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Are Democratic Socialists a White Political Movement? It Seems So Nov. 10, 2026
Some interesting numbers: New York's 13th Congressional District, covering northern Manhattan and pa... Read More
Democrats Won. More Importantly, Democracy Won Nov. 05, 2026
Stop the talk about a triumphal arch at the gates of Arlington Cemetery. Stop bullying the Kennedy C... Read More
In Politics, the Witty Disarm the Nitwits Nov. 03, 2026
An especially repellant political race is about to fade from the headlines. It would have been less ... Read More
New Houses Shouldn't Be Built on the Workers' Backs Oct. 22, 2026
Arguments over immigration can be smart or misguided, but they are always complicated. Let's start w... Read More
Trump's War on Electric Vehicles Boomerangs on Us Oct. 20, 2026
Why on earth did Ford stop making its heralded electric truck? As Americans shudder at high gasoline... Read More
Guilfoyle Never Mastered the Art of the Shakedown Oct. 15, 2026
About three weeks before Republicans expect an electoral beating, Donald Trump had to get rid of Kim... Read More
MAGA Masculinity: Protesting Too Much Oct. 13, 2026
We've seen Robert F. Kennedy Jr. lifting weights in snug Levis, sweat pouring down his naked muscled... Read More
Stop the Hysteria Over Flock Cameras Oct. 08, 2026
In the bad old crime days of New York City, I spent a Christmas Eve waiting outside an emergency roo... Read More
If Hegseth Wants to Strip the Military of Weirdos, He Should Resign Oct. 06, 2026
Where did this guy come from? How did a TV personality end up leading America's defense department, ... Read More
Cutting Off a Parent Can Be Self-Preservation, Not Cruelty Oct. 01, 2026
An in-law, age 95 and on her deathbed, was having some final conversations. She brought up a memory ... Read More
Stop Buying Votes. Everybody! Sep. 29, 2026
It would be hard to find a more insulting offer than to exchange money for your vote. That's exactly... Read More
September 11 Seems Like Yesterday in New York City Sep. 08, 2026
Smoke still rose from the ruins of the World Trade Center, and the smell of nearly 2,000 deaths ling... Read More
Fashion Queen's Luxury Splendor, Moral Squalor Sep. 03, 2026
Anna Wintour spent nearly four decades reigning over Vogue magazine. She was chair of the Metropolit... Read More
Harry and Meghan. Who Are These People? Sep. 01, 2026
It was a day of deep thinking and heroic typing, my brain so fried I could hardly call out for pizza... Read More
Few Democratic Socialists Are Blue Collar. Most Everyone Knows It Aug. 27, 2026
Classic Labor Day imagery shows men wearing hard hats and tough women in uniforms. These are America... Read More
Insulting Canada Is Sick Economic Policy Aug. 25, 2026
Oh good, another war. This time a trade war with Canada and for no other reason than ... what? To gi... Read More
The Deadly Pursuit of Fame Aug. 20, 2026
The tragic deaths of Hayden Panettiere and Jason Arday can be tied to the same phenomenon. It's not ... Read More
Who Can Take AOC seriously? Aug. 18, 2026
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has begun the process of freezing her eggs for future childbearing. No... Read More
Are Mainstream Democrats Taking Back the Wheel? Aug. 13, 2026
You couldn't find a wackier candidate than Francesca Hong, the Democratic Socialist vying to become ... Read More
News Flash: We Live in a Mixed Economy Aug. 11, 2026
Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed of Michigan keeps calling himself a capitalist. And the Dem... Read More
