The Cross at a Crossroads: Christianity’s Reckoning in Modern America
Ryan Burge spent decades at the pulpit of a church that had been standing since 1868. By 2025, it was gone.
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An American Civic Renaissance: Inside the Fight to Revive the Democratic Party
When polls closed at 9:00 PM on November 5th, 2024, there was hope in New York City’s suburbs. Former Congressman Mondaire Jones (D-NY17), a progressive reformer, had run to retake the seat he occupied from 2021 to 2023. The race…
Ignore At Your Own Risk: Can “Red Flag” Laws Shift America’s Gun Violence Prevention Debate?
Perpetrators of gun violence often signal their intent to do so before it happens. “That leakage—and all those instances of someone saying ‘I’m going to kill myself,’ or ‘I’m going to kill people at a school or church or synagogue’…
Opinion: It’s An Equal Rights Amendment, Not An Attack on Family Values
I was back home in Upstate New York the other day and spent some time driving around my neighborhood. While the autumn foliage usually catches my eye, I was distracted by something else: hot pink and blue campaign signs. “Save…
“It Gives Everyone a Shot”: Albany’s Democratic Primary Tests the New Campaign Finance Rules in New York
With an 80-degree summer heat hanging thick, perspiring attendees bite their nails at Dustin Reidy’s campaign watch party. They have gathered at Orchard Tavern West, a restaurant just outside of Albany, New York. It’s 9:00 P.M. on June 25th—the night…