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Are we sincere about second chances?

WASHINGTON — Those of us who participated in the 2000 presidential election are getting political PTSD from the current gubernatorial and senatorial recounts in Florida. President George W. Bush was

Post-election lunacy from our Liberal Betters

It takes deep reading to find this caliber of shallow thinking — but the latest blast of ignorance by our Liberal Betters should not be ignored. The real tragedy is

America’s wealth floods into already wealthy cities

When Amazon chose a Queens neighborhood across from Manhattan for one of its new headquarters, James Corden remarked on “The Late Late Show,” “I gotta say, I really think this

Harvard’s problem

WASHINGTON — In the hierarchy of pleasures, schadenfreude ranks second only to dry martinis at dusk, so conservatives are enjoying Harvard’s entanglement with two things it has not sufficiently questioned

The remaining election of 2018

The Greek philosopher Heraclitus taught us that “character is destiny.” Nowhere is character more apparent than in how one responds to adversity. After the failed U.S.-organized invasion of Fidel Castro’s

Relief is yet to come

WASHINGTON — It wasn’t a blue trickle, but nor was it a tsunami. Rather, the midterm elections brought a gentle, purplish wave of mostly center-leaning Democrats whose profiles suggest a

A dilemma for moderate Republicans

If there was one place where the moderate Republican could make a brave last stand, it was at the Metropolitan Republican Club on Manhattan’s Upper East Side. New York County

Trump has ripped open old wounds that threaten the unity of our country

WASHINGTON — In the spirit of the political season, I want to claim credit for the most STUPENDOUS, INSIGHTFUL and POWERFUL political strategy since Pericles bound the DELIAN LEAGUE into

Google’s hypocrisy borders on evil

It is amazing what a person can learn reading a newspaper. And no, this is not a shameless plug to promote our business. Although if you want to grab your

Area offers cure for post-election season

This year I have seen river otters, trumpeter swans, sandhill cranes, Canada geese, deer... Now that the elections are over it is time to take a deep breath and exhale