Oliver Stone’s World Trade Center is a spectacular film about New York City, how it wakes up before dawn every day, how millions of people find their way into the city every day—and how it all came to a stop on Sept. 11, 2001. After so much talk about how and why the attacks took Read More
Oliver Stone’s World Trade Center is a spectacular film about New York City, how it wakes up before dawn every day, how millions of people find their way into the city every day—and how it all came to a stop on Sept. 11, 2001. After so much talk about how and why the attacks took Read More
Forget immigration, global warning, Donald Rumsfeld and abortion rights.
The hot issues of today will quickly fade away if the current surge in gasoline prices and home-mortgage rates continues unabated. And all indications are that both the price of gas and the cost of borrowing are moving in one direction only: north.
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Forget immigration, global warning, Donald Rumsfeld and abortion rights.
The hot issues of today will quickly fade away if the current surge in gasoline prices and home-mortgage rates continues unabated. And all indications are that both the price of gas and the cost of borrowing are moving in one direction only: north.
In fact, the Read More
I remember the 1988 Presidential campaign, when then-Senator Al Gore came to New York City to receive the blessing of then-Mayor Ed Koch. It marked the beginning of the end of the Gore candidacy, which got less than 10 percent of the vote in that year’s Democratic Presidential primary in New York State.
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Early and mid-August used to be known as the dog days of summer, but in this election season, August has become the hottest month. Here are several observations about recent events:
· Despite the euphoria emanating from the Hillary Clinton campaign about the selection of Senator Joseph Lieberman as the Democratic Vice Presidential nominee, it’s Read More
In his new book, Name-Dropping , John Kenneth Galbraith suggests that Dwight Eisenhower’s political legacy consisted of accepting, confirming and carrying forward the social welfare programs launched under the New Deal. As we approach the end of Bill Clinton’s tenure, it’s clear that his legacy will be a mirror image of Ike’s. Just as Eisenhower Read More
