm

California just adopted new regulations for replacement tires that will further squeeze family budgets and make our roads more dangerous. The worst part: The decision was made by five unelected bureaucrats. The California Energy Commission,…

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CA Post Editorial Board

Californias exodus continues heres what it will take to stop it

August 18, 2026 | 9:12pm

California Dreamin of Texas, Florida and Tennessee. Thats the state of play in 2026. The home of sun-drenched beaches, Yosemite and Silicon Valley is one of just five states that lost residents in 2025 compared with 2024, per an…

[UC Berkeleys ban on standardized tests produces failure as predicted]

CA Post Editorial Board

UC Berkeleys ban on standardized tests produces failure as predicted

August 18, 2026 | 9:00pm

“The Task Force does not recommend that UC make standardized tests optional for applicants at this time.”

[An alleged prostitute seen in East New York, Brooklyn on Aug. 13, 2026.]

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A mission for Mamdani: Rescue the trafficked women of the Blade

August 18, 2026 | 6:52pm

Brutal men run strings of next-to-naked prostitutes each renting her body for as little as $85 a trick to make a quota of perhaps $1,000 a night for the pimp who holds her in de facto slavery.

[TV connections Lost: How we sacrificed common culture for convenience]

Jon Fleischman

America stopped watching TV together. Now were living in different realities

August 18, 2026 | 4:42pm

Early-oughts TV it may have belonged to the last generation of television that millions of Americans had to experience at roughly the same time.

[Emily Gallaghers shoplifting defense: Letters to the Editor Aug. 19, 2026]

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Emily Gallaghers shoplifting defense: Letters to the Editor Aug. 19, 2026

August 18, 2026 | 3:58pm

NY Post readers discuss Assemblywoman Emily Gallaghers claim that shoplifters have a biological need to steal.

[Two electric bicycles, one with a red delivery bag, parked in Manhattan.]

Jenifer Rajkumar

NYCs deadly e-bike crisis is getting worse and only Albany can tackle it

August 18, 2026 | 6:00am

Pass Priscillas Law and finally give New York City the e-bike licensing system that residents demand.

[New York Attorney General Letitia James at a joint press briefing.]

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Tish James snoozes as Harlem charity burns tens of millions

August 18, 2026 | 5:30am

The West Harlem Development Corp. is a poster child for the neglect and deep-rooted waste that defines so much economic development in New York and that, no doubt, is why Tish James won’t do a thing about it.

[Former Vice President Kamala Harris speaks during the National Bar Association annual convention at the Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center Thursday, July 30, 2026, in Nashville, Tenn.]

Daniel McCarthy

Democrats prez-primary scheme is a last-ditch effort to hold off the DSA

August 18, 2026 | 5:00am

The fix is in: The Democratic establishment thinks its hit upon a strategy both for keeping control of the party out of the DSA’s hands and wresting the South away from Republicans.

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CA Post Editorial Board

How to rein in LAs shameless nonprofit CEOs and their outrageous, taxpayer-subsidized salaries

August 17, 2026 | 8:46pm

“Treatment first? Yes, absolutely. But not treatment that prioritizes cash grabs over rehab.

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When the tributes to Pelosi are written, the Swalwell chapter should not be forgotten

August 17, 2026 | 8:45pm

The story of disgraced former congressman Eric Swalwell is really a story about Nancy Pelosi. Pelosi, the first female speaker of the House, is being celebrated by the media as a heroine, as she retires from a long career in Congress this…

[Senator Tony Strickland speaking at a podium with Californians for Voter ID on the front, surrounded by people holding Require Voter ID signs and stacks of boxes labeled Riverside and Californians for Voter ID.]

Ken Cuccinelli

Proposition 39, the voter ID proposal, is common sense except to Sacramento politicians

August 17, 2026 | 8:22pm

Voter ID is a common-sense proposal and this November, voters in California have the opportunity to pass it. Specifically, Proposition 39says that election officials must verify the ID of whoever is voting, including whether registered…

[Hey progressives: Shoplifting isnt need, its just plain greed]

Nicole Gelinas

Hey progressives: Shoplifting isnt need, its just plain greed

August 17, 2026 | 7:53pm

The criminals responsible for a disproportionate percentage of New York City retail theft arent driven by hunger (or by a desire for clean teeth). They are repeat actors.

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