With the passing of Nancy Reagan, the partner and as such most significant link to the last president that really did make America great again through his action has left us. Hate him or like him, Donald Trump is no Ronald Reagan. He does not talk like him, he does not act like him and with his trademark facial scowl,
The New York State Conservative Party and the state Republican Party nominated Wendy Long for U.S. Senate last week. Wendy will take on Senator Schumer
State Senator Marty Golden (whom I serve as chief of staff) and Assemblymember Nicole Malliotakis were quick to denounce the looney City Council proposal to
I find it amusing that some would question the Pope’s authority to comment on what makes a good Christian. Frankly, I would think commenting on
There are many solid arguments against the recent move by the New York City Council to erase 700,000 quality-of-life warrants and to downgrade future offenses
State Senator Marty Golden (whom I serve as chief of staff) will be hosting a meeting of the New York State Senate’s Heroin Task Force
The New York State Conservative Party will be releasing its 2016 legislative priorities this upcoming weekend at its annual conference in Albany. The two-day conference
Governor Cuomo’s combined State of the State/budget message was a real loser for New York City residents and, in the long term, a bad budget for all New Yorkers. The
In my opinion, Jim Kenney, the newly elected mayor of Philadelphia, is a moron. As part of his first public statement following the attempted assassination of a Philadelphia police officer
Fifty five different women have accused Bill Cosby of some form of sexual assault. Yet, he gets arrested on essentially the last day before the statute of limitations goes into
Governor Cuomo on just about the last day he could approve or veto legislation for 2015 signed a bill sponsored by State Senator Marty Golden (whom I serve as chief
I suppose one could write a column about Donald Trump every day. His constant stream of over-the-top statements certainly feeds into his strategy of keeping the focus on him as
The Brooklyn Conservative Party recently held an event at the Pearl Room honoring Bay Ridge attorney Michael Connors with an award named after longtime Conservative Party activist Jim Gay. National
Although I do not agree with Donald Trump throwing Univision journalist Jorge Ramos out of his news conference, Ramos was rude and unprofessional in interrupting his fellow journalist who was
The comment I most often hear when discussing Donald Trump’s performance in the first GOP debate is that Trump was Trump. To my way of thinking, that was far from
Major media is reporting that two federal agency inspectors general have requested referrals to the Justice Department for Hillary Clinton’s use of unsecure servers for official e-mails. Apparently, the requests
Who does Planned Parenthood think they are fooling? It is clear that the abortion group’s senior medical director believes that a big part of their business is providing to interested
State Senator Marty Golden (whom I serve as chief of staff) had a very productive 2015 legislative session in Albany. The session runs from January through June and averages about
Regardless of your position on same-sex marriage, I think the Supreme Court would have been wise to leave it up to the states. I am not a lawyer, let alone
It is really incredible that the Congress needed to go to such lengths to convince the president that it should have the right to review the nuclear fuel agreement with
April 15 may be the day federal and state taxes are due, but it is not the actual Tax Freedom Day for most Americans. Tax Freedom Day as defined by
The Bay Ridge Community Council’s debate between District Attorney Dan Donovan and Councilmember Vincent Gentile produced little in the way of fireworks unless you consider the interaction of some of
For a political columnist, the New York City Council is truly the gift that keeps on giving. Just in the past week, we had a Democratic councilmember who questioned how
President Obama had about as much success in his attempt to influence the recent Israel election as he had in last year’s Congressional election cycle. In fact, some believe his
The sad reality is that former Secretary of State Hilary Clinton may well have placed the national security of the United States at risk by utilizing a private server housed
The frustrations of the Dyker Heights and Bay Ridge communities over the issue of illegal home conversions came out loud and clear at the town hall held recently at the
Ronald Reagan’s birthday was last Friday, February 6. It would have been his 104th. Conservatives like myself tend to judge all political, philosophical and governmental things comparatively to his eight
In what has become a quick moving set of events that seemed to overtake not only indicted Speaker Silver, but also a number of assemblymembers who pledged absolute loyalty to
Last week’s Q poll showed not only that Al Sharpton was viewed negatively by New Yorkers in every borough, it also showed that the trend in terms of a view
There certainly is no one in New York City who needed the events in Paris last week to remind them that the world, especially the world within big international cities,
Clearly, when New York City police officers are the target, no one in our city is safe. And, yes, there is reason to believe that the actions of some citizens
Clearly, when New York City police officers are the target, no one in our city is safe. And, yes, there is reason to believe that the actions of some citizens
Allow me to add to the chorus of criticism of the Obama administration’s move to re-establish diplomatic relations with Cuba. Unless you are an American looking for a new Caribbean
I would hope most New Yorkers can see through the shallow political motivation of Governor Cuomo and Attorney General Schneiderman in proposing special prosecutors in all cases involving criminal complaints
The “silent majority” is a Vietnam era term from the late 1960s and early 1970s that described the many Americans who did not agree with all aspects of the emotionally-charged
The lack of respect for the grand jury system that was demonstrated in the response of some to the failure to indict Police Officer Wilson is appalling. Some of these