My Moreland Mission
I remember the day Governor Cuomo called me and said "Mr. District Attorney, I have a real challenge for you." He was right. Ethics issues have plagued Albany for decades. This had taken its toll on...
View ArticleGolden Opportunity From the Golden State
Enrollment of more than 7 million Americans in health insurance isn't the only recent milestone for the Affordable Care Act. Beginning this month, following sustained legal pressure, the state of...
View ArticleThe GOP Would Kill the 1964 Civil Rights Bill Today
In the run-up to the 50th anniversary of the landmark 1964 Civil Rights Act signed into law July 2, 1964 GOP leaders are crowing again that they, not the Democrats, deserve all the credit for breaking...
View ArticleAnti-Semitism in Europe and Kansas City
Americans are tempted to shrug off tragedies like yesterday's murder of three Jews in Kansas City as the work of crazy people. There seems to be less of a threat to the rest of us if the murderers are...
View ArticleThe Hedge Fund Managers Tax Break: Because Wall Streeters Want Your Money
The coming of tax day provides a great opportunity for everyone to focus on their favorite tax break, and there are many from which to choose. However for all the sneaky and squirrelly ways that the...
View ArticleSyria: High-Priced Economic Card for Iran?
Recent statements by top Iranian officials appear to divulge the Islamic of Republic of Iran's frustration and dissatisfaction of the Assad apparatuses' incapability to thoroughly crack down on various...
View ArticleInstead
Instead of voters picking politicians, why are politicians deciding on who has the right to vote? Instead of Congress governing, why is Congress obstructing its governance? Instead of the Supreme Court...
View ArticleIf We Build It, Will They Come? Drug Treatment and the Affordable Care Act
With the passage of the Affordable Care Act, Congress has provided us with a historic opportunity to reduce the demand for illegal drugs. The law requires health insurance companies, Medicaid and...
View ArticleSkin Color Is Not a Crime: Why Stop and Frisk Doesn't Work
The Inconsistency of Our Outrage The stop-and-frisk debate is instructive in that it spotlights the inconsistency in outrage that both conservatives and liberals display over the violation of...
View ArticleHurting Americans Who Worked Hard, Played by the Rules
Since December 28, 2.3 million Americans have lost their unemployment insurance, with the expiration of the Emergency Unemployment Compensation (EUC) program. Every week, on average, an additional...
View ArticleJesus Lived in a Police State
Those living through this present age of SWAT team raids, police shootings of unarmed citizens, roadside strip searches, and invasive surveillance might feel as if these events are unprecedented. Yet...
View ArticleConflict Management, Not Resolution: America's Role in Israeli-Palestinian...
The current round of peace negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians is on the brink of collapse, with each side accusing the other of failing to live up to previous commitments. Thus, after...
View ArticleWho's Afraid of Ayaan Hirsi Ali? Cultural Imperialism and Islamophobia
Brandeis University has withdrawn the honorary degree promised Ayaan Hirsi Ali after realizing that Ali has criticized Islam in the past. In fact, criticising Islam was the focus of her best-selling...
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Democrats Should Widen Focus on Voter Suppression
What with the ceremonies at the L.B.J. presidential library last week to commemorate the Civil Rights Act of 1964 becoming law, the subject of current-day voter suppression was brought up by several...
View ArticleMiddle-Class Conservatives Don't Get That the Joke Is on Them
Conservative pundits exploded on Thursday when CBS announced that Stephen Colbert would be replacing David Letterman as the host of The Late Show. And they weren't just mad because a highly paid and...
View ArticleAnother Bipartisan Call to Reform the Infrastructure Approval Process
The chorus grows for basic overhaul of infrastructure approvals. A recent essay by former Sen. Pete Domenici and Jason Grumet, head of the Bipartisan Policy Center, explains that "[o]ur permitting...
View ArticleMoney in Politics Is Taxation Without Representation
Today, April 15, is Tax Day. Most of us will dutifully pay our taxes to a government that no longer represents us. Policy decisions on nearly every issue, regardless of public opinion, are decided in...
View ArticleOn Immigration, Colorado Is Ahead of Rep. Cory Gardner
My name is Isaias Vasquez and I'm an immigrant leader, and Coloradan by heart. I was born to a family of farmers in Zacatecas, Mexico. After NAFTA was enacted and corn became cheaper to import from the...
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Leadership Lessons From the Grave
Steve Muro heads the National Cemetery Administration (NCA), the division of the Department of Veterans Affairs that manages 131 national cemeteries and provides burial services for military veterans...
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