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WAMCJohn Bolton has been indicted for exactly the same issues as Mr. Trump. It appears that Mr. Trump sees no relationship between the two crimes other than his claim that as President, he is entitled to do whatever he wants. Unfortunately, the Supreme Court seems to be going along with him. We will see how this plays out over time and whether or not the Supreme Court ultimately will be very embarrassed by their decisions. -
WAMCThe federal government’s slashing of domestic spending (while boosting tax cuts for the wealthy) has put states’ budgets at risk.The impact on New York’s budget is unquestionably significant.
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Caleb Teicher and Nic Gareiss bring their playful exploration of improvisation, song, and percussive dance to the Doris Duke Theatre at Jacob’s Pillow in Becket, Mass., today through Sunday. -
Last night was the opening night for the NBA season. You may or may not have known that, because either you’re not a big NBA fan or because we’re largely in the throes of both football and the MLB Playoffs. So you may not have realized that last night launched the regular season schedule, the first two of over a thousand games played in the regular season alone.
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Speaker Johnson indicated that he thought this could be the longest government shutdown on record and continued to condition negotiations on the Democrats dropping the demand for modifying the health insurance cuts. I find this fascinating only because of how, excuse the term, ridiculous it is.
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While Election Day is still a couple of weeks away, voting has started here in New York. Over recent years, New York has taken steps to make it easier to vote. After all, under the state’s Constitution, citizens have a right to vote.
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Many years ago I was the editor of a tiny daily newspaper in Indiana, in the heart of the Farm Belt. I had uncles and cousins nearby who raised corn and soybeans in soil made fertile by millions of years of glacial movement that left rich nutrient deposits.
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There is no doubt the face of democracy is changing. So fast that artists have not yet found a way to create original work that addresses the issue. In theater the solution has been to look to the past. -
I experienced a brief, uncharacteristic and one might argue unwarranted burst of political optimism a few nights ago and it wasn’t the alcohol. The approximate cause was an article in the Atlantic by the astute Irish observer of the American political scene Fintan O’Toole. “What The Founders Would Say Now,” read the title.
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Yum, that's me crunching on a food substance that arrived in my mouth by way of industrial engineering. Food scientists manufactured it to hit bliss points - a perfect balance of salt, sugar and, for a flawless mouth feel, just the right amount of fat.
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Speaking at a conservative gathering several months ago, Vice President Vance took issue with the perspective that our nation’s uniqueness is in its identity, founded in the principles outlined in the Declaration of Independence and not in some ancient allegiance to specific territory.
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Choreographer Sally Silvers, Guggenheim Fellow recipient and Bessie Award-winner, returns to the stage this Sunday at Flow Chart Space, 348 Warren Street, Hudson, New York, with a new work, EXWHYZEE, performed by dancer Jeremy Nelson.
