Through his own actions, Congressman Anthony Weiner has become a national punch line. It’s hard to imagine that he can effectively represent his constituents in Brooklyn when he is more likely to be seen on TMZ than on C-SPAN, more likely to be cited in a David Letterman monologue than in a news report from Read More
“Israel has no better friend than America, and America has no better friend than Israel,” the prime minister said. “We stand together to defend democracy. We stand together to advance peace. We stand together to fight terrorism.”
These are indisputable facts, but they bear repeating from time to time. Mr. Netanyahu reminded Americans that as Read More
Governor Cuomo, Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos and Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver held a celebratory news conference last week during which they announced an agreement on implementing a 2 percent cap on property tax increases. Welcome though that announcement was, it’s clear that the work of achieving real property tax reform is far from over. Read More
The teachers’ unions continue to resist the notion of accountability in the classroom, even as it becomes more and more clear that teacher performance is just as important as financial resources and parental involvement in creating a true learning environment in our public schools.
Earlier this month, Governor Andrew Cuomo introduced a series of proposals Read More
There is good economic news to report: The unemployment rate in New York City has dropped to 8.6 percent. That’s a two-year low. And the good news on jobs comes despite a continued lull in construction, a traditional source of well-paid, blue-collar work.
Now the bad news: Washington is considering new banking rules that could Read More
In demanding that Israel retreat to its pre-1967 borders as a starting point for negotiations with the Palestinians, President Obama confirmed what many have suspected for some time: he is not a friend of Israel.
No friend, no true ally, would ask another state to put its very existence in jeopardy. But that is precisely Read More
Israel celebrated the 63rd anniversary of its independence on May 10. As usual, the occasion was marked by celebrations, remembrances and official greetings from Israel’s allies. But this year’s commemorations had a special significance, for they took place in the midst of extraordinary unrest in the Middle East.
The so-called Arab Spring has brought enormous Read More
Lloyd Blankfein, the CEO of Goldman Sachs, faced a handful of critics and cranks during the firm’s annual meeting in Jersey City last week. He did his best to deal with the uninformed complaints of those who think they understand how the free market works, but who actually haven’t a clue.
Mr. Blankfein recently received Read More
It’s not as though he didn’t warn us.
When Mayor Bloomberg stepped to the podium to deliver his bad-news budget the other day, the only people who seemed surprised to learn about massive teacher layoffs and other painful cutbacks were members of the City Council, who reflexively denounced the Mayor’s difficult decisions. That is their Read More
Alfred F. Kelly Jr. isn’t exactly a household name in New York, although he is a former president of American Express. Chances are, however, that New Yorkers (and New Jerseyans) will get to know Mr. Kelly a lot better over the next two years. That’s because he has been named CEO of the region’s Super Read More
