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Kitty Dukakis dies at 88

BROOKLINE, Mass. (AP) — Kitty Dukakis, the wife of former Massachusetts governor and Democratic presidential candidate Michael Dukakis, who spoke openly about her struggles with depression and addiction, has died. She was 88. Dukakis died on Friday night surrounded by her family, her son, John Dukakis, said on Saturday by telephone. She fought to make the world better, “sharing her vulnerabilities to help others face theirs,” her family said in a statement. “She was loving, feisty and fun, and had a keen sensitivity to people from all walks of life,” the family said. “She ...

Canadian election all about Trump

TORONTO (AP) — New Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and his Conservative opponent said U.S. President Donald Trump must respect Canada’s sovereignty as they kicked off their election campaigns Sunday against the backdrop of a trade war and annexation threats from Trump. Carney announced there will be a five-week election campaign before the vote on April 28. “We are facing the most significant crisis of our lifetimes because of President Trump’s unjustified trade actions and his threats to our sovereignty,” Carney said. “President Trump claims that Canada isn’t a ...

CBS paints Trump as worse than Venezuelan gangs

In the moral battle between President Donald Trump and the violent Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua, the media have chosen a side. The foreign gangsters are less morally questionable than the president. The Trump administration sent a plane stuffed with alleged Tren de Aragua members to El Salvador, which is apparently more of a crime than whatever the gangsters did in America. There are legal issues here. An Obama-appointed federal judge tried to order Trump not to send the plane. The administration didn’t release their names or their offenses, so some may not be gangsters. The ...

Medicaid helps children in school too

In the search for waste, fraud and abuse, President Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency have set their sights on Medicaid and the Department of Education. On paper, these potential cuts don’t affect local curriculum, or educational services for special needs families, because laws are in place to protect them. But what does this really mean in practice? It got me thinking about my own experience with in-school services. I’ve had hearing loss since I was a kid as a result of painful infections. I also had a speech impediment. Speech therapists would ...

Certain tariffs could be political malpractice

Will the second Trump administration come undone by an economic policy based on what the British military historian Lawrence Freedman, describing Vladimir Putin’s rationale for invading Ukraine, calls “tendentious history”? This week, it started to look like the answer might be yes. In retrospect, it’s clear how the Biden administration’s economic policy stimulated inflation, which, together with its open borders policy, defeated Joe Biden and, after his withdrawal, his designated successor, Kamala Harris. Biden took office when large parts of the American economy were ...

N.Y.’s most critical race is for council

The vast majority of New Yorkers believe their city is in crisis. Electing a new mayor won’t solve it. The crisis is largely due to the lunatic-left policies enacted by the City Council — even over the opposition of the mayor. Truth is, the council treats the mayor like a pinata. New Yorkers need to go into the coming election with a new mindset, that their choice for council is every bit as important as for mayor. The council controls the city’s budget and is also to blame for the anti-cop laws that have destroyed New York Police Department morale and given criminals free rein ...