Latest articles

Congestion pricing scheme is just another pothole on the road to NYC’s ruin

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy sees the MTA’s controversial plan to impose the nation’s first congestion pricing toll system as another big tax on...

Imelda Marcos is the new first lady of theater

When on trial in NYC in the 1990s I was with her. In court. Daily. The day of acquittal she crawled down St. Pat’s...

‘Clash of Civilizations’: Why Russia can’t beat Ukraine

Samuel Huntington got Ukraine wrong. That’s what a casual reader of “The Clash of Civilizations?” — published in Foreign Affairs 30 years ago this...

Take a deep breath, Mr. Mayor, and put the three Rs ahead of yoga

Mayor Eric Adams seems to be less focused on ensuring city children learn their reading, writing and arithmetic.

Trump files counterclaim against Carroll for defamation

Former President Trump filed a counterclaim Tuesday in his latest legal battle with author E. Jean Carroll, accusing her of defamation just a month after a jury found him liable for sexual abusing and defaming her by denying her allegations. Trump filed the counterclaim on Tuesday that alleged that Carroll defamed him when she accused...

EPA closes civil rights probe into Louisiana over ‘Cancer Alley’ pollution

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) said Tuesday it did not find discrimination by the state of Louisiana against Black residents who face high levels of air pollution, closing a probe into actions by state departments. The agency has previously been looking into complaints from environmental groups that alleged discrimination over air pollution faced by Black...

Florida man shoots pool cleaner he mistook as intruder

A Florida man shot at his pool cleaner earlier this month, believing the cleaner was a home intruder, the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office announced Monday. Jana Hocevar reported being startled when she saw an unknown man on her pool deck in Dunedin, Fla., around 9 p.m. on June 15. Her husband, Bradley Hocevar, yelled at...

Trump lead grows in NH, while DeSantis loses ground and new candidates see increase in support

Former President Donald Trump has widened his lead over Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis in New Hampshire, according to a new poll.

Trump documents indictment does not charge the former president with holding onto Iran memo: report

A 37-count indictment against former President Trump reportedly does not charge him with holding on to a classified Pentagon document on Iran.

Ukrainians are baffled by the Russian non-coup, but know Putin must go

Joe Lindsley, who reports on Ukraine every day for WGN radio, highlights the “total difference between Western panic and Ukrainian calm.”

All categories

Recent comments

spot_img