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Bloomberg Is Showing Dems A Good Time

Democrats could use some cheering up now that their conventional politicians are locked in fierce ideological battle. The moderate Democratic majority fears that an aggressive left could saddle them with a zombie candidate sure to lose to President Donald Trump. That person could also cost them ...

Flying Solo: Getting Up Close With A Shark

To wrap up my four part series on ‘Adventures in Africa,’ I wanted to share my last day spent in Cape Town where I went cage diving with sharks. What better way to conclude an action-packed vacation than by braving one of the world’s most feared creatures of the sea? The morning of ...

Maybe It Is A Time To Build

In July 2018, Commentary published an article by Yuval Levin that caused everyone who thinks about the balance of power among the branches in Washington, D.C., to say: “Of course! That’s it exactly!” It had long been observed that Congress had, over the course of several decades, ...

Bernie Put Into Deplorable Basket

“Nobody likes him, nobody wants to work with him, he got nothing done. He was a career politician.” So says Hillary Clinton of her former Senate colleague and 2016 rival for the Democratic nomination, Bernie Sanders. Her assessment of Sanders’ populist-socialist agenda? “It’s all ...

Upstate, Forgotten But Not Gone

Most of us know that upstate New York struggles. When it comes to economic matters it does. Fewer new jobs, new businesses and expanding businesses than most parts of the U.S. enjoy. Upstaters suffer nearly the lowest income growth of any region in the U.S. The Southern Tier has particularly ...

You Can Change To A Different Plan Online If You Need To Using The Provided SEP

Question: Since I used medicare.gov to choose my Part D plan for 2020, can I change to a different plan if I need to? Answer: In 2020 the answer to this question is yes. As you may remember Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) updated the medicare.gov website on Oct. 1, 2019 which ...