by Graham J Noble | Jul 21, 2022 | Articles, Good Reads, Opinion, Politics
Public opinion polling can be an unreliable animal – not least because one never knows whether some respondents are giving the pollsters what they believe is the “proper” or “politically correct” answer. So, when The New York Times, in cooperation with Siena College...
by Tim Donner | Jul 20, 2022 | Articles, Good Reads, Opinion, Politics
In the iconic movie Trading Places, Dan Aykroyd played Louis Winthorpe III, a white-privileged upper-crust snob, and Eddie Murphy was cast as Billy Ray Valentine, a down-and-out black street hustler. When they become victims of a social experiment that forces them to...
by James Fite | Jul 19, 2022 | Articles, Good Reads, Opinion, Politics
The midterm elections are just a few months away, and President Joe Biden has yet to achieve any legislative victory worth calling a legacy. Aside from some COVID relief spending and aid to Ukraine, along with a few feel-good bills – which just about everyone got...
by Tim Donner | Jul 17, 2022 | Articles, Lights, Camera, Action, Opinion, Politics
The expression “scorched earth” has been used liberally in political speak over the years to describe advanced forms of negative campaigning. Many desperate or opportunistic candidates and movements wanting to deflect attention from themselves have resorted to...
by Leesa K. Donner | Jul 15, 2022 | Articles, Good Reads, Opinion, Politics
It’s an odd thing if you think about it. When a good-looking guy visits the house while the husband is absent, there may be a reason for tongues to wag. Not only did Gov. Gavin Newsom visit the White House with Joe Biden conveniently out of town; he scored some...