There was an irony in the symbolic protest made last Saturday by hundreds of police officers standing outside the crowded Christ Tabernacle Church where the funeral service for Officer Raphael Ramos was being held. When Mayor Bill De Blasio stood to… more »

Errr… I meant “Of, By and For the Governors”. You may have noticed last weekend that a bill to reform the bi-state Port Authority of New York and New Jersey that had unanimously passed the legislatures of both states was simultaneously vetoed by Andrew… more »

I begin with some disclaimers: I am approaching 70, old enough to have purchased Elvis records in the 50’s. I remember the 60’s- clouds of smoke, the Fillmore East, Bob Dylan. My point is that, after all these years, I find that I am not particularly… more »

Gasoline prices have been dropping dramatically these past few months. You would think that is a good thing. After all, the drop in energy prices provides a boost to the economy: Money not spent of fuel is spent on other things; people drive more when… more »

  Americans hold Congress in stupendously low regard: A recent uptick in popularity has moved the Federal legislature’s approval rating from ten to eleven percent, meaning only cable giasaurus Comcast is held in more contempt by the public. This… more »

  An expose’ in today’s New York Times by Eric Lipton (“Energy Firms in Secretive Alliance With Attorneys General) details an “unprecedented, secretive alliance… Republican attorneys general have formed with some of the nation’s top energy producers to… more »