special interests
City Council's $500 'stove tax' betrays affordability promises
Under the guise of safety, the City Council is about to double or triple the cost of replacing stoves, dishwashers and other household appliances in a sellout to special interests.
Progressive activists rule the DNC, probe Berkeley for Jew-hatred and other commentary
The Democratic Party is supposed to try to win political power through elected office, but “this might seem hard to believe on the evidence provided by its official proceedings,” marvels...
It's time to stand up to the NRA's bullying
Wayne LaPierre, the well-compensated boss of the National Rifle Association, routinely warns of approaching tyranny against which “real” Americans must arm themselves. He’s wrong. The tyranny’s already here. It’s the...
Supreme Court poised to reshape New York's political landscape
On Monday the US Supreme Court hears oral arguments on what’ll likely be one of its most groundbreaking decisions in decades. Indeed, it could dramatically reshape the political landscape in...
The war on e-cigs is now national
Hypocrisy has reached new heights, even by Washington’s standards. The same left-wing senators who support needle-exchange and methadone programs to reduce harm to drug addicts and demand condoms for high-schoolers...
A lobbyist feeding frenzy thanks to Mayor de Blasio
Pay-to-play is the order of the day at Bill de Blasio’s City Hall. And the mayor’s lobbyist buddies are cashing in — big time. The Wall Street Journal reports that...
The carriage-horse fight exposes all of de Blasio's weaknesses
Mayor de Blasio has been obsessed with getting rid of Central Park’s horse carriages since before he was mayor — and the bizarre quest points at his every weakness. To...