Newsmax RSS FeedTue, 15 Jan 2013 13:20:46 EDTEditor's note: Newsmax contributor Ed Koch sent a letter to U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron asking for a clarification on the British government's position toward Israel. Mon, 14 Jan 2013 16:24:18 EDTThe National Rifle Association is apparently so strong in Congress that, "The White House has calculated that a ban on military-style assault weapons will be exceedingly difficult to pass through Congress and is focusing on other measures it deems more politically achievable."Thu, 10 Jan 2013 12:15:13 EDTFollowing is a letter that I sent to the New York Congressional Delegation proposing a project to reduce the national debt by raising revenues of several trillion dollars over the next 10 years. Wed, 02 Jan 2013 11:25:52 EDTMy commentary this week is the letter that I sent to Prime Minister David Cameron of Great Britain. I had hoped that by this time he would have responded.Fri, 28 Dec 2012 15:48:56 EDTIn his December 26 New York Times editorial, Tom Friedman wrote in support of former U.S. Senator Chuck Hagel and the possibility that he will be chosen by President Barack Obama as Secretary of Defense.Tue, 18 Dec 2012 23:07:40 EDTTwenty defenseless children, ages six and seven, along with six of their teachers and school administrators, were murdered by a young man, himself 20 years old, who before committing these despicable crimes, murdered his mother, shooting her in the face several times.Tue, 11 Dec 2012 16:22:03 EDTEd Koch’s Perspective: Mr. President, Members of the Congress, Do Your Duty.Tue, 04 Dec 2012 20:26:59 EDTEvery now and then, there is a story which actually happened and could only happen in New York City. On Nov. 14, a very cold night, while New York City police officer Lawrence DePrimo was on patrol in Times Square, he came across a homeless man who was barefoot sitting on the ground. Mon, 19 Nov 2012 18:47:19 EDTI have never read a more biased editorial than The New York Times editorial of Nov. 18, entitled, "New Hope on Immigration." It advocates, as it has for years, providing amnesty for the estimated 11 million illegal immigrants now residing within the borders of the United States.Mon, 12 Nov 2012 21:45:37 EDTEd Koch’s Perspective: President Barack Obama won re-election in a blowout. Some will ask how I can say "blowout" when he narrowly won the popular vote. Tue, 06 Nov 2012 14:38:49 EDTAfter President Amadinejad of Iran and Iran's theocratic Islamist state, the greatest threat to Israel is Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey and Turkey's Islamist government. Thu, 01 Nov 2012 13:59:02 EDTOn Sunday, Oct. 28, at 4 p.m., I joined the parishioners at St. James Cathedral Basilica in Brooklyn in honoring my friend and their fellow congregant, Frank Macchiarola.Tue, 23 Oct 2012 16:41:11 EDTEd Koch’s Perspective: I met with President Obama on Sept. 21, 2011, after I supported Bob Turner, a Republican who won the congressional seat vacated by Anthony Weiner.　Mon, 15 Oct 2012 20:40:59 EDTEd Koch’s Perspective: In a full-page editorial this past Sunday, The New York Times publicly revealed its new position on our remaining troops in Afghanistan until December 2014 as proposed by the Obama administration.Tue, 09 Oct 2012 14:28:37 EDTI have no doubt that after his debate with President Obama, Mitt Romney was in a celebratory mood. No one expected that the first presidential debate would be a game changer.Tue, 02 Oct 2012 13:47:09 EDTEd Koch’s Perspective: On Sept. 27, Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu of Israel delivered a speech to the United Nations. Tue, 25 Sep 2012 14:39:04 EDTEdward Koch’s Perspective: In a New York Times interview published on Sept. 23, the new president of Egypt, Mohamed Morsi, makes his demand for a change in U.S. foreign policy if Egypt is to have a friendly relationship with the U.S.Tue, 18 Sep 2012 20:07:44 EDTEdward Koch’s Perspective: You can be sure that if and when Iran develops a nuclear bomb and a rocket capable of reaching the U.S., we here in the U.S. will be at risk simply because we exist. Tue, 11 Sep 2012 15:59:10 EDTLast week, I was unable to send my commentary because I was in the hospital suffering from anemia requiring three blood transfusions.Mon, 20 Aug 2012 20:33:17 EDTThis week, a Russian court sentenced three feminist punk performers to prison for two years. The three women were charged with "hooliganism."