Dispirited by Today's Politics

Why should anyone read comments by an author who admits he is "dispirited" by…


9/11 and Pier 40

Late in the day on September 11, 2001, JC called. His client, the lessee and…


Antony Blinken and Jake Sullivan Should Resign

The continuing debacle surrounding the departure of United States troops from…


Andrew Cuomo Walks

I tuned in to C-Span to watch the Senate approve the bipartisan infrastructure…


I Don't Admire Andrew Cuomo, But....

I feel like the last buffalo, a relic of the past, out of touch. My feeling…


Alice Neel Paints My Portrait

As the magnificent Alice Neel show at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New…


Right You Are-If You Think You Are

Luigi Pirandello's 1917 play "Right You Are-If You Think You Are" explores…


"In the Heights" at a MOVIE THEATER!

  [Spoiler Alerts] Yesterday I did something extraordinary. I went to see…


Will Covid Soon Be Over in the USA?

No. Long after the pandemic phase of this disease has ended and when it is…


Biden's Agenda is Not Happening

There seems to be a pretend White House and a pretend House and Senate, all…