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New York Mets vs. Houston Astros: Pitcher Jonathan Niese Leads Boys in Blue to 6-2 Victory
March 28, 2013 | Mike MandelkernCross-Published With Mets on My Mind (@MetsOnMyMind)
Jonathan Niese, the Mets’ opening day starter, took the mound on Tuesday against the Houston Astros in a 6-2 victory for the New York Mets.
He held them scoreless through 4 1/3 innings with … Read More
William Ryman’s “Bird” Sculpture Lands in Flatiron Near Madison Square Park
March 26, 2013 | Tod ShapiroLet’s welcome artist William Ryman’s “Bird” sculpture to the Madison Square Park area and the Flatiron District for the next few weeks!
The imposing creation, composed of oversized nails, is a welcome companion to the flesh, blood, and feathered avian variety all of us at the New York City Seminar and Conference Center (NYCSCC) fraternize with in our sojourns through Madison Square Park. Along with our fellow New Yorkers, we hope that it is a harbinger of spring. Read More
Sequester: The Tragic Folly of President Obama’s Tried-and-Failed Negotiating Strategy, Pt. 1
March 25, 2013 | Eric ShapiroOn the heels of an inauguration speech widely celebrated by liberals and progressives, President Obama almost immediately fell back into some of the same patterns that hampered his first term agenda. Despite a more aggressive posture, a candidate who talked a good game about changing the country proved reluctant to alter his own governing style to meet the challenge.
What it Means to “Not Believe in” Climate Change
March 19, 2013 | Eugene KaplanFlatiron Hot! is honored to have renowned scientist Eugene H. Kaplan, the author of several Peterson Field Guides as well as memoirs charting his global travels as a researcher and activist (take a look at his works on Amazon here), contributing a weekly column on scientific issues of interest to layman readers.
“FDR and the Jews” Authors Richard Breitman and Allan J. Lichtman Speak at Center for Jewish History
March 8, 2013 | Eric ShapiroOn Thursday, March 7th from 6:30 to 8 pm, distinguished historians Richard Breitman and Allan J. Lichtman delivered a lecture at the Center for Jewish History, moderated by Elizabeth Borgwardt, on their new non-fiction book, Roosevelt and the Jews. Read More
2013 Oscars: The Onion’s High-Tech Lynching of Beasts of the Southern Wild Star Quvenzhané Wallis
February 25, 2013 | Eric ShapiroDuring the 2013 Academy Awards ceremony (sorry, the Oscars), satirical publication The Onion set Twitter ablaze with an outrageous – and, many claim, racially-charged – tweet about 9-year-old Beasts of the Southern star Quvenzhané Wallis. And just what were those 17 inflammatory words that sparked such an uproar on the night of the Oscars?
Marco Rubio’s State of the Union Response: Mitt Romney with a Latino Twist
February 13, 2013 | Eric ShapiroYou needn’t bother watching Senator Marco Rubio’s (R-FL) strikingly mediocre response to President Obama’s State of the Union Address. It boils down to this: in their cynical analysis, the G.O.P. is convinced that its dogmas will sound better coming from the mouth of a Hispanic-American with humble roots than a lily-white plutocrat born with a silver spoon in his Mormon mouth.
Pondering the Ethical, Legal and Practical Implications of the C.I.A. Drone War
February 7, 2013 | Eric ShapiroToday’s tumultuous confirmation hearing for John O. Brennan, the Obama administration’s outgoing foreign policy adviser and current candidate to head the C.I.A., highlights a growing fault line among liberals, Democrats and progressive activist groups like Code Pink (and to a lesser extent, … Read More
War on Women: Why the GOP is Obsessed With Your Uterus
February 4, 2013 | Eric ShapiroFor those who think the Catholic Church and social conservatives’ objection to Obama’s new offer on birth control coverage is based on “conscience,” I have God’s first iteration of the Ten Commandments to sell you.
Congressional Gun Control Hearing Reveals Folly of NRA and Red State Dems
January 30, 2013 | Eric ShapiroFollowing the tragic Sandy Hook shooting in Newtown, Connecticut, all the stars seemed to be in alignment for the implementation of common sense gun control. But you can always trust the Democratic Party to snatch at least a partial defeat from the jaws of victory.