These days, unions have more luck organizing press conferences than actual workers. A year ago, the presidents of the AFL-CIO and SEIU — two of the country’s largest labor organizations — announced a joining of forces, with the express purpose of growing their rank-and-file. They put out a press release claiming the partnership would “unleash a new […]
During my first trip to Iran in 1996, I visited Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini’s tomb, a palatial complex abutting a Behesht-e Zahra Iran-Iraq War cemetery about 14 miles south of Tehran. Like many Shiite shrines, it was airy and beautiful. Khomeini’s sarcophagus lay in the center of the complex behind an elaborate silver gate. Iranian pilgrims would push rial — […]
America’s strike against the Islamic Republic of Iran underscores the enduring reality of U.S. military might. Our nation is still an indispensable force for freedom and good, with unrivaled capabilities. But some governments in Europe seem to have forgotten this. The result of their amnesia is that Operation Epic Fury has exposed important changes in […]
A crowded field of eight California Democrats is splitting the race for governor, as the coalition behind outgoing Gov. Gavin Newsom begins to fracture.
Does it matter what the spouses of politicians think about hot-button issues? Not really, if you ask me. The New York Times disagrees. On March 4, the New York Times ran a piece about Rep. Dan Goldman (D-NY) being put on the defensive over his wife Corinne Levy Goldman’s social media feed. At issue was […]
