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A Wall Street power player is quietly laying the groundwork for a campaign to become New York City’s second African American mayor, sources told The Post. Citigroup vice chairman Raymond McGuire has hired Jerry Goldfeder — an election attorney and New York political insider who has worked for Andrew Cuomo, Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama and …

Socialism is finally getting the American honeymoon it never got in the last century. But American federalism’s division of power between a national government and fifty sovereign states makes difficult, if not impossible, the unified economic planning necessary to supplant capitalism. Decentralization of power, the Constitution’s Framers hoped, would not just promote government effectiveness but …

“Captain America” star Chris Evans hailed a 6-year-old Wyoming boy who saved his sister from a dog attack as a real-life superhero — praising his fantastic feat this week as “so brave.” Evans sent a video message to Bridger Walker, who jumped in front of a German shepherd last week when it charged at his …

Bank of America’s profits plunged by more than half as it set aside more than $5 billion in capital to brace itself against possible loan defaults in the coming months. The nation’s No. 2 lender on Thursday reported earnings of $3.53 billion, or 37 cents per share versus $7.35 billion, or 27 cents a share, …

Simon Cowell is to take full control of “Got Talent” and “The X Factor” producer Syco Entertainment after agreeing to buy out Sony Music Entertainment’s stake in the joint venture. Cowell is personally buying out the stake and the move will give him sole ownership of the entertainment company. It is the result of a …

Today the French celebrate the 231th anniversary of the storming of the Bastille on July 14, 1789, the date usually recognized as the beginning of the French Revolution. What should libertarians (or classical liberals) think of the French Revolution? The Chinese premier Zhou Enlai is famously (but apparently inaccurately) quoted as saying, “It is too soon to tell.” I like to draw on …

White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany told reporters during Monday’s daily press briefing that President Trump “believes that the Native American community would be very angry” about Washington’s NFL team changing its name.  “These teams name their teams out of strength, not weakness,” McEnany said Monday when asked about the name change. “[Trump] says he …

“Oh Superman, where are you now? When everything’s gone wrong somehow?” That lyric from the 1986 Genesis song “Land of Confusion” suits our current predicament. Many things seem to be going wrong all at once. The COVID pandemic, lockdowns, economic devastation, political polarization, civil unrest, violence in the streets. Anxiety levels rise as these crises …

Boeing is scrambling to shore up financing for the 737 Max as it awaits regulatory approval for design changes after the plane was grounded following two fatal crashes, industry sources said. The company is anxious to resume deliveries once regulators declare it safe and airlines agree on training. But confidence in the jet has been …

The US Army has ordered a ‘handout’ produced by Army’s “Project Inclusion,” which, according to the Army is supposed to ‘improve diversity, equity and inclusion across the force and build cohesive teams.’ Because nothing builds teamwork or inclusion like labeling people who support the Command-in-Chief as racist. This is what one of the handouts looked …