Recent polls show Democrats are perceived as 'out of touch' and 'weak' by many voters, as the party struggles with ...

Sound Off is an opinion forum for Mercury readers to offer brief comments on today’s news. Submissions must be 75 words or ...

This past week we read “Balak” (Bamidbar (Numbers) 22:2-9.

New York City has met many challenges in its history as the capital of capital. The constant problem that surrounds the city ...

Mamdani preaches billionaires shouldn’t exist, but it’s unlikely he’d be the front-runner to become NYC’s next mayor if it wasn’t for the such deep-pocketed donor.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent drew a provocative comparison between his current boss, Trump and his former mentor, the ...

Mamdani has appointed Jeffrey Lerner—a former top Obama White House aide and Democratic National Committee political director ...

The most unlikely guest at the $50 million wedding of Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez in Venice was newlywed Huma Abedin, who was Hillary Clinton’s right hand.

Mamdani’s own platform may seem more anodyne, but it is a distilled sampler of socialism’s greatest failures: nationalized ...

Welcome to Doonesbury's web site, which features not only each day's strip (easily enlargeable for your easy-viewing pleasure), but also the daily SayWhat? quote, a constant flow of reader Blowback, a ...