Words on Paper Are All That Protect Our Democracy; It’s Time to Take a Stand

David FaginOctober 4, 2021

What are laws but words on paper? Without the general consent of the governed, they are meaningless. ...

COMMENTARYPOLITICS

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio's COVID-19 actions may be driven by inner demons. (Photo:

De Blasio’s Reckless COVID-19 Risks Driven by Politics, Traumatic Youth–Psychologist

Dr Stephanie Fagin-JonesSeptember 13, 2021

When Mayor de Blasio first announced the We Love NYC “homecoming” concert in June, daily case rates were declining and vaccination rates--and hopes for recovery--were rising. ...

COMMENTARYPOLITICS

Media Baron Rupert Murdoch wields power without responsibility. (Photo: World Economic Forum)

Rupert Murdoch, the Most Vile Man in America, Lays Waste to Soul of Democracy

David FaginAugust 4, 2021

Rupert Murdoch, owner of right-wing media outlets like Fox News and The New York Post, is the most vile man in America....

COMMENTARYMEDIAPOLITICS

Woody Allen’s Lust for Underage Girls Was Evident in Life, Art; Why Was It Ignored?

David FaginJuly 4, 2021

After watching the first two episodes of HBO’s mesmerizing documentary, “Allen vs. Farrow,” I said to myself, 'How is it possible? How did Woody Allen escape indictment?...

COMMENTARYCULTURE

Lower Manhattan's Financial District in New York City. (Photo: )

NY City Doomed? Fuggetaboutit! Get Ready for the Next Renaissance Instead

Keith GirardApril 8, 2021

I admit I shed a few crocodile tears when I read New York Post columnist Michael Goodwin's column about New York City's impending doom. ...

CULTURECOMMENTARY

Blind Ambition: Hawley, Cruz Threw in With Trump Mob; Now Throw Them Out

David FaginJanuary 11, 2021

Sens. Josh Hawley and Ted Cruz have become poster boys for cynical, amoral politicians....

POLITICSCOMMENTARY

What Now? Trump Must Go; Right-Wing Terror Threat Must Be Taken Seriously

Keith GirardJanuary 7, 2021

President Trump has pushed the country to the edge with repeated and outlandish claims of election fraud, to the point of inciting a riot...

COMMENTARYPOLITICS

Donald Trump is a threat to democracy on par with dictators past and present. (Photo: NYI Collage)

Trump Attack on Democracy is Nothing Less than Treason; It’s Time to Say It

David FaginDecember 11, 2020

As sad as it is to say, it must now be said: The President of the United States is a traitor. ...

COMMENTARY

Trump, GOP Create a Debt Bomb as Deficit Swells From Massive Corporate Tax Cuts

Trump Shameless Corruption Enabled by Flawed Indictment, Pardon Precedents

David FaginDecember 2, 2020

Donald Trump is shielded from indictment by a policy with no standing in law. (Photo: Getty) If I had a dime every time a 1973 Office of Legal Counsel (OLC)...

POLITICSCOMMENTARY

Racism is alive and well, if unspoken, in the tony suburbs of Austin, the heart of 'progressive Texas,' a recently transplanted LA couple say they found.

How Two LA Transplants Were Woke to Petty, Unspoken Racism in Idyllic Suburbia

Josh AaronJune 23, 2020

I want to start off by saying, the story I am about to tell is my personal experience. In no way should it detract from the hardships that people of color face every single day.,...

COMMENTARYPOLITICS

Donald Trump's presidency is a cacophony of lies. (Illustration NYI)

Trump an American Czar Nicholas, Isolated, Imperious in Face of Crisis

Keith GirardJune 1, 2020

Donald Trump’s presidency began on a low point and has been sinking deeper ever since, freighted by lies, half-baked policy decisions and gross incompetence. ...

COMMENTARYPOLITICS