I recently had the opportunity to ask Andrew Cuomo whether he would like to be president or vice president. I wasn’t surprised by his answer. I knew that he would tell me that he would not, for the same reason that a person would not say, “I’ll go to the […]
Publisher’s Corner
Publisher’s Corner: Gov. Cuomo is leading New York through this crisis
I had one of my fairly regular radio conversations with Andrew Cuomo a short while back. He is a very smart dude. Don’t forget that. True, he may have his issues. He may be hyper competitive. He may be a little on the angry side, but he sure is fun […]
Chris Gibson is not through with leadership
What does a senator or member of Congress do once they leave office? Some stay in Washington and open up lucrative lobbying practices. That is why when the Republicans leave the Congress knowing full well that Trump is destroying the Constitution, they still don’t have the guts to call him […]
Publisher’s Corner: Bloomberg knows it’s now or never
But wait, we are seeing history unfold before our very eyes. We are witnessing our unique form of American government as it falls to a despot who is supported by a good part of our mostly white population. These people will do anything to stop the control of government by […]
Publisher’s Corner: Bail reform has Dems between a rock and hard place
There is a huge ongoing political debate about bail. In the past when someone without means was arrested, they could rot in jail for weeks, months or even years. That adds to the number of those incarcerated in the United States which is huge and dwarfs most of the other […]
Alan Chartock’s predictions for 2020: Trump out, Giuliani indicted, Cuomo back to Washington
Every year it is my solemn duty to share my predictions for the coming year. This is never easy and I divide these predictions into three categories. The first of these involves things I don’t want to happen, so I predict them to put the double whammy on them. The […]
Publisher’s Corner: Hoping artificial dunes can save Fire Island
When I was a kid, my parents bought a shack on Fire Island. I was raised there until my teens ended. Then I spent a lot of time visiting my folks. Many of my friends to this day came from my time on Fire Island. In fact, much of what […]
Publisher’s Corner: Deval Patrick is the perfect person to clean up Trump’s mess
It would be hard to tell you how scared I am of a Trump second term. When history is written, there will be a lot of blame assigned to the Democrats who couldn’t dispense with their self-promotion and arrogance and come up with a candidate who, a look back will […]