Rudy Guiliani

Scenes From Wall Street On September 11, 2001

AP | By DAVID K. RANDALL | Posted 11.11.2011

NEW YORK -- It was 8:46 a.m. and Wall Street was almost ready for business when the first plane hit the World Trade Center a decade ago. Dick Grasso, ...

Note to GOP Candidates: Stick to ABBA Songs

Michael Sigman | Posted 08.30.2011

Michael Sigman

The good news for GOP hopefuls is that they need look no further than the ABBA canon when selecting their own theme music.

When in Doubt Blame the Broad (At Least That's What Campaigns Do)

Keli Goff | Posted 08.13.2011

Keli Goff

Every time anonymous aides pile on the wife of a candidate (It's almost always the wife, after all when was the last time we read an unflattering profile of Todd Palin?) there's an underlying message there: she needs to be put in her place.

Tea Party In Key 2012 State Mixes Strange Political Brew

AP | PHILIP ELLIOTT | Posted 05.25.2011

CONCORD, N.H. — The tea party movement is mixing a strange political brew in famously independent New Hampshire, complicating the first-in-the-n...

Shades of Praise and Prejudice for the Movie Precious

Carol Smaldino | Posted 05.25.2011

Carol Smaldino

Any work of art, film, or music that provokes deeper awareness of our differences and similarities, can make a dent in the usual lack of dialogue.

The NYPD's Hispanic Politics

Len Levitt | Posted 05.25.2011

Len Levitt

Is it a coincidence that the Hispanic Society's president, Jeff Stella, has a plush job in the Intelligence Division, or that the Society's first vice president Daniel Coats has a coveted spot on Kelly's security detail?

A Higher Calling, Indeed

Michelle Schweiger Schecter | Posted 05.25.2011

Michelle Schweiger Schecter

Clearly other options she is looking to explore/Maybe she'll join Bristol on her abstinence tour/Or take a class in geography/Then tell us what other places she can see.

Giants Of New York Politics

Tony Guida | Posted 05.25.2011

Tony Guida

The mess in Albany makes me nostalgic for a time when New York politics swaggered with large men: Daniel Patrick Moynihan. Mario Cuomo. Ed Koch. Alfonse D'Amato

15 Years Later, Why Bette Midler Is Still Trying to Save New York

Andrea Chalupa | Posted 05.25.2011

Andrea Chalupa

There's a strength and purpose to her showgirl style, and for the past 15 years Midler's taken that spirit offstage with a mission: making New York one of the greenest cities in the world.

Commencement Speakers Earn Big Fees

The Big Money | Amy Tennery | Posted 05.25.2011

So, it's college commencement season--the time when hapless parents and siblings sit patiently through three-hour graduation ceremonies. For them, the...

A Wry Look-Back at the Presidential Campaign

Lea Lane | Posted 05.25.2011

Lea Lane

Has it been only two months since the presidential campaign ended?

Looking at the RNC Through Muslim Eyes

Shahed Amanullah | Posted 05.25.2011

Shahed Amanullah

Note to Mr. Giuliani: Terrorists who are Muslim love being called "Islamic." It gives them legitimacy. "Terrorist" they don't like so much, because they think they are freedom fighters.

Divided Politics = Divided Country

Simon Sinek | Posted 05.25.2011

Simon Sinek

In Iraq, the Sunnis and the Shiites don't get along well enough to affect any sort of functional government. America implores them to get work togeth...

Will Palin Make it to the Gate in this Race?

Maggie Van Ostrand | Posted 05.25.2011

Maggie Van Ostrand

Can anyone really believe Sarah Palin will make it to the election? It seems more obvious every moment that she was initially used to deflect attenti...

Why Hillary Won't Vogue for Vogue

Lesley M. M. Blume | Posted 11.17.2011

Lesley M. M. Blume

Let's not delude ourselves: the world still has very masculine associations with success and leadership.