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COX: The benefits of going to a place ‘where everyone knows your name’
BY DANIEL A. COX The ritual of going to a place where one is a “regular” is a cherished one. Sarah Firshein of Eater said, “When you’re a regular, you become a creature of…
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AEI Political Report: Coronavirus struggles, vaccine attitudes, comfort going out, 2020 election legitimacy, and Ordinary Life: Holiday cheer
BY KARLYN BOWMAN, JACQUELINE CLEMENCE, AND SAMANTHA GOLDSTEIN Read the PDF In this issue of the AEI Political Report, we look at Americans’ attitudes about the coronavirus pandemic and the promising vaccine…
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PETHOKOUKIS: The US economy needs more help from Washington — preferably ASAP
BY JAMES PETHOKOUKIS America’s “K-shaped” recovery is a convenient phenomenon for analysts who focus a lot on income inequality, not to mention those convinced America already suffers from severe “late stage capitalism.”…
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Mohammad bin Salman is considering a $50m, 10% stake in The Chronicle to expand Canadian coverage
Rumor has it that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman is considering a $50 million, 10% stake in The Buffalo Chronicle Media Group‘s American-based subsidiary. The financing arrangement is expected to aggressively…
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KINGSBURY: A roadmap for reimagining education
BY IAN KINGSBURY The disruptions to K-12 education caused by the COVID-19 pandemic spurred Governor Cuomo to announce an initiative to “reimagine education.” This challenge should have policymakers asking what inadequacies have…
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MADIGAN: School closures ignore negative health impacts
BY MIKE MADIGAN The CDC has reported the following: The risk of Covid19 virus to school-aged children is significantly lower than the flu (CDC website) The CDC cites the 2018-19 flu season…
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Beyond 230: Reframing the conservative debate over social media regulation
BY DANIEL LYONS Recent tech policy debates have been animated by the surprising push by both Democrats and Republicans to reform Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, the cornerstone of internet…
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We should close the revolving door between government service and our rivals’ companies
BY ELISABETH BRAW A group of British MPs wants to restrict the opportunities for former politicians and senior officials to work for foreign companies. The idea sounds terribly protectionist, but it is…
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The tradeoff between civil liberties and public health
BY SITA NATARAJ SLAVOV In April of this year, polls indicated widespread support for lockdowns to stop the spread of COVID-19. Stories emerged of people shaming and reporting their neighbors for even…
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Congress still needs to respond further to the COVID recession
BY STAN VEUGER AND JEFFREY CLEMENS Friday’s data on the October employment situation provides a sobering reminder of the ongoing need for sound economic policy in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Labor…
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Do Democrats have an s-word problem?
BY JAMES PETHOKOUKIS If President Trump wanted the Cuban community in Florida to worry that the Biden Democrats were soft on socialism, it seems to have worked. Cuban-Americans helped the president defy…
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KOLB: Taking action to reform the parole board
BY BRIAN M. KOLB Media coverage seems to be ever-present in each of our lives. There are daily coronavirus reports, opinions on school re-openings and political campaign ads on repeat. It seems…
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The US is unprepared for Africa’s growing terror threat
BY EMILY ESTELLE Maj. Gen. Dagvin Anderson, the commander of US Special Operations Command Africa, gave a sobering assessment of the increasing security threats posed by al Qaeda, the Islamic State, and…
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How a blast from the past could save NYC again
BY E.J. McMAHON Forty-five years ago this month, then-Gov. Hugh L. Carey and the state Legislature passed a landmark law, the Financial Emergency Act, designed to rescue Gotham from imminent bankruptcy. The…
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On measuring school quality, ‘Education Week’ misses the mark
BY IAN KINGSBURY Education Week released its A-F grades for states on school quality last week. New York earned a B-, appreciably better than the nationwide C average. A closer look at scoring methodology, however,…
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MSNBC pays Ari Melber nearly twice what it pays Joy Reid, igniting gender pay scandal
Recent revelations that suggest gender and race-based pay inequities at MSNBC are shaking the news organization. It’s been widely rumored that the network’s flagship primetime anchor — Joy Reid — makes less…
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KOLB: Rights are rights for a reason
BY BRIAN M. KOLB This past week, New York state Attorney General, Letitia James, with the support of Gov. Cuomo and his administration, filed a lawsuit against the National Rifle Association (NRA),…
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Seneca Gaming executive agrees to ‘free rent’ deals with local broadcasters
Sources tell The Chronicle that Seneca Gaming executive David Sheridan has informally agreed to allow two locally owned broadcasters — WBBZ Channel 5 and WEBR 1440 AM — to broadcast their daily…
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COVID recovery must be approached with caution
BY PAUL H. KUPIEC Emergency lockdowns have been successful in keeping ICUs from being overwhelmed, but as the economy reopens, virus spread continues, generating recessionary pressure on the economy. There are at…
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To confront China, Pompeo has to think carefully about European outreach
BY DALIBOR ROHAC After last month’s visit to the United Kingdom and Denmark, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s upcoming trip to Central Europe — specifically, the Czech Republic, Slovenia, Austria, and Poland — represents…
