Race more than a social construct
In response to Ryane McAuliffe (“Race is a social construct,” June 24), I concur to a point. However, I believe the article is just the tip of the iceberg. Although there is no biological basis for...
View ArticleStop the push for Pharoah already
I am really getting tired of the relentless push to have American Pharoah race at Saratoga Race Course. Organizers have offered to increase the purse by $350,000 but only if American Pharoah runs, kind...
View ArticleWhite bias ignores votes for Clinton
The false narrative that Democrats lack enthusiasm for Hillary Clinton’s candidacy can be attributed to a white perspective that devalues minority votes, writes James Freedland in New York Slant. This...
View ArticleState retiree’s long run offers source of pride
Recently, Peter D. Drabkin, age 66 and resident of Albany since 1984, visited me in New York City and ran the Airbnb Brooklyn Half Marathon. It was a celebratory weekend; having completed 32 years of...
View ArticleConsider ‘people groups,’ not race
Once again, we find ourselves embroiled in racial conflict. We wonder what, if anything, can be done. The answer may be simple, though not easy. It starts with changing how we understand race. We need...
View ArticleDallas proves Americans need to discuss race
The police-involved shootings of Philando Castile and Alton Sterling, and the subsequent assassinations of police officers in Dallas put, once again, front and center in America the desperate need to...
View ArticleMr. Trump’s rigged world
To hear Donald Trump tell it, the U.S. election system is rigged. He seems as sure of this as he was that President Barack Obama wasn’t born in America, and that Mr. Trump alone saw Muslims in New...
View ArticleNYRA improves because of state
The New York State Franchise Oversight Board recently approved the single largest package of redevelopment projects at Saratoga Race Course in more than 60 years. This plan will channel more than $100...
View ArticleMany people are out of touch this election cycle
When I read Chris Churchill’s column regarding Jill Stein and the election, I could not help but think that it wasn’t only Hillary Clinton who is out of touch (“Elitism is an easy way to lose an...
View ArticleChoice lacking in 19th Congressional District
Columnist Richard Brodsky apparently does not watch much TV. He lauds the conduct of both sides in the congressional race of Republican John Faso and Democrat Zephyr Teachout (“Teachout vs. Faso: an...
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