Polls show that the age group of Americans most worried about “affordability” are the 20- and 30-somethings. That’s young millennials and Gen Z. Why are they so financially stressed out? One reason things seem so unaffordable to young people is that too many aren’t working hard — ...
Few documentary films have the natural authority of a Ken Burns production. The narrator of his works, Peter Coyote, is as close as we have today to “the voice of God,” the phrase once associated with legendary CBS anchor Walter Cronkite at the height of broadcast news. This makes ...
What will it take to get crime under control in our subways and public transit systems? On Monday, news broke of another passenger set on fire in New York City’s subway — though this story wasn’t all it seemed. The homeless man who at first said he was the victim of an attack turned ...
As we are now upon another holiday season, with the celebration of Thanksgiving just past, I am especially grateful to be able to spend this time with my mother and friends. Since baking turkey is one of my signature dishes, my friends often tease me because I go to at least three grocery ...
Since President Richard Nixon declared a “War on Drugs” in 1971, federal, state and local governments have spent an estimated $1 trillion fighting it — and losing. Donald Trump now seems fully engaged in that futile conflict, adding his own twisted brand of violence. It’s not enough ...
I absolutely love seeing the left-wingers and corporate media squirm and whine about deportations. Every little story about how someone who “never did nothing to nobody” that ends with someone here unlawfully makes me smile. “No one is above the law,” Democrats routinely say without ...