What do Great Britain’s exit from the European Union, the coming U.S. presidential election and the politics of various states have to do with one another? The Brexit vote shocked a lot of people. Many explanations will be given and there will be recriminations all around. We know that […]
Author: Alan Chartock, Publisher
We are reminded once again … power corrupts
All hell is breaking loose at the New York City Police Department. Top cops, and I do mean top cops, have been accused of taking bribes. Many of these top uniformed officers have been arrested and await trial. The Big Apple’s police department not alone. Police power is often […]
Why do legislators steal?
So why do so many politicians steal? Clearly, they can make a lot of money within the legal parameters they themselves have established, so it doesn’t make sense that they would chance going to prison, some for the rest of their lives, by doing something criminal. Most of us […]
The people are beyond angry
There is a simple reason why Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders have done so well in this election. People are sick to death of the political class. We all know that the game is loaded and those who get elected haven’t the will, the guts, or the resolve to […]
Doing his job and doing it well
The current joke in Albany is that while most people think that AG stands for Attorney General, it really means “almost governor.” That’s because lately the Attorney General is next up to be governor. Eric Schneiderman, the current Attorney General, must be measuring the curtains in the governor’s office. […]
A tough row to hoe
Over the years, there have been calls for secession from upstaters. They are tired of playing the poor country cousin to New York City which is the economic engine, not only for the country but for the world. Then, too, every once in a while, some in New York […]
Hillary needs to reaffirm her faith in Preet Bharara
Look, let’s face facts; the presidential choice will probably come down to Hillary versus Donald. The problem for Hillary is that there are a lot of people who don’t like or get her and the Donald’s predicament is that many people consider him somewhere between a jerk and a […]
Trust me, I know what I’m doing
If Andrew Cuomo would only listen to me, he’d be doing better and more people would like him. Unfortunately, he does not listen to people like me, and as a result, he languishes in the doldrums of public opinion. So here goes — Andrew, if you want to do […]