Yum, that's me crunching on a food substance that arrived in my mouth by way of industrial engineering. Food scientists manufactured it to hit bliss points - a perfect balance of salt, sugar and, for a flawless mouth feel, just the right amount of fat.

Speaking at a conservative gathering several months ago, Vice President Vance took issue with the perspective that our nation’s uniqueness is in its identity, founded in the principles outlined in the Declaration of Independence and not in some ancient allegiance to specific territory.

Choreographer Sally Silvers, Guggenheim Fellow recipient and Bessie Award-winner, returns to the stage this Sunday at Flow Chart Space, 348 Warren Street, Hudson, New York, with a new work, EXWHYZEE, performed by dancer Jeremy Nelson.

This is not the first time I’ve talked about a college football coach getting a massive payment for effectively getting fired and asked to not coach his team anymore.

Hey Jimmy Fallon – s’up?

Some of those who call themselves conservatives don’t seem to want to share the country with a portion of us who have grown up thinking we are all American.

The philosophy driving the Supreme Court is essentially founded on the concept of the Unitary Executive.

New York State has consistently blocked the construction of new pipelines to allow for the transportation of gas. The state Department of Environmental Conservation has rejected new gas pipeline construction on the grounds that it would harm water quality.

If you look at what’s on the shelves at airport bookstores, you figure most folks pick travel reading material that gives their mind a getaway, too. I wish I could be that person. But I inevitably find myself picking out something that I figure will help me catch up with what I should have learned a long time ago. Time away is a perfect opportunity for self-betterment, right?

In the Mary Zimmerman play “Metamorphosis” humans are frail and their gods are petty.