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On eclipse day, where were we?
August 21, 2017
Here in New York City, where today’s solar eclipse has come and gone, it’s tempting to try to assign personal meaning to this once-every-several-decades event, and to ask: will we remember with whom we shared time on this day? Did the...
Let Cooler Heads, and Truth, Prevail
August 18, 2017
by Heather Robinson
The issues surrounding the tragedy that took place last week in Charlottesville are a minefield, so I hesitate to write anything more about them. But because I also believe honest examination of facts and issues is important, I do want to...
An American Tragedy
August 15, 2017
By now most of the country knows that a 32-year-old woman, Heather Heyer, was killed Saturday and 19 others injured when a car driven by a white supremacist allegedly rammed into a group of counter-protestors during a “Unite the Right”...
The Big Sick: Loving Across the Divide
August 2, 2017
My column in yesterday’s New York Post celebrates cross-cultural love, taking inspiration from this summer’s hit film, “The Big Sick.” Based on a true story, the movie tells the tale of a Pakistani...
US Congress: Pass the Taylor Force Act
July 21, 2017
A bill is coming up for a Senate Foreign Relations Committee vote on August 11th that would cut the flow of U.S. taxpayer money to Palestinian terrorists and the families of slain Palestinian terrorists via the Palestinian Authority.
The...
A Good Start for Macron
July 18, 2017
As Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrived in France on Sunday, French President Emmanuel Macron condemned anti-Zionism as anti-Semitism.
In speaking this truth, the French President has joined the ranks of Martin Luther King...
Trump and France’s Macron: Much in Common?
July 14, 2017
President Donald Trump crossed an ocean this week to spend Bastille Day, France’s celebration of Independence, with the French, including France’s President Emmanuel Macron.
While much has been made of Trump’s remark to France’s first...
A majority of one? Keisha Knight-Pulliam shows up for Cosby
June 16, 2017
During his sexual assault trial, Bill Cosby has received support from a number of friends and fellow actors. But only one has actually traveled to the Pennsylvania courtroom where the 79-year-old actor stands trial in order to support him in...
‘Wonder Woman’ Wins by Being Feminist Without Bashing Men
June 10, 2017
by Heather Robinson
From The New York Post
Warner Bros.’ “Wonder Woman” continues to break records as the most successful female-led superhero action movie ever — with New York packing theaters along with the rest of the country.
So what, exactly, is...
He didn’t have to do this
June 9, 2017
With a Congressional hearing in full swing regarding Donald Trump’s firing of FBI Director James Comey, I can’t help but wonder whether Donald Trump, or “The Don” as I like to call him, ever has moments...