An attack at a campaign rally has given GOP gubernatorial candidate Lee Zeldin the type of exposure can’t be bought.
Politics
Sharp Notes Monday: ‘The Price You Pay’
Bruce Springsteen’s upcoming U.S. tour has been generating headlines, but not because of the music
Hochul and Zeldin haven’t given up their day jobs
By Richard Lee While Kathy Hochul and Lee Zeldin trade barbs on the campaign trail, the two gubernatorial candidates are making good use of the elected positions they already hold. As governor, Hochul is effectively employing a Rose Garden strategy,… Read More ›
For the want of critical thinking, America has succumbed to tribalism
In this century, America has lost its once-remarkable cognitive compass because so many people have lost the desire or ability to think with a discerning mind. That must change.
Sharp Notes Monday: ‘Turn, Turn Turn’
A new postal stamp stamp will feature Pete Seeger, whose career embodied a spirit of music and social justice.
Political campaigns should take a break the way baseball does
By Richard Lee Major League Baseball will take its annual mid-season break for the All-Star Game this week. Wouldn’t it be great if political campaigns did the same? In political campaigns, the stakes are high and time is always short…. Read More ›
Sharp Notes Monday: ‘Suspicious Minds’
With ‘Elvis’ emerging as one of the top films of the summer and hearings on the insurrection dominating the headlines, ‘Suspicious Minds’ is our choice for the week ahead.
Is a focus on crime a path to victory in NY?
By Richard Lee Lee Zeldin’s Twitter feed leaves no doubt about what the Republican gubernatorial candidates believes is the top issue in his race with Democrat Gov. Kathy Hochul. Crime has been the major focus of his campaign. Over the… Read More ›
Hochul, Zeldin – and the Beatles?
By Richard Lee Roll up, roll up for the mystery tour… Those lines from the Beatles 1967 film and album “Magical Mystery Tour” are my way of inviting you to join me on a journey through this year’s New York… Read More ›
A synod reveals concern about lack of social bonds among parishioners
By Michael P. Riccards Pope Francis has convened a papal synod in Rome, and as preparation, he has taken the extraordinary step of asking dioceses to hold listening sessions on the parish levels, and then the information will go to the bishops and… Read More ›
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