To the editor: Our 47th President is not only the most violent president we have ever had, but the most brazen. He is openly proud of his destructive tendencies. He said he would be a dictator on “day one,” and he has never stopped being one...
To the editor: Which economic framework—capitalism or socialism—best secures a high standard of living and a robust social safety net? Rather than relying on partisan rhetoric, let us analyze this enduring question through a structured debate...
To the editor: In TV ads, GOP gubernatorial hopeful Bruce Blakeman claims “Under Kathy Hochul, New York leads the nation in highest taxes and ranks near dead-last in affordability. ... I will cut taxes and slash utility bills in half." So...
Larry Montas' Aug. 14 anti-Jewish attacks against people at the Central Synagogue in Manhattan is just the latest directed against Jews since the increase of such attacks after the start of the Israeli-Gaza war. It's as if all of us...
To the editor: Does the Bible have any relevance for politics in 21st century America? Here’s a story for you. God encouraged Ezekiel to use dramatic theater to get the attention of his Israelite people suffering deportation to Babylon in waves....
To the editor: To declare that American wealth inequality has reached a "tipping point" is to succumb to a fashionably grim fiction, one regularly shoveled down the throats of a perfectly capable labor force. This grand specter of income...
To the editor: Is it surprising, even fascinating in a negative way, that we have a president whom almost no honorable person in America or in the rest of the world likes or respects. Trump's cult members respect him as their cult guru, but...
To the editor: I recently received a letter from a worthy organization that I have given to: Armed Services YMCA. It occurred to me that if our government treated our armed service members decently, this organization would not be...
To the editor: It is a great accomplishment for the TWU to organize the marine diesel technicians and welders at New York City Ferry, but it will not be the "first time the storied transit union will represent workers on the city’s waterways," as...
To the editor: Reviewing the original bylaws of the New York City Organization of Public Services Retirees (sent to me upon request) reinforces my belief that all members should be informed that they have the same right. Sending an...
To the editor: Public consensus frames Dr. Anthony Fauci as science itself. It brands his critics as political actors, blind to facts. This view is too simple. The debate was not about science. It was about power, policy and the choices men make...
To the editor: I have written about the dangers wealth inequality poses and I believe we have reached the tipping point. Today, the richest 10 percent of Americans own 93 percent of the stock market, account for half of consumer spending...
To the editor: FDR got a fourth term, so why shouldn’t Trump? In the leadup to his second term, Trump joked that he would be a “dictator on day one.” Nobody is laughing now. He hasn’t stopped dictating since day one. Today Trump “jokes” with...
To the editor: "DC 37 members' next target: 6 percent [yearly] raises and a $30 [an hour minimum] wage" (July 17 Chief), are certainly reasonable and modest goals. No one will jump into the middle class on $62,400 a year. But it would be a...
To the editor: There is a serious problem in this country for my generation, or anyone seeking a job for that matter. I am 21 years old with an associate's degree in accounting, and I have been applying for possibly hundreds of jobs. Out of all...
To the editor: The struggle between the United States and Iran has settled into the long, quiet melancholy of a stalemate, a condition in which the very word “victory” loses its shape and meaning. What began with the loud and grand promises of...
To the editor: The President’s political advisor Stephen Miller has exposed the deep hypocrisy of the MAGA movement. At a recent conference on left-wing terrorism in America, he said it is the job of patriots to protect “our republican system of...
To the editor: Dr. Anthony Fauci is one of America’s greatest scientists in the fight against infectious diseases in our nation in the modern era of medicine. He served as the Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious...
To the editor: The Trump administration’s foreign policy has violated International Humanitarian Law and International Human Rights Law. Its actions have been carried out with impunity and are justified by ludicrous reasons. A case in...
To the editor: In the latest exam for subway train operator, Train Operator exam 7603, the MTA has asked applicants to have a valid New York State driver's license. I drove a train for over 30 years...
To the editor: If you read Charles DiMaria's op-ed piece, "Don't kill my office delivery business" in the New York Daily News without checking out what he actually does, you might have sympathy for his sob story. At 50 years old, he decided...
I waited for you You waited for me That it seemed like, seemed like a mighty long time. — Van Morrison, “Cold Wind in August” The New York City Organization of Public Service Retirees has responded to my letter 'Bylaws of Gravity' in The Chief's July 24 edition, I requested a reply in the “Debunked” section of their website...
To the editor: Author Stephen King stated that “Donald Trump is worse than any horror story I’ve written.” He stated that “Deep down in his heart, I believe Trump knows he’s an incompetent a—hole.” Coming from the best horror story author...
Why go only half-way up? Journalists persist in publishing things like, “America did thus and such in Iran last night.” Folks, America is not at war with Iran. Congress and the American citizenry have had nothing to do with either launching or...
To the editor: At home, the halls of power split in two, Where lawmakers engage in bitter fights. They trade their insults, searching for a clue, While families face the darkness of the night. The trade embargoes choke the foreign shore, And...