My great friend and mentor, the late Henry M. Littlefield, a renaissance man if there ever was in my time, was the author of a famous parable on the “Wizard of Oz.” Information on the “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz” can be found at http://thewizardofoz.info/faq02.html .Or, one just has to Google his name and much can be learned about Henry.   more »

I was sickened to read a letter by Mr. Ralph Caccomo, in the October 21st edition of the Journal News. Mr. Caccomo’s cynical and pejorative views reflect what is basically wrong with our country which George Bush has helped ruin and John McCain’s brand of “divide and conquer” politics has looked to conquer.   more »

Our guest today is Dr. Alison Stallings, who is a medical dermatologist based in Tarrytown, NY with Advanced Dermatology of Westchester. Dr. Stallings who is originally from Mahopac, New York, received her Bachelors degree in Molecular Biology in 1998 and graduated from Colgate University Magna Cum Laude.   more »

I am not a frequent or even casual reader of Rolling Stone Magazine. In fact, the only time I read it was when I was sitting and waiting for my car to be serviced in White Plains, and then it was a very interesting story about the last days of Jim Morrison in Paris. But the other day Linda brought me the downloaded version. This revealing eighteen page story, which of course can contain some editorially slanted perspectives can be accessed through the below site:   more »

Our guests today are Ms. Loren Gilberg, who is a registered nurse with more than twenty years of experience in geriatric care, and the founder of ELDER CARE CONSULTING, INC.Ms andFlorisa Zinghini has worked in the long-term care industry for over 20 years. She is a NYS-licensed Social Worker and is currently the Director of Marketing and Admissions at the Somers Manor Nursing Home.   more »

Every one is running around in a dither wondering what is happening to our financial house, or is it house of cards? Of course, the simple answer is greed, and how does Wall Street satiate that greed?   more »

Mr. Mik Moore is the Co-Executive Director and Co-Founder, Jewsvote.org and has fourteen years of experience working in the often overlapping worlds of communications, politics, and the Jewish community. He is currently on leave from Jewish Funds for Justice, where he serves as Chief Communications Officer.   more »

Looks like fortunes have been changing for the Democratic ticket since my last 50 state survey. I'll work on a new one this rainy weekend. As I thought, Sarah Palin's novelty has worn thin and the "blush is off her rose."   more »

Congratulations to Mr. William vanden Heuval and his magnificent efforts and work regarding the memory of one of New York's greatest sons. Obviously, to all who have a sense of history, Franklin Delano Roosevelt will remain fondly in the hearts of all freedom-loving Americans.   more »

Wednesday, September 17, 2008, at 12:00 Noon, I am hosting my show “The Advocates” on WVOX- 1460 AM on your dial, or you can listen to the program’s live streaming at www.wvox.com. One can call the show at 914-636-0110 to reach us on the radio. We have a return guest today with Mr. John Berenyi, who is no stranger to these broadcasts.   more »

As a G-d-fearing so-called elitist, I am proud to be a card-carrying middle of the road Democrat. It is true, like many so-called elitists I read, study, and remember. I remember John McCain and the “Keating Five” and how his "heroic" background helped whitewash him from the fate of the other Abscambers.   more »

“The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little.” FDR, the Second Inaugural Speech, January 20, 1937   more »

Wednesday, September 10, 2008, at 12:00 Noon, I am hosting my show “The Advocates” on WVOX- 1460 AM on your dial, or you can listen to its live streaming at www.wvox.com. One can call the show at 914-636-0110 to reach us on the radio. My guest this afternoon from Arlington, Va., is A.F. Cook, the author of “Democrats in the Red Zone: an Independent Voter’s take on the game of political perception”!   more »

FDR was the single greatest elected politician in modern history and was able to overcome the devastating physical challenge of Polio. He was a vigorous man who overcame a lifetime of sickness. He had wonderful mentors, Theodore Roosevelt, Al Smith, and Woodrow Wilson. He took something from all of them, and was smart enough to avoid the problems they all experienced.   more »

Since the time of Herbert Hoover, most nominees of the two major parties have selected outstanding people to serve as their running mates. A number of these individuals had a lifetime of experience in the mainstream of American political life. Harry Truman selected veteran United States Senator Alben Barkley, a former majority leader, and John F. Kennedy picked a powerful United States Senator, Lyndon Johnson, who was also a Senate Majority Leader.   more »

My guest this week is the distinguished journalist Mr. Milton Hoffman. Our discussion this afternoon will revolve around the recent national political conventions, and Mr. Hoffman’s impressions of how they have changed over the past decades. Mr. Hoffman covered seven Republican and Democratic Conventions from 1976 through 1988.   more »

Robert T. Abrams said that I need a history lesson. I stated that Auschwitz was not known as the final death camp terminus. (By the way my parents were married by Stephen Wise in June of 1935) First of all, Sir Martin Gilbert, the world’s leading expert on the Holocaust, states that fact in his book, “The Allies and Auschwitz.” Second of all, a vast amount of those two million Jews were killed by SS Units/ Einsatzgruppen troops following regular Wehrmacht forces, and third of all, the Death Camps were basically set up to systemize that killing, conceal the acts, and to take the pressure off many of the regular German troops who were exposed to such murderous activity.   more »

I expected no less from the greatest woman in the world. I expected no less from one of the best and brightest of our time. Linda and I met her a few years ago in Scarsdale, and I was astounded and flattered when she said, “hello Richard,” to me.   more »

Our subject is “The Importance of Public Art, and how what is its affects of our communities?” Our guests are Barbara Segal, Rosemary Uzzo and Yonkers Public Works Commissioner John Liszewski who will discuss this important topic.   more »

Dr. Flower, who is a resident of Bronxville, NY, is a graduate of both Fordham University and Walden University with a BA degree in Philosophy and a Ph.D. in Philosophy along with Organizational and Systems Sciences.   more »

This past Saturday, August 16, 2008, Linda, Dana I headed off to the old Yankee Stadium for our last visit. We expected to be accompanied by Jon, but he was held up in Boston for an emergency weekend work at his firm. C’est la vie! We headed down to the “Big Ballpark in the Bronx,”   more »

Harry S. Goldsmith, M.D., is a renowned practicing surgeon who has invented many innovative surgical procedures, including those that help victims of spinal cord injuries and Alzheimer's.   more »

Mr. Robert Schlesinger, a U.S.News and World Report deputy editor, oversees all opinion editorial content. Spearheading the opinion section of www.usnews.com, Schlesinger solicits op-eds from writers and bloggers nationwide.   more »

Our show is about “The Unionization of the Taxi Cabs in White Plains, What are the Implications?”   more »

Yesterday, July 25th, two days before my 39th anniversary, I was informed of the sad news regarding the passing of Miriam Rosenberg, the mother of my great friend Alan. Miriam, who was every inch a lady, reminded me greatly of my own mother, Peggy, who died a little over two years ago as she approached her 99th birthday   more »

Our special guest is Mr. Doug Garr, an author, writer, editorial consultant, speechwriter and former Editorial Director of the New York State Urban Development Corporation.   more »

As usual when it comes to Freedom of the Press issues, Mr. William O’Shaughnessy, the President of Whitney Radio, is in the forefront of the battle. With regards to this issue, it may not be as complicated as it once was thought to be.   more »

Our special guest is Mr. Nick Taylor, the author of “American –Made, The Enduring Legacy of the WPA, When FDR put the Nation to Work.”   more »

Our special guest is Mr. Richard Blassberg, the author of “The Jeanine Machine,” an expose of former Westchester District Attorney Jeanine Pirro. He is also the Editor-In-Chief of the hard-hitting local newspaper the, The Westchester Guardian.   more »

In General Eisenhower’s chronicle, Crusade in Europe, about his actions, before and during his command of SHAEF, he does not mention either the February 18, 1943, letter he sent to Lt. General Mark Wayne Clark, or really anything in the past that would reflect on its meaning. Of course all of this begins with Clark’s brave action of landing in Algiers to meet with the French leadership   more »

Our special guest is Mr. Richard Jackson, the author of “The Graying of the Great Powers: Demography and Geopolitics in the 21st Century.”   more »

Our special guests are the honorable Paul Feiner, The Town Supervisor of Greenburgh, NY and Ms. Joan Gronowski, a Member of the City Council of Yonkers, NY. Our subject today is, “Is the Size and Scope of County Government Out of Control, and What Can Be Done?”   more »

This is an essay about the last few months of the Campaign in Italy, which ended on the date of my birth. It includes a very short summation of why Tito and his Communist-dominated partisans were allowed and encouraged to triumph in the Balkans and the role of then Lieutenant-General Mark W. Clark, his background and the conquest of Italy.   more »

One could have not wished for or been granted a more beautiful day in the once sleepy hamlet of Hyde Park, NY. Over the years I have been blessed with pretty decent weather whenever I have made the trek up from Lower Westchester County to the Dutchess County homes of the Hyde Park Roosevelts   more »