There are a couple of recent polls worth mentioning. A recent Gallup poll indicates that “Americans express an increasingly strong preference for their political leaders in Washington to compromise, rather than stick to their principles at the cost of getting
Tonight I found myself on a Manhattan rooftop–my Manhattan rooftop–listening to Billie Holiday and Ella Fitzgerald. I found myself longing for the New York City you see in movies–that unrealistic, hyper-romantic, spontaneously-delicious, completely-nonsensical-but-eternally-memorable Manhattan. Where is that New York? Is
September 11, 2013. It’s hard to believe that it’s been twelve years since the Twin Towers fell. God, I miss those towers. I would stare at them when my parents would drive me into Manhattan on weekends in high school.
Tonight I accompanied my friend outside on a cigarette break. (I don’t smoke; he does.) What I saw didn’t shock me. See, there’s this dude who occasionally winds up singing while playing a guitar and staring up at his girlfriend’s
Well, well, well. According to Gallup, it looks like Americans still don’t like ObamaCare. (Shocking, I know.) Less than two months before the health insurance exchanges open nationwide, more Americans disapprove (49%) than approve (41%) of the Affordable Care Act.
I came across an interesting Gallup poll this week, in case you missed it: Two-thirds of American workers say they would continue working even if they won $10 million in the lottery, while 31% say they would stop. This desire
Meet my favorite entrepreneur of the month. His name is Moziah Bridges, he’s eleven years old, and he sat down with my colleague Stuart Varney today to talk about his bow tie business, Mo’s Bows. Moziah has already earned
I tried my best, but a mini rant just couldn’t be avoided. Yes, I’m tired of the Bill Clintons and Anthony Weiners of the world. Truly, genuinely, wholeheartedly. I’m tired of them in politics and I’m tired of them in
It looks like Nancy Pelosi will be rolling out an economic agenda for women. I thought I’d be a friend and help her out with some suggestions. 1) Repeal ObamaCare. Female business owners around the country would be eternally grateful
President Obama continues to focus on celebrity outreach to further his policy causes. I know, shocked faces everywhere. The Hill reports: President Obama met Monday with celebrities who are helping him promote his signature healthcare law ahead of the October
Well, well, well. Check out the Walgreens website. It looks like a poster for ObamaCare. Some quotes from the site: “The Affordable Care Act (ACA) was signed into law in 2010 to improve Americans’ access to healthcare. It expands insurance
Okay, so after a dinner with male friends, I have to correct the record on something. Ladies, how many times have you witnessed a perfectly good man try to act like a jerk because a stupid friend of his told
President Obama is back to doing what he does best: focusing on the “cool” factor to try to sell policy that stinks. The focus right now is how to get the still-unpopular Obamacare to resonate with America’s youth. The Hill
My father taught me how to swim without water wings and how to ride a bike without training wheels. He taught me how to make sense of Geometry and listened to me practice middle-school science projects until he could recite
Senator Rand Paul has chosen once again to speak directly to millennials, this time regarding the NSA. In an op-ed at PolicyMic, he talks privacy, security, and constitutional rights to the generation most active in the digital community: This assault
I came across an interesting finding by Gallup today on the topic of household budgeting. 32% of Americans “prepare a detailed written or computerized household budget each month that tracks your income and expenditures,” while 30% “prepare a long-term financial
Have you read the horrific story about Gabrielle Molina, the twelve-year-old Queens girl who committed suicide after being consistently bullied by classmates? The New York Post reports: The tiny Queens girl who hanged herself Wednesday had been mercilessly taunted by
Senator Rand Paul recently said something at the New Hampshire GOP’s “Liberty Dinner” that has stirred some debate. The New Hampshire Union Leader reports: He also said the GOP needs to improve from within if it hopes to reclaim the
When I was twelve years old, I had a conversation with my mom that I’ll never forget. I was being my perfectionist self, trying to put together a flawless assignment for school. Somewhere in the middle of the poster board,
I caught a segment over at Mediaite of Bill Kristol speaking about gay marriage on The Weekly Standard podcast. He made some interesting comments. At one point, he said the following: “This kind of pathetic attempt to ‘Oh, my God!
I met Andrew Breitbart in person for the first time a few years ago in a Manhattan restaurant. Along with a few mutual friends, we laughed, we ate dinner, and we talked about everything from politics to education to reality
Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.) hit the nail on the head on CNN’s “State of the Union” Sunday: “I don’t think it’s about the Republican Party needing to become more moderate. I really believe it’s the Republican Party becoming more
Pundits keep talking about the success (or lack thereof) of the Obama camp’s attacks on Bain Capital. A recent Gallup poll reveals some very important information with regard to that concept. When it comes to such economic issues as the federal budget
In my conversations with young people in and around New York City, I have discovered that many have already embraced the Occupy movement–though, ironically, it seeks to devour their creative potential, their innate love of freedom, and their ability to
