By Bob Gaydos
I like to know that the person widely regarded as leader of the free world has at least some working familiarity with the rules of the road — the protocols of the office, diplomacy, a sense of history, the basic do’s and don’ts of the job. Also, respect for the law of the land. Stuff like that.

By Jeffrey Page
The need for a vibrant First Amendment has become more and more apparent in the months since the Fake President took office.

By Bob Gaydos
The statute of limitations allows the powerful — a famous TV star or the Catholic Church — to pay off victims of sexual assault, convince them that no one will believe them, scare them with the threat of public exposure and embarrassment and delay any criminal action against them until it’s too late.

By Patrick Gallagher
Why do the Warwick trustees and planning board think a gigantic bar in a quiet village neighborhood is OK?

By Bob Gaydos
Kennedy, who would be 100 today, was president at a time when I first became intimately aware of how a president could have a profound impact on my life, personally.

By Bob Gaydos
I haven’t spent a lot of time worrying about the good health of the NIC. Rather, I’m curious about who is and wondering why the man himself doesn’t seem to care much. Maybe he thinks he’s perfect just the way he is

By Jeffrey Page
The question for Trump: How dare you allow this man into the Executive Mansion?

By Bob Gaydos
I do not feel sorry for Sean Spicer, Kellyanne Conway or others who took jobs as mouthpieces for a demonstrated pathological liar and have lost any credibility or, indeed, dignity they might have felt they had in doing a job professionally by stepping out every day to repeat Trump’s lies, defend them with air quotes or describe them as “alternate facts.”

By Bob Gaydos
The cadet code at New York Military Academy is the same as West Point’s: “A cadet will not lie, cheat or steal, or tolerate those who do.” I get the feeling Cadet Trump was snoozing through some of his classes at NYMA.

By Jeffrey Page
You may believe that begging someone’s pardon after intended or unintended insult might make the world a little more civil, maybe even a little safer, but Donald Trump seems to hold no such belief.