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An Urban View on Gun Control After Aurora (and Behagen Park)

Posted on July 25, 2012 by SquarePegDem

Yesterday, Azi Paybarah, Capital New York’s political blogger, wrote a piece (What is the ‘urban conservative’ position on gun control? Anyone?) taking the New York Post and Manhattan Institute to task for not taking stronger public positions on gun control after … Continue reading →

Posted in Crime, Health, Media, Public Policy | Tagged Aurora shootings, azi paybarah, capital new york, gun control, James Holmes, Michael Bloomberg, Second Amendment to the United States Constitution | Leave a comment

An ex-lawmaker critiques a judge-drawn redistricting map and his former colleagues | Capital New York

Posted on March 9, 2012 by SquarePegDem

Azi Paybarah, a senior writer at Capital New York, opened his Morning Briefing column with my NY Post Op-Ed critiquing a federal magistrate judge’s congressional redistricting plan. Michael Benjamin has a detailed critique of the congressional lines drawn by a federal judge, … Continue reading →

Posted in Elections, Government, Media, Public Policy, Voting Rights | Tagged Andrew Cuomo, capital new york, LATFOR, NY State Assembly, NY State Senate, redistricting, Roanne L. Mann | Leave a comment

Pet Peeve of the Week

Posted on February 13, 2012 by SquarePegDem

Yesterday, as I was reading about NY Knicks rookie phenom Jeremy Lin, I was irked by one reporter’s glaring, but all too common, misuse of the word, “reticent” when “reluctant” is meant. Writing in Capital New York, sportswriter Howard Megdal discussed the Lakers strategy … Continue reading →

Posted in Media | Tagged capital new york, howard megdal, jeremy lin, kobe bryant, pet peeve, reluctant, reticent | 4 Comments

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