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'A war would be catastrophic for Ukraine, Russia, the UK, US and other nations'

Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting with members of the Security Council via teleconference call, at the Novo-Ogaryovo state residence, outside Moscow, Russia, on February 11, 2022. (Photo by Alexey NIKOLSKY / Sputnik / AFP) (Photo by ALEXEY NIKOLSKY/Sputnik/AFP via Getty Images)

The Russian invasion of Ukraine appears futile with all-out conflict deemed “perilously close” and panic only plays into the Russian leader Vladimir Putin’s hands War is not inevitable, and can be avoided, but it also feels perilously close ( Image: ALEXEY NIKOLSKY/Sputnik/AFP via Getty Images) Loose talk costs lives VLADIMIR Putin must be laughing in … Read more

How to tell Albany Democrats to fix our catastrophic bail laws

How to tell Albany Democrats to fix our catastrophic bail laws

In 2018, 289 people were killed in New York City — the lowest murder rate in 50 years. Last year, the number was 485. Two hundred more lives taken annually — and a huge majority of them were African American or Hispanic men. Albany doesn’t care. Obsessed with closing all jails and freeing all prisoners, … Read more