May 21, 2012
The campaign for president — to be decided in November — is going to be determined, most people believe, by the state of the economy and its impact on each of us as we enter the voting booth.
May 14, 2012
The crime of sexually abusing a child, including adolescents and teens, is so heinous that the public is immediately shocked and angered.
May 11, 2012
The issue of how to deal with the threat of Iran manufacturing a nuclear bomb is a matter affecting Israel’s very existence and, therefore, a first priority for the leaders of the Jewish state.
May 8, 2012
In a May 3 article in The New York Times, Russ Buettner discussed the world’s oldest profession and a new approach to dealing with it in New York.
May 2, 2012
A New York Times editorial on April 27 continued the paper’s ongoing campaign over the years to end the death penalty in the United States.
Apr 26, 2012
In 1977 in New York, personal possession and use of marijuana were decriminalized. So why were 525,000 people arrested for such possession and use since then?
Apr 23, 2012
On April 14th The New York Times published an editorial discussing the efforts and direction of a newly-formed committee, “New York Leadership for Accountable Government.”
Apr 20, 2012
I was truly shocked to read in The New York Times of April 12 that “President Obama disappointed and vexed gay supporters on Wednesday with his decision, conveyed to activists by a senior adviser, not to sign an executive order banning discrimination by employers with federal contracts.”