My hunch is that the pressure has become so strong that he may have no choice but to step down, lest he be impeached… Perhaps the most powerful argument in favor of resigning is when a leader loses the trust of the lawmakers he serves with.

Given that Democrats hold large majorities in both the Assembly and the Senate (no thanks to Cuomo), this ought to be easily possible. It seems impeachment is the only way New York will be able to move past Cuomo’s appalling misrule.

…because politics is full of improbable comeback stories, Cuomo’s future is still anyone’s guess. If he musters genuine contrition, exchanges personal venom for public virtue, and properly resigns from office (instead of being driven from it) his book of life is not yet closed.

With the election of President Joe Biden and rising public concern about climate change, Washington seems increasingly likely to act to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The industry and many economists and regulatory experts, ourselves included, believe it would be better for the oil industry—and for consumers—if that action were taxation rather than regulation.

…the gas tax is as close to a religious exercise as most of our secular elite gets. They believe in a carbon tax (or, more precisely, activist environmentalism) with truly evangelical fervor and can’t understand those of us who oppose it. But there’s a sustaining problem they can’t easily avoid: Most people aren’t going to like paying more to fill up their tanks.

Green argues in a new paper that climate change is not a “market failure” to be fixed through mechanisms like carbon pricing… Green says countries should aggressively pursue taxation (one of the basic functions of the state), but of the rich — and use the money generated to fund climate policy.

When you have a social gathering, I think you want to go to the lowest common denominator. And by that, I mean think about those who might be most vulnerable, even though we don’t know who they are, which means continue to be outdoors when you don’t know. Continue to mask. Continue to distance.

When someone jumps the queue and gets vaccinated, do you condemn their selfishness, admire their chutzpah, ask for tips? When a friend or relative is way ahead of you in the queue, are you happy for them or resentful? Is yearning for vaccines a legitimate existential response or is it just a symptom of Vomo – fear of missing out on a vaccine?

As with any selfie, the trend leans into our desire to share positive moments in our lives, not to mention a certain self-promotional impulse. But the motivations behind vaccine selfies go far beyond that: It’s viewed as a way for the selfie-taker to signal to loved ones they are safe and vaccinated, a tool to broadcast being part of an exclusive group and a potential means to help dispel vaccine skepticism in others.

So why shouldn’t the small group of “intellectuals,” “progressives,” and radical kings-and-queens who rule today’s “cancel culture” approach the Bible censoriously too? [.] In their power game, nothing is sacred (except for progressive political correctness itself) and nothing is immune from their “enlightened” rampage.

Nobody loves canceling Bible characters more than God does. Ask Lot’s wife. Or the residents of Sodom and Gomorrah, or the firstborn children of Egypt. The Bible is one long account of cancel culture run amok…

…we have to learn to read it like grown-ups, rejecting what is evil and holding fast to what is good. To only see the happy or loving aspects of the Bible is to embrace a fallacy, one the Bible itself wants to dispel. And to only see the negative, canceling anything good because it sits cheek by jowl alongside things we know to be wrong, is just a fallacy of a different kind. Our job is to call out injustice, and also to celebrate what is good — even when, especially when, they appear inextricable.

As Rabbi Sam Reinstein writes in the introduction to his “Seinfeld”-themed “The Haggadah About Nothing,” his goal is to use the series’ characters and storylines as a foil to show how not to experience the holiday… the real appeal of “The Haggadah About Nothing” is its constant specific “Seinfeld” references. Reinstein is creative in finding connections and often cites multiple episodes at once to make his points.

PJ Library has several online Haggadahs, including an excellent, comprehensive kid-centric one with a ton of activities and clear directions, and even a fifteen-minute version (now that’s realness), plus simple sing-along videos and short videos…

In the world of Jewish prayer books, customization is nothing new. At some weddings and bar mitzvahs, party favors include prayer booklets that commemorate hosts’ names and the event date. But the Haggadah inspires unparalleled versions of devotion and creativity.

Beyoncé became the most-decorated woman in Grammys history at the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards ceremony Sunday night. Beyoncé, who had nine nominations, the most of any artist in 2021, made history with her 28th win.

Taylor Swift made the history books, too, winning album of the year for her made-in-quarantine opus “Folklore…” Highlighting the world’s strange relationship to what might be her greatest album, Swift thanked her listeners and her collaborators, including Justin Vernon of Bon Iver, whom she said she was looking forward to meeting in real life someday.

The overblown dance numbers, pyrotechnics and packed arena audiences of Grammys past gave way to an intimate and charming night at the club with America’s favorite artists, where songs rather than spectacle took center stage.