Among my least admirable qualities is my penchant for complaining. I’m quick to vent to anyone who’ll listen, to moan and groan over any minor nuisance. In other words, if I’m annoyed, inconvenienced, or even slightly put out, you’ll know.  Take, for instance, a recent flight that devolved into a delay, a diversion, a missed […]

For years, voters believed that, despite all of President Donald Trump’s chaos and controversies, he’d still do a good job with the economy. Not anymore. Trump’s economic approval numbers hit new all-time lows across both his terms this month in polling from both CNBC and Quinnipiac University. CNBC, which polled adults, found his net approval […]

The White House’s East Wing is gone. With its demise, President Donald Trump continues to rewrite history, including the traditions of how a US president can take a bulldozer to the “people’s house.” For Trump, the East Wing had to be demolished to make way for a 90,000-square foot ballroom to host foreign dignitaries and […]

In Malaysia on Sunday, on the sidelines of a summit of Southeast Asian leaders, President Donald Trump presided over a ceremony for the signing of a ceasefire agreement between Thailand and Cambodia. The two countries had already agreed to a ceasefire back in July to end a five-day skirmish, the latest flare-up of a decades-old […]

Zohran Mamdani, the 34-year-old progressive with a commanding lead in the New York City mayoral race, has placed universal child care at the center of his campaign, returning to it again and again as one of a few key policies that could redefine what City Hall delivers.  He’s promising to make child care free for […]