
Are We in a “POST-AMERICAN” Era? by Mel Gurtov
As Donald Trump makes his way to Beijing, we need to know that he will be dealing with a Chinese leadership that is much more self-assured about its international status than it was in Obama’s time.

As Donald Trump makes his way to Beijing, we need to know that he will be dealing with a Chinese leadership that is much more self-assured about its international status than it was in Obama’s time.

A few days ago, there was the revelation that Trump’s fellow “billionaire” Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross hid his business involvement with a Russian shipping firm with close ties to Putin. Now after a long and close financial investigation, Forbes magazine has just kicked Ross off their list of bil

I was sitting in a late night bar recently and girl in her mid-twenties was ranting to me about how terrible Donald Trump was. I asked her if she voted. She said she never voted because her vote doesn’t matter, and asked what difference would her one vote make? I told her Donald Trump won Michigan b

People like Alex Jones of InfoWars.com push conspiracy theories that the elementary school Sandy Hook massacre was staged by the government and all the children were actors, the Oklahoma bombing and 9/11 were CIA plots and most recently that the shooting in Texas was a conspiracy by left-wing Antifa

This is from the website mubi.com , a site that curates a fascinating collection of excellent films you may not have heard. Definitely worth checking out.

On the floor of Congress today congressman Brian Higgins had this to say about the Republican tax plan:

Turkuaz is the 9-piece groove machine funk band out of Brooklyn that seems to be reigniting horn driven power-funk dance music. They incorporate any music that has a good funky beat whether it’s R&B, Afro-pop, psychedelic, whatever it takes to get your booty shaking. This is a sweaty dance party whe

If you’re reading this you’re on FaceBook or Twitter. You need to read this CNET.com article to see how we’re being played by the Russians and how a well meaning FaceBook algorithm meant to engage friends and family turned into a Russian cyber weapon fostering anger and hate. Another CNET Russia did

Vegas Golden Knights dazzles with new arena and white hot team

The New York State constitution mandates that voters are asked every 20 years whether there should be a new convention held to consider amendments. The last convention was held in 1967, fifty years ago. If a majority votes yes, the constitutional convention will be held in 2019.

Irvine Arditti offers world premiere of David Felder violin concerto