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There is no nationwide crime wave (and police killings are not up)

Since 1991, murder and violent crime have plummeted in the U. S. But in a widely discussed op-ed in the Wall Street Journal titled “The New Nationwide Crime Wave,” Heather Mac Donald recently made a startling claim: “Gun violence in…

Following the Clinton Money Trail

FILE – In this Sept. 29, 2014, file photo, former President Bill Clinton, right, and former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, second from right, wave to the media as Marc Mezvinsky and Chelsea Clinton pose for photographers with their…

From Ferguson to immigration: Obama’s divide and conquer political strategy has failed our nation

A recent Quinnipiac poll shows support for illegal immigrants at 48 percent, a historic low. This is what the president’s cynical manipulation of the Hispanic community has delivered: a hardening of American attitudes. The same distancing will likely occur between…

Possible carcinogen in Subway bread highlights need for stricter food regulations

A Subway sandwich shop logo is pictured in the Manhattan borough of New York February 14, 2014. (REUTERS/Carlo Allegri) Last week, Subway, the nationwide chain of sandwich shops, announced it would remove from its baked breads a possible carcinogen also…

Strong drinks for the holidays

Churchill’s HolidayPachanga Patterson (Astoria, Queens, N.Y.) ; Get Recipe Here The Churchill cocktail with a twist. This mix of traditional flavors contains bourbon, triple sec, apple cider, honey simple syrup and cinnamon. Strong drinks to make your spirits bright Looking…

10 time tricks that saved my butt and made me a bundle      

Like most people, I made more than a few mistakes in my twenties. I dated some loser guys, rented an apartment in Manhattan without realizing until I moved in that there was no sink in the bathroom, and accepted my…

Does Anyone in the Media Ever Read the Bible?

It happened again just the other day. I was reading the New York Times and I came across something so hilarious that for a moment it seemed to be some kind of joke. But this was in an obituary. The…