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January 16th, 2009

Find below an archive of articles I have written for City Journal.

  • A Pension in Every Pot
    29 October 2010 Already strong in New York, the Working Families Party looks to go national.– Delivered by Feed43 service
  • The Cyber-Threat Grows
    Autumn 2009
    We’ve got a lot of catching up to do before we’re secure.

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  • Democracy in Name Only
    13 October 2009
    Election reform in New York is long overdue.

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  • Obama’s Medical-Malpractice Opportunity
    9 September 2009 In his speech tonight, the president shouldn’t forget tort reform.– Delivered by Feed43 service
  • Repairs for Broken Systems
    12 August 2009 Citizens in California and New York are pushing for constitutional conventions.– Delivered by Feed43 service
  • Sue City
    15 July 2009 The Big Apple’s half-billion-dollar tort tax dwarfs other cities’.– Delivered by Feed43 service
  • California Agonistes
    1 June 2009 The budget crisis in Sacramento should serve as a warning to other states.– Delivered by Feed43 service
  • Save D.C.’s Voucher Program!
    4 March 2009
    It’s popular and it saves money; now Democrats want to axe it.

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  • The Great GASB
    24 February 2009 A new provision discloses how much we really spend on public-sector employees.– Delivered by Feed43 service
  • Obama’s Infrastructure Opening
    7 January 2009 The president-elect can rally support for public works, homeland security, and government transparency at the same time.– Delivered by Feed43 service

A Conspiracy of Crackpots – City Journal

September 8th, 2008

The world watched as the horror of September 11 unfolded. The attacks were filmed in real time; mass murder played out on our televisions and computer screens in what must be the most digitally documented loss of human life in history. Yet an Internet-driven conspiracy theory soon emerged, maintaining that the American government, and not al-Qaida, was behind the attacks. To quote from one online screed: “The actual forces behind the conception, planning, and execution of this seminal event came not from bearded Islamic extremists living in a cave in Afghanistan, but from within high-level rogue elements of our own government.” Read More…