We all know that Hillary won the popular vote so you would think that Donald J. Trump would get the message and maybe meet those in the majority who voted for her sort of halfway. In New York where I work and in Massachusetts where I live, there are many, […]
Publisher’s Corner
Don’t mess with our Medicare and Social Security
Okay, I love Medicare and Social Security. They are life-saving programs. I go to the doctor and Medicare and my secondary insurance, The Empire Plan, both pay. I believe that this Lyndon Johnson program is among the top testimonials to a great president who was brought down by the […]
Does anyone really believe this nonsense?
Certain words from foreign languages are so universally used that they become part of the English language. Certainly one of my favorite Yiddish words that our language has adopted is “chutzpah” which means, more or less, “unbelievable gall.” It is often exemplified by the story of the kid who […]
This could really get ugly
There are two New Yorkers who have to be circling around each other in a cage fight; Andrew and Donald; governor and president. In these two alpha males we have two massive egos. Both are experts at acquiring and maintaining power. Neither likes to take prisoners and each knows that […]
If more than one person knows your secret, it isn’t a secret anymore
One of the most interesting things to happen during the Senate confirmation hearings was the number of Trump appointees who appeared to disagree with the campaign rhetoric of President-elect Donald Trump. As a group, there was disagreement with Trump about water boarding, the building of a wall between the […]
Chartock: Free tuition plan is Gov. Cuomo’s best idea since the SAFE Act
There are times that I scare myself. I have lost track of the number of times I’ve written that we have an obligation to offer free college education to those who qualify for entrance to our city and state universities. Governor Andrew Cuomo entered his office playing the role […]
How did we get here … and how do we fix it?
2016 was a very tough year but as the old saying goes, “That which does not kill us makes us stronger.” So I thought I’d take a look at some of the things that happened in the year just passed and diagnose what we may have learned. In state […]
A case of political chutzpah
Sometimes it just can’t be denied that Andrew Cuomo has some admirable qualities. Whatever his rationale, he chose to go to war with the legislature over ethics. That was good. He seems to be pouring on the coal but he has a problem. Based on his past forays into […]