Ezra Klein Interviews Congressman Jake Auchincloss: Democrats Cannot be a “Diet-Coke” Version of Republican Party Populism Jake Auchincloss Dear Commons Community, Ezra Klein podcaster and contributor to The New York Times, had an extensive interview with […]

New York City Mayor Carl Adams in Crisis Mode as Governor Kathy Hochul Holds Meetings on His Future! Mayor Eric Adams is resisting calls for his resignation. Credit…Dave Sanders for The New York Times   Dear Commons […]

Maureen Dowd on Who Will Stand up to Trump and Musk? Dear Commons Community, Maureen Dowd, in her column on Sunday in The New York Times, entitled, “Who Will Stand Up to Trump at High […]

Christopher Jencks, Major Researcher on Education and Social Inequality, Dies at 88! Christopher Jencks in his Harvard office in 1972.  Credit…Joyce Dopkeen/The New York Times Dear Commons Community, I was sad to read […]

President's Day 2025! Dear Commons Community, Today we honor and remember our presidents especially George Washington and Abraham Lincoln who led our country […]

Wall Street Journal Editorial Praises Danielle Sassoon While Blasting Trump and the DOJ! Danielle Sassoon. Photo: Stephanie Keith/Bloomberg News Dear Commons Community, The Wall Street Journal has a scathing editorial this […]

Why Italians Always Cook Pasta al Dente—and the Right Way to Do It! Dear Commons Community, Laura Manzano, a food stylist, recipe developer, and writer living in Brooklyn, New York, has an article in […]

Seven DOJ prosecutors resign after charges dropped against NYC Mayor Eric Adams! DOJ Attorney Danielle Sassoon Dear Commons Community, In response to a federal order to drop criminal charges against New York City […]

Republican Senator Roger Wicker Slams Hegseth for 'Rookie Mistake' on Ukraine Roger Wicker Dear Commons Community, Republican Senator Roger Wicker, the chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee thinks […]

Army, Navy remove web pages highlighting women’s military service – then reinstate them! Dear Commons Community, In an effort to align with President Donald Trump’s recent executive order that terminated diversity, equity a […]

The Revamped Carnegie Classifications Have Been Established. See Which Colleges Entered the New ‘Research’ Category. Dear Commons Community, The Chronicle of Higher Education is providing a table of the first wave of reconceived Carnegie […]

Ronald H. Balson Book: "The Girl from Berlin" Dear Commons Community, I have just finished reading a third novel by Ronald H. Balson entitled, The Girl from Berlin, written in […]

Video: John Bolton – "Trump surrenders to Vladimir Putin on Ukraine"Dear Commons Community, John Bolton, Donald Trump’s former national security adviser, believes that Trump’s statements about Ukraine’s […]

Danes Mock Trump:  Offer to Buy California! Dear Commons Community, A large group of Danes are mocking Trump by circulating a petition to buy California.  The petition to buy […]

Crisis in insurance industry: Jerome Powell predicts a time when mortgages will be impossible to get in parts of US ravaged by climate change! Jerome Powell.  Courtesy of Bloomberg News.   Dear Commons Community, The growing crisis in the insurance industry may make it h […]

Elon Musk-led group proposes buying OpenAI for $97.4 billion. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says ‘no thank you’ Dear Commons Community, Elon Musk is attempting to put himself at the forefront of artificial intelligence with a high-stakes bid that […]

Equity-Oriented Teaching at CUNY by Manju Adikesavan CUNY strives to facilitate the upward mobility of underprivileged, first-generation, and low-income students. MoreRead More

Trump  doesn’t view JD Vance as his successor in 2028! Dear Commons Community, President Trump has said it’s too early to know if he will support Vice President JD Vance as his would-be s […]

Trump Orders Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to Stop Minting Pennies! Credit…Stephen Hilger/Bloomberg News Dear Commons Community, For years, experts and government officials have called for eliminating […]

Winter Wonderland at Our Lake! Dear Colleagues, The snow yesterday made for a winter wonderland at our lake.  These photos were from my driveway.  The house on the left is where we live. Tony