How could I have been anyone other than me?
I know that New York City remains the highest density urban area in the country and by far dedicates more of its own funds to fighting terrorism than any other municipality.
People must realize that a crime motivated by racial or ethnic prejudice against one group is a crime against all of us.
The people who have recently come to this country to work and better their lives should be given the same opportunities that our parents, grandparents, and ancestors were given.
Under the leadership of this President, the state of the union is not strong. We are being pulled apart rather than pulling together. Our democracy is suffering from the choices being made, and yet we are offered the same tired excuses and unrealistic analyses.
Any religious organization should be allowed to hire based on their religious preference- but not with federal dollars.
The value of tolerance is central to living in today's world - especially in diverse places like the Bronx.
What being home-schooled has taught me, more than anything, is what a waste of a life high school is.
The U. S. Constitution is the basic framework for the greatest democracy on Earth. Some of my colleagues find it easy to amend it. I don't.
We are not only talking about waves of refugees coming to Greece, to Italy, and elsewhere. Destabilizing the Balkans means Lebanonization, and that means destabilizing all of Europe.
My childhood taught me nothing. . . zero.