Lev Radin/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images Sarah Palin returned from the political wilderness on Friday by posting a bid for the US House of Representatives, almost 14 years since the then Governor of Alaska into the national limelight as a Republican vice presidential candidate. It’s an odd reappearance, given that Palin largely left politics after … Read more
By tying the case so directly to partisan politics, Turkel seemed to be taking a big risk with a jury that seemed likely to lean liberal. Almost 87% of Manhattan voters who cast ballots in Nov. 2020 favored Joe Biden, while only about 12% backed President Donald Trump. The vote tallies in other areas the … Read more
Contrarians can be useful! Yes, we’re very rude people, but sometimes we can help you avoid making a mistake. There’s a reason why the Catholic Church, when considering whether somebody should be made a saint, used to bring in a Devil’s Advocate. The Catholic Church of Liberal Wisdom is The New York Times. But if … Read more
Dame Cressida Dick has resigned as Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police, after saying London Mayor Sadiq Khan “no longer has sufficient confidence in my leadership to continue”. It has been agreed that she will continue to serve for a short period to enable an orderly handover. Earlier today, when asked by the BBC if she … Read more
“He was obviously crestfallen that this had happened. And I was obviously feeling for him,” said Williamson, who was called by Palin’s attorneys and was the only witness Friday. Williamson said that before the controversy broke out, Bennet apologized for the “heavy edit” to what she’d written. “I really reworked this one,” he said in … Read more