Partnership and moderation is the only way forward This morning I awoke to a headline on a piece by The New York Times Editorial Board titled “Democrats Deny Political Reality at Their Own Peril.” In it, the Board warns, “A national Democratic Party that talks up progressive policies at the expense of bipartisan ideas, and that dwells on…

Yes, progressives, I’m talking to you — The last time I wrote on the topic of why the left is so smart and yet so dumb was two months prior to the 2020 Presidential election. I began by asking Democrats to imagine that Donald Trump won a second term. One year since Joe Biden was elected, and…

Lessons from the Cuomo scandal Last year, around this time, many people across the country — including me — were going nuts for New York Governor Andrew Cuomo. Such leadership ability. Such strength of character. This guy should run for President. Well, that’s over. The 165-page report released this week by the State Attorney General’s…

We can solve so much with one simple rule Recognize the guy in the picture? That’s actor Gary Cole as Bill Lumbergh in the movie Office Space. Lumbergh is a douchebag. What, pray tell, is a douchebag? It’s someone with a jaw-dropping lack of self-awareness, an inflated ego that corresponds to no discernible talent, skill, or intellect, and an…

Everyone deserves due process, even and especially those we don’t agree with If you have been trained well as a reporter, you know that one of your foremost responsibilities is to nail down the facts of a story before you go public with it. …

The New York City mayor’s race is a cautionary tale for progressives Here in New York City, we just had a Democratic mayoral primary. It should serve as a major wake-up call for progressives. While the final ranked-choice tally is not yet in, among those who voted early or on primary day, Eric Adams received 32% of the first-place vote, giving him…

Open your mind to truly diverse perspectives I’m in search of nuanced thinkers on the subject of race. They’re not so easy to find these days. Everybody seems to have hitched their wagon to an orthodoxy and they’re sticking to it. Behind door number one are some really angry, really self-righteous folks who insist that everything everywhere…

A lack of careful reporting hurts us all — If you’ve seen the news in the past day or so, you are probably aware of the story of a 21-year-old man who was charged with committing eight murders at Atlanta-area spas on Wednesday. What happened is terrifying and tragic. …

Start your season with a smile Spring hasn’t officially sprung, but Spring Training has. This baseball season is going to be different. We’ll still see masks on players who aren’t catchers. In addition to caps and gloves, we’ll see guys wearing contact-tracing devices. …