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PONDERABLE

"To be original you must listen to the voice of your heart rather than the clamor of the world --- and have the courage to teach publicly what you have learned. The source of all genius is sincerity; men would be wiser if they were more moral."

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Controversy
Hoping to stop Trump's travel ban, a venerable resettlement agency argues that its own work on behalf of Jewish refugees was unconstitutional
By E. M. Oblomov

Travel Ban Opportunism

World
Watch out Middle East, here comes Jared!
By Philip Rucker

Kushner, no longer a "shadow diplomat", charged with negotiating peace

The Politics of Jihad
ISIS says it carried out an attack in Jerusalem, but Hamas claims it did; here's why that matters
By Amanda Erickson

The competing claims of responsibility highlight a major challenge in the era of global terrorism

Passionate Parenting
You're setting your child up for failure if you do this one thing
By Emily Brady

Did your parents inadvertently help you muff-up your life?

Didn't Know That!
Seven tips for shooting nature photos with your smartphone camera
By Stan Horaczek

Make every day Nature Photography Day!

Wellness
The downside to drinking flavored water
By Ellie Krieger

If sipping them keeps you going throughout the day, I am sorry to burst your bubble

Ess, Ess/ Eat, Eat!
The Kosher Gourmet
By Sara Moulton

Burritos, Middle Eastern style

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• Pat Bagley

• Lisa Benson

• Chip Bok

• Bob Gorrell

• Steve Kelley

• Jeff Koterba

• Dana Summers

• Sean Delonas

• Gary Varvel

• Gary Varvel BONUS!

• Michael Ramirez

• Michael Ramirez BONUS!

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On this day in . . .

• 1862, slavery was outlawed in U.S. territories

• 1846, the first baseball game under recognizable modern rules is played in Hoboken, New Jersey, United States

• 1856, the first Republican national convention ended in Philadelphia with the nomination of explorer John Charles Fremont of California for president. (James Buchanan, a Federalist nominated by the Democrats, was elected.)

• 1865, Union troops commanded by Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston, Texas, with news that the Civil War was over, and that all slaves were free. (This event is celebrated as "Juneteenth.")

• 1905, Pittsburgh showman Harry Davis opened the world's first nickelodeon, showing "The Great Train Robbery," a silent Western film. The storefront theater had 96 seats, charged 5 cents and prompted the advent of movie houses across the United States

• 1910, the first Father's Day is celebrated in Spokane, Washington

• 1914, a radiotelegraphic link is established between Germany and the United States. German Emperor Wilhelm II and U.S. President Woodrow Wilson exchange telegrams to mark the event

• 1917, during World War I, King George V ordered the British royal family to dispense with German titles and surnames; the family took the name "Windsor."

• 1934, the Federal Communications Commission was created; it replaced the Federal Radio Commission

• 1964, the Civil Rights Act of 1964 was approved by the Senate, 73-27, after surviving a lengthy filibuster (GOPers pushed it through)

• 1998, Switzerland's three biggest banks offered $600 million to settle claims they'd stolen the assets of Holocaust victims; outraged Jewish leaders called the offer insultingly low. ALSO: A study published in the British medical journal The Lancet said smoking more than doubles the risk of developing dementia and Alzheimer's disease

• 2000, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that prayers led by students at public high school football games aren't permitted under the constitutional separation of church and state

• 2002, a suicide bomber, a practitioner of that "religion of peace", killed seven Israelis on a Jerusalem bus in the second deadly attack in the Holy city in two days. ALSO: The space shuttle Endeavour returned to Earth with one Russian and two American crewmen who'd spent 6 1/2 months aboard the international space station

• 2003, federal authorities said an Ohio truck driver who met Osama bin Laden and admitted plots against trains and the Brooklyn Bridge had pleaded guilty to felony charges

• 2004, the U.S. military stepped up its campaign against terrorist leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, launching an airstrike that pulverized a suspected hideout in Fallujah, Iraq

• 2006, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice warned North Korea it would face consequences if it test-fired a missile thought to be powerful enough to reach the West Coast of the United States. ALSO: Louisiana Gov. Kathleen Blanco said she would send National Guard troops and state police to patrol the streets of New Orleans after a bloody weekend in which six people were killed

• 2007, President Bush and visiting Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert sided emphatically with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in his standoff with the militant group Hamas. ALSO: The space shuttle Atlantis undocked from the international space station for its return to earth

• 2008, despite having promised otherwise, Democrat candidate Barack Obama announced he would bypass public financing for the presidential election

• 2012, Egypt's Hosni Mubarak was moved out of prison to a military hospital after the 84-year-old ousted leader reportedly suffered a stroke and his condition rapidly deteriorated. ALSO: WikiLeaks chief Julian Assange took refuge at Ecuador's Embassy in London, seeking to avoid extradition to Sweden, where he faced questioning about alleged sex crimes. (Sweden dropped its inquiry in May 2017, but Assange remains holed up in the Ecuadorian Embassy to avoid arrest by British authorities for jumping bail.)

• 2016, LeBron James and his relentless Cavaliers pulled off an improbable NBA Finals comeback to give the city of Cleveland its first title since 1964 as they became the first team to rally from a 3-1 finals deficit by beating the defending champion Golden State Warriors 93-89

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Mark Steyn: The Great Fire of a New London

News of the Weird by Chuck Shepherd: Small-Town Government | The Job of the Researcher

Argus Hamilton's News in Zingers!

• A fugitive attorney named Conn, who orchestrated $600 million government fraud, still can't be located by FBI

Hank Stuever: Facing Alex Jones, NBC's Megyn Kelly manages to avoid a worst-case outcome

Cheryl K. Chumley: A biblical truth about leftist evil

Kathleen Parker: We can each try to stem the madness with small gestures of kindness

Bernard Goldberg: The Liberal Media's Double Standard

Jeff Jacoby: When good things come from bad people

Debra J. Saunders: Time for a Good Buddy Tale

Dan Balz: Trump's contradictory coalition roils elections in Virginia, Georgia

Dave Weinbaum: Dem done it!

Declassified by Eli Lake: U.S. stands with Qatar's foes, and sells arms to Qatar

Bruce Bialosky: The Winners Are the Russians

Angelo M. Codevilla: Libs may learn that cities supporting school prayer or are anti-abortion could also become 'sanctuaries'

George Will: A racist vestige of the past that progressives are happy to leave in place

• Dry Bones by Ya'akov Kirschen

• Mallard Filmore