This One Doesn’t Go to 11: No Labels’ Quiet Launch
There’s a sound you hear when political ideas take off. It’s a crescendo of applause that swells and lasts so long that the speaker has to quiet it down. It comes exactly ...
Four Loko: Not Your Daddy’s State-Approved Vice
There’s a reason why Sen. Chuck Schumer has succeeded in his campaign to ban Four Loko. Those who disapprove of the drink have political clout. Those who like it, don’t. ...
Introducing Our New State Room Blogger: Sarah Laskow
Starting this week, reporter Sarah Laskow will be THIRTEEN’s new State Room blogger. Sarah will write multiple posts per week in this space, covering New York state and ...
New York City Liberals Stare Down Cuomo
“I’m glad you all stayed up,” State Senator Eric Schneiderman told the cheering crowd at the Grand Hyatt. It was 1 a.m., the platters of cheese and curiously ...
Bloomberg’s Worst Enemy
The fight over Park51 has, for the most part, divided along partisan lines. Republicans have almost unanimously lined up against the plan, while most of the plan’s ...
The Farce of Charlie Rangel’s Last Hurrah Continues… and Continues
When Charlie Rangel said he wouldn’t back down from ethics violations charges and calls to step down from his seat in Congress, he really meant it. At a debate on Monday ...
Paterson’s Last Grab for Relevance
David Paterson is back! Kind of. As Governor-in-waiting Andrew Cuomo enters what must be the middle stretch of his endless inauguration, the current governor has been trying ...
If Ground Zero Was No Longer a Hole in the Ground, Would Anyone Care About a Mosque?
Depending on where you stand, in both senses of the word, the debate is either about the “Ground Zero Mosque,” or the Islamic cultural center named the Cordoba ...