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Where Is King of the Middle East? – The New York Sun
Where are the Martin Luther Kings of the Middle East? In a land where millennia-old resentments routinely erupt into violence, the selective amnesia about the more recent example of Martin Luther King is striking – it is a part of … Continue reading
Signs of De-Alignment – New York Sun
As Washington awaits the full impact of the Abramoff scandals, public approval of Congress stands at 27% – the lowest number since the Republican Revolution of 1994, according to the Gallup Poll. We’ve got an angry electorate on our hands, … Continue reading
Straight Talk – New York Sun
It’s ideological Armageddon time on Capital Hill, as anti-abortion and pro-choice activists fall into formation for their fight over life. Everyone’s so tangled up in their talking points trying to claim “mainstream” status for their side in the Judge Alito … Continue reading
Persistence of Permanent Government – New York Sun
The permanent government in New York is unelected. Deals are made and votes are traded, not on the floor of the City Council but far away in the club houses of Brooklyn and Queens. This week, one of New York … Continue reading
Bush, TR, and the Road to 2008 – The New York Sun
Sometimes you need to look back to get a sense of where you’re going. With his administration settling into late middle age and the Republican Party staring nervously at mid-term elections, President Bush occupied himself during his Christmas holiday in … Continue reading
Remembering the Good Occupation – New York Sun
It is remembered as the Good Occupation after the Good War. Even among the crowd that can’t find anything right in Iraq, the American military occupation of Germany and Japan is mistily regarded as an unqualified success. With good reason: … Continue reading
Unacceptable Lack of Urgency – New York Sun
‘Unacceptable.” That’s what the Captain of Rescue 1, Terry Hatton, would say when the New York City firefighters he was training would drop the ball in potentially life-threatening situations. And that’s what deserves to be said about U.S. government’s failure … Continue reading
Where Have You Gone, Ed Murrow? – The New York Sun
The news industry is in chaos. Newspaper circulation is nose-diving. The reign of the iconic network anchors ended over the last 12 months. “Nightline” as we know it will end its 25-year run tonight. The expansion of the Internet has … Continue reading
From Katrina To Sept.11 – The New York Sun
The devastation of the city of New Orleans hangs inescapably over the fourth anniversary of September 11. The suddenness of the destruction, the shattering of old assumptions, the assimilation of previously unimaginable loss, all evoke unwelcome old emotions at a … Continue reading
Two Lost American Outlaws – New York Press
Cash & HST—Honest men outside the law Last Saturday at 10:00 p.m. Eastern time, 7:00 p.m. Woody Creek time, Hunter S. Thompson’s ashes were shot out of a giant cannon, full of fireworks and in the shape of a fist. … Continue reading
No Evidence of Moral Equivalence – New York Sun
Earlier this summer, Private First Class Stephen Tschiderer – a medic attached to the 101st “Saber” Cavalry Division in Iraq from Mendon, N.Y. – was standing patrol on a street corner in Baghdad when he was hit square in the … Continue reading
The Oscar for Best Supporting Actor Should Go to Mike Pence
It’s Academy Awards night in America, the Super Bowl of the Hollywood elite and millions of movie goers everywhere. But scan the list of Oscar nominees, and you’ll notice one name notably missing from the Best Supporting Actors’ list: Mike … Continue reading
Our City, Indivisible – The New York Sun
Look around our city this September 11 and realize that which does not kill us makes us stronger. Now, three years after the worst day in our history, we are perhaps ready to reflect on what would have seemed almost … Continue reading
Two Years On We’ve Kept The Faith – The New York Sun
We swore that we would never forget: the thunder and shudder of the towers coming down; funeral after funeral, our hearts shattered; searing image after searing image, our souls scarred. Now, two years later, we have kept the faith. We … Continue reading
Scaife v. Clinton and the Dangers of Demonization – The Daily Beast
Richard Mellon Scaife—paymaster of the ‘vast right-wing conspiracy’—died July 4. But he died counting Clinton a friend who had ‘served the American people most ably.’ On July 4th, Richard Mellon Scaife died. The Pittsburgh publishing magnate was considered a conservative … Continue reading
Hamptons West – the Rockaways Renaissance – The New York Sun
At the height of summer, as New Yorkers try to find the nearest faraway place to beat the heat and relax on the beach, it’s startling to realize that the largely forgotten Rockaways were once the nation’s premier seaside resort. … Continue reading