Ray Kelly – Terrorism.. the new norm?

About Ray Kelly Ray Kelly, former New York Police Commissioner was the longest serving Commissioner of the New York City Police Department (NYPD) in its history and the first person to hold the post for two non-consecutive tenures.  A lifelong New Yorker – Kelly had spent 47 years in the NYPD.   Kelly was a Marine Corps Reserve Colonel – Director of Police […]

Patrick Buchanan – The Deep State driving the negative Trump movement

About Patrick Buchanan Patrick Buchanan has been a senior advisor to three Presidents – a two-time candidate for the Republican presidential nomination – and was the presidential nominee of the Reform Party in 2000.  From 1966 through 1974 – Mr. Buchanan was an assistant to Richard Nixon.  Leaving the White House in 1974 – Mr. Buchanan became a syndicated columnist […]

Cyrus Vance – Wyoming handguns walking the streets of NYC? Universal carry

About Cyrus Vance Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance, Jr. was sworn in as ManhattanCounty District Attorney in 2010. Over the following years – Mr. Vance enhanced the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office as a national leader in criminal justice by expanding the office’s expertise on an array of 21st century crimes – including identity theft – cybercrime – white-collar fraud – hate […]

Dr. Keith Stewart – Precision medicine made just for you. The future of medicine.

About Dr. Keith Stewart Dr. Keith Stewart, MB, ChB, is a consultant in the Division of Hematology-Oncology at the Mayo Clinic; and recognized as the Vasek and Anna Maria Polak Professor of Cancer Research. Dr. Stewart received an M.B., Ch.B. degree at Aberdeen University Medical School in the United Kingdom, and an MBA degree from the University of Western Ontario. […]

Joseph Crowley – New Leadership in the House?

About Joseph Crowley Congressman Joseph Crowley is the U.S. Representative for New York’s 14thcongressional district. He was first elected in 1998, the 14th district takes in Queens and East New York. He is a member of the Democratic Party. He is the Chairman of the Democratic Caucus, Chairman of the Queens County Democratic Party and became the Chair of the […]

Elias Husamudeen – Closing Rikers? Not so fast.

About Elias Husamudeen President Elias Husamudeen, President of the Corrections Officers Benevolent Assoctiation since April of 2016.  A correction Officer of more than 28 years, Elias has risen in the ranks within the Union to now leading the Union as President of the 9,500 member organization.  Elias started his career in 1988 as a Correction Officer with the New York […]

Dan Garodnick – Revealing police surveillance information

About Dan Garodnick New York City Councilman Dan Garodnick is New York City Councilman representing Manhattan’s 4th District since 2006 representing the Tudor City area of Manhattan.  Prior to running for elected office – Garodnick practiced as a securities litigator at the New York law firm of Paul – Weiss – Rifkind – Wharton & Garrison LLP.   Councilman Garodnick is […]

Chief Terence Monahan – Neighborhood patrols, neighborhood policing

About Chief Terence Monahan Chief Terence Monahan Chief of Patrol, formerly an Assistant Chief serving asthe Executive Officer of the Chief of Department Office, succeeds Chief Carlos M. Gomez as Chief of Patrol. Diana L. Pizzuti, formerly an Assistant Chief serving as the Commanding Officer of Patrol Borough Queens North, succeeds Chief Raymond Spinella as Chief of Personnel. Chief Monahan […]

Bill Richardson – No. Korean treatment of Otto Warmbier outrageous

About Bill Richardson Governor Bill Richardson has led a distinguished public-service career for more than 30 years as a U.S. Congressman (1982-1996) – U. S. Ambassador to the United Nations (1997-1998) – and Secretary of Energy under President Bill Clinton (1998-2000). As a diplomat and Special Envoy – Richardson has received four Nobel Peace Prize nominations – and has successfully […]

Rand Paul – Senator at the baseball field shooting, eye witness

About Rand Paul Unites States Senator Rand Paul a physician and politician from Kentucky. In office since 2011 – Paul currently serves in the United States Senate as a member of the Republican Party.  Paul has been considered a supporter of the Tea Party movement – and a vocal critic of the Federal Reserve System.  He has opposed NSA mass […]

Laura Hickey – What caused the Grenfell Tower fire

About Laura Hickey Laura Hickey is Her Majesty’s Deputy Consul General in New York. In this role, Laura supports the Consul General with the promotion of UK economic, commercial, foreign policy and national security priorities, consular services, as well as being responsible for strategic oversight of teams that deal with political engagement, events and visit programmes and communications work in […]

Shola Olatoye – Building more public housing

About Shola Olatoye Shola Olatoye is the Chair & Chief Executive Officer of the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA).  She was appointed on February 8 – 2014.   NYCHA is the largest public housing authority in the nation – providing decent and affordable housing for more than 620 -000 New Yorkers with low and moderate incomes.  Before her appointment as […]

Jeff Klein – Mayoral control of schools

About Jeff Klein State Senator Jeff Klein – a Democrat was first elected to the state senate in 2004.  He represents parts of Bronx and Westchester Counties. He currently serves as Senate Coalition Co-Leader and Leader of the Independent Democratic Conference – a conference which he co-founded in 2011.  In 2014 – Senator Klein was the prime sponsor of the […]

John Miller – Surveillance Tools To Public Scrutiny Would Be ‘Insane’

About John Miller John Miller is the Deputy Commissioner of Intelligence & Counter-terrorism of the NYPD. He is the former Associate Deputy Director of National Intelligence for Analytic Transformation and Technology.  Prior to that – he was an Assistant Director of Public Affairs for the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) – where he was the bureau’s national spokesman. Miller is […]

Scott Walker – Politically it is a new dawn

About Scott Walker Governor Scott Walker is the 45th and current Governor of Wisconsin. He also served in the Wisconsin State Assembly and as the Milwaukee County Executive.  First elected governor in the 2010 Wisconsin general election and was reelected governor in the 2014 Wisconsin gubernatorial election.  The response to Walker’s policies included protests at the Wisconsin State Capitol and […]

Douglas Schoen – England’s Prime Minister gambled and lost

About Douglas Schoen Douglas Schoen is a political analyst – pollster – author – and commentator. He is a schoenpolitical analyst for Fox News and a columnist for Newsmax.  He is a founding partner and principal strategist for Penn – Schoen, and Berland and has worked on the campaigns of many Democratic Party candidates including Ed Koch and Bill Clinton.  He […]

Betsy McCaughey – Hospitals have some very bad bugs

About Betsy McCaughey Betsy McCaughey was the 72nd Lieutenant Governor of New York from 1995 to 1998.  She has been a fellow at the conservative Manhattan Institute and Hudson Institute think tanks. She founded the Committee to Reduce Infection Deaths (RID) in reaction to a rise in antibiotic-resistant infections.  A historian by training – with a Ph.D. from Columbia University […]

Bill Bratton – Is terror just a way of life now?

About Bill Bratton Commissioner Bill Bratton is the former New York City Police Commissioner. He is now the Executive Chairman, Teneo Risk; Senior Managing Director, Teneo. The Commissioner resigned the in 2016 to enter private practice.  In terms of terrorism, Bratton was the “Top Cop” in the world.  He has previously served as the Commissioner of the Boston Police Department […]

James K. Kallstrom – FBI Director Comey made some mistakes

About James K. Kallstrom James K. Kallstrom is a former assistant FBI director. He led the investigation into the 1996 explosion of TWA Flight 800. He was a supervising agent in the New York investigation of the Cosa Nostra criminal network that resulted in the Mafia Commission Trial of 1985–1986.  Kallstrom worked for 27 years at the FBI and has […]

Ambassador Patrick Theros – Qatar should not be isolated. US needs to step in.

About Patrick Theros Ambassador Patrick Theros was a career Foreign Service Officer from 1963 to 1999. Key positions he held in the Foreign Service include Ambassador to the State of Qatar – 1995–1998; Deputy Coordinator for Counterterrorism – responsible for the coordination of all U.S. Government counter-terrorism activities outside the United States – 1993–1995; Political Advisor to the Commander in […]

Ed Mullins – Puerto Rican Day parade and a cop charged with murder

About Ed Mullins Ed Mullins – President Sergeants Benevolent Association – has been a member of the New York City Police Department since January 1982. On July 1 – 2002 – he was elected President of the Sergeants Benevolent Association by an overwhelming majority of its members. As President of the SBA – one of New York City’s most visible […]

Samuel Schwartz – New idea for traffic in Manhattan

About Samuel Schwartz Samuel Schwartz – Gridlock Sam – City columnist – is one of the leading transportation engineers in the United States – and is widely believed to be the man responsible for popularizing the phrase gridlock. Educated at Brooklyn Tech High School – the leading science high school in the country – Brooklyn College (BS Physics) and the […]

Marvin Scott – A reporters career in notes

About Marvin Scott Marvin Scott is a veteran journalist with more than fifty years experience.  Mr. Scott is an eleven-time Emmy Award winner and member of the New York State Broadcasters Hall of Fame.  Scott has interviewed six presidents, visited the front-lines of war in the Middle East and Asia, and witnessed the rise of America’s space program.  Now, in […]

Reverend Michel J. Faulkner – NYC spends too much

About Michel J. Faulkner Reverend Michel J. Faulkner, is the Republican candidate for New York City Comptroller in 2017. Growing up in Washington, D.C., he was an all-star football player that became a freshman All-American and four-year starter at Virginia Tech.  After college, Michel played one season (1981-82) with the New York Jets in the NFL.  In 1988, Michel and […]

Dr. Nicola Fox, NASA – NASA Plans To Launch A Probe Next Year To ‘Touch The Sun’

About Dr. Nicola Fox Dr. Nicola Fox, NASA. is a space weather and applied physics scientist at NASA.  She is a “Solar Probe” mission project scientist at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory in Maryland.  She has a PhD in Space Imperial College of Science Technology and Medicine in London.  Prior to joining the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics […]

Senator Ron Johnson – Tax reform in the Senate. Paris Climate accord – Trump

About Ron Johnson Senator Ron Johnson – R-WI – is the senior United States Senator for Wisconsin. Prior to his election to the Senator was chief executive officer of PACUR – LLC – a polyester and plastics manufacturer.  After Senator Johnson’s election to the Senate – he liquidated all his business assets to avoid any hint of conflict of interest […]