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ROBERT L. MARONIC: Trump’s “Great Gatsby Party” At His Mar-a-Lago Club on October 31 Was In Poor Taste

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, is our country’s largest anti-hunger program for men, women, and children. 42 million poor Americans lost their SNAP benefits (f.k.a. food stamps)...

FRED FIRST: Winter is Coming: Make Ready!

Though a few poetic souls and tree-hugging types like me will make soft cooing noises...

BOB BROWN: “I don’t see how I can go on like this”

The round, sad Asian American face of the 26-year-old single Soldier sitting uncomfortably in front...

SCOT BELLAVIA: God in the Library

Talking to strangers about God is a muscle I don’t work very often. But I...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: Antisemite Zohran Mamdani Will Be An Economic Disaster For New York City – Part IV

As Gabrielle Fahmy wrote in the Post, "in its most recent platform, the group blasts...

DICK BAYNTON: Broken What?

Day after day and year after year, we hear that our immigration system is broken. The two houses of Congress debate the topic and...

H. BRUCE RINKER: Darwin: A Hero for Scientists and Lovers

For all of us, what a happy coincidence that Charles Darwin’s birthday (12 February) and St. Valentines’ Day (14 February) sit close to each...

MIKE KEELER: ASA House Update Part 1

There once was a house. And there will be again. Ralph Hunt arrived on Long Island in 1652, "among a party of Englishmen." He may...

MIKE KEELER: Asa Hunt House Update Part Two

From out of the ashes rose the world's most powerful republic. In 1748, a construction crew digging on the slopes of Mt. Etna in Italy...

DICK BAYNTON: The Dichotomies of Despair

Politicians are highly adept at sanctimoniously selecting comparable issues that are incomparable. For example, it was Nancy Pelosi that stated that walls are immoral....

3 Diet Tips To Reverse Your Sleep Problems

It’s estimated that 50-70 million U.S. adults have some type of sleeping disorder. And what you eat or don’t eat may impact how you...
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