Slain National Guard Member Sarah Beckstrom’s Ex-Boyfriend Said She Called Her DC Deployment ‘Pointless’ Sarah Becktsrom.  Courtesy of the Associated Press. Dear Commons Community, Adam Carr, the  ex-boyfriend of Sarah Beckstrom, the 20- […]

Has Marjorie Taylor Greene Really Seen the Light? Marjorie Taylor Greene. Credit…Damon Winter/The New York Times. Dear Commons Community, Tressie McMillan Cottom had an opinion essay […]

Thanksgiving challenge: articles editionIn past years, I’ve done what I’ve called the Thanksgiving challenge, where I just hole up by myself at home and code for the […]

News and Events December 1-20What’s On? Check John Jay’s Faculty Professional Development Calendar! Click here. Spring 2026 Faculty Development Day Call for […]

MacKenzie Scott’s college roommate once loaned her $1K. Now it’s the billionaire’s turn to invest! Jeannie Tarkenton (AP Photo/Megan Varner) Dear Commons Community, Jeannie Tarkenton, a Princeton University classmate once loaned […]

"Carmen" at The Met! Scene from Carmen Dear Commons Community, Yesterday, my wife, Elaine and I saw Georges Bizet’s Carmen at The New York City M […]

Peter Hegseth – “Kill them all” on board drug vessel Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth.   Photo: Yves Herman/Reuters. Dear Commons Community, The US military carried out a follow-up s […]

Book: Whither the world’s winds – Simon Winchester probes the history and future of the planet’s gentle breezes and brisk gales   Dear Commons Community, Yesterday, Science had a review by Sara Boon, a freelance writer from Vancouver Island, of Simon […]

Trump Plays with Crime Facts in Washington, D.C. – There have been 24 homicides since Federal Troops have been deployed! Photo:  Cato Institute Dear Commons Community, On Tuesday, Trump discussed his crime-fighting efforts in Washington, D.C., claiming […]

National Guard member Sarah Beckstrom dies after DC shooting (Photo credit: MS NOW) Dear Commons Community, One of the two National Guard members shot in what authorities described as a […]

Happy Thanksgiving 2025!   Dear Commons Community, May you and yours have a Happy Thanksgiving.  If you are in New York, take in the Macy’s Parade – a tradition in the Big Apple like no other. Tony

Another Jonathon Kozol Book: "Savage Inequalities" Dear Commons Community, Two weeks ago I blogged about the book, Amazing Grace by Jonathon Kozol.  I have just finished another book by […]

Layoffs surge and consumer confidence tanks just in time for Thanksgiving – Thank you Trump! Trump attends a meeting with healthcare companies Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk, November 6, 2025.  REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst© provided by A […]

A federal judge dismissed the prosecutions against former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James! James Comey and Letitia James Dear Commons Community, A federal judge yesterday dismissed the prosecutions against former FBI Director […]

Video: Representative Maxine Waters refers to Trump as “a lowdown, dirty, no good, filthy president” Ouch! Dear Commons Community, Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) did not hold back and used an absolutely blistering description of Trump (see […]

Video: A Chinese Zoo Admits Their ‘Pandas’ Were Actually Dyed Dogs Dear Commons Community, Visitors at a small zoo in southern China started noticing something odd the moment they walked up to the panda […]

Maureen Dowd on Trump's "piggy' comment – Indicative of his crudeness and cruelty! Creator: Cloudytees. Dear Commons Community, Maureen Dowd in her column yesterday entitled, “Piggy Gets Polite”, brings down […]

DOGE disbanded: Elon Musk’s Cost-Cutting Project Quietly Ends!  Elon Musk. Win McNamee—(Getty Images) Dear Commons Community, The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has been disbanded wi […]

China to build world's largest ever "mega-dam"  The Yarlung Tsangpo Grand Canyon, also known as the Yarlung Zangbo Grand canyon, is the world’s deepest!   Dear Commons C […]

Republican Senators McConnell and Wicker slam Trump plan for Ukraine as rewarding Putin! Senators Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) Dear Commons Community, Senators Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and Roger Wicker […]