More than 3 million without power as Hurricane Milton slams Florida, causing deaths and flooding! Dear Commons Community, The images coming out of Florida after Hurricane Milton made landfall are horrific. As reported by The […]

Arizona State University in California Off to Rocky Start! Dear Commons Community, The Chronicle of Higher Education has an article this morning describing the takeover of Columbia College […]

Bob Woodward’s new book reveals Trump had private calls with Putin after leaving office! Dear Commons Community, Donald Trump has had as many as seven private phone calls with Vladimir Putin since leaving office and secretly […]

On the Beach at Sconset on Nantucket! Dear Commons Community, Last evening, Elaine and I took a walk along the beach at Sconset on Nantucket. The surf, sky and dunes were all quite beautiful. Tony

Video: Chris Wallace Gives Brutal Truth on Why He Left Fox News – It was a Place of “Conspiracy and Lies” Dear Commons Community, Chris Wallace bluntly said he had enough with Fox News’ “conspiracy” and “lies,” so he left for CNN in 2021.  […]

Nobel Prize in medicine goes to American biologists, Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun, for work on the discovery of microRNA Nobel Committee Secretary General Thomas Perlmann speaks to the media in front of a picture of this year’s laureates Victor Ambros and Gary […]

Spending a Few Days on Nantucket! Dear Commons Community, Elaine and I are spending a few days on Nantucket.  The weather has been great for October. The photo above was taken last evening on the deck of the beach house where we are staying. Tony

Maureen Dowd on JD Vance’s Performance During the Vice Presidential Debate! Dear Commons Community, The New York Times columnist, Maureen Dowd, had a piece yesterday commenting on the Vice Presidential Debate and […]

Meta Unveils Instant A.I. Video Generator (Meta Movie Gen)! Dear Commons Community, On Friday, the tech giant Meta unveiled a set of A.I. tools, called Meta Movie Gen, for automatically generating […]

Trump Lies about  Endorsement from JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon! Jamie Dimon.  Photograph – Getty Images. Dear Commons Community, Donald Trump claimed Friday on Truth Social that he’d received the en […]

USDOE Institute of Education Sciences to Open New Federal Center to Assist School Districts that Have Teacher Shortages! Dear Commons Community, Teacher vacancies around the country have risen significantly since the pandemic. In response,  the Institute […]

Labor Market Shows Unexpected Strength – U.S. employers added 254,000 jobs in September! Source:  U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics via The New York Times. Dear Commons Community, Businesses added 254,000 jobs in September, […]

Former GOP Rep. Liz Cheney rips Trump as 'petty, vindictive, cruel' at Kamala Harris rally PHOTO: Former Congresswoman Liz Cheney greets Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris at a campaign event at Ripon […]

Lindsey Burke, Project 2025’s Education Lead Author, Interviewed by Rick Hess, on Policy Implications! Dear Commons Community, Rick Hess, opinion contributor to Education Week and director of Education Policy Studies at the  American […]

Ex-Trump Aide, Alyssa Farah Griffin, Says JD Vance's Debate Performance Secured His Spot as the “MAGA heir apparent.” Alyssa Farah Griffin. Photo courtesy of ABC/Jeff Lipsky. Dear Commons Community, Former Trump White House communications director […]

Rudy Giuliani’s daughter, Caroline, breaks with her father and endorses Kamala Harris – “Take it from me, Trump destroys everything he touches." David Dee Delgado/Ronda Churchill/AFP/AP Photo/Louis Lanzano, File   Dear Commons Community, Caroline Rose Giuliani, the daughter […]

Video: 'You're A Mature Grown-Up': CNN Host Jim Acosta Calls Out Trump Aide Corey Lewandowski for Purposely Mispronouncing Kamala Harris' Name Dear Commons Community, Corey Lewandowski, a senior adviser on former President Trump’s campaign, and CNN anchor Jim Acosta engaged i […]

Donald Trump Obsesses about 'Transgender' Classes in School! Dear Commons Community, Donald Trump on Monday suggested “transgender” is the principal subject now taught in schools. He had a sym […]

JD Vance and Tim Walz Squared Off in Vice Presidential Debate Last Night – Civil, Policy-Heavy and a Bit Boring! Photo credit – The Associated Press. Dear Commons Community, I watched last night’s vice presidential debate between JD Vance and Tim W […]

N.Y. Mets reach playoffs – beat Braves in thrilling comeback! Mets Celebrate.  AP Photo – Jason Allen. Dear Commons Community, The New York Mets scrapped, struggled and finally clinched a major […]