#AOC protégé DeBarros’ support of removing Columbus statue facing backlash

#AOC protégé DeBarros’ support of removing Columbus statue facing backlash

“AOC protégé DeBarros’ support of removing Columbus statue facing backlash” An Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez protégé running for Congress supports removing the Christopher Columbus statue from Columbus Circle — which may be a big problem for the district she wants to represent. Brittany Ramos DeBarros is seeking to rep New York’s 11th Congressional District, which encompasses all…

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#Letters to the Editor — Nov. 29, 2021

#Letters to the Editor — Nov. 29, 2021

“#Letters to the Editor — Nov. 29, 2021” The Issue: The City Council’s drive to let green-card and work-visa holders vote in NYC elections. It’s bad enough that President Joe Biden wants to compensate illegal immigrants who were separated at the border, but now the City Council wants to allow non-citizens to vote (“Green card…

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#Bill de Blasio buckles to the fringe

#Bill de Blasio buckles to the fringe

“#Bill de Blasio buckles to the fringe” In the midst of the 2020 ­George Floyd protests, New York’s City Council demanded in a pique of illiberalism that Mayor de Blasio remove a statue of Thomas Jefferson from City Hall. Never one to shy away from a horrible idea, Hizzoner is now honoring this deeply anti-American…

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#Letters to the Editor — July 18, 2021

#Letters to the Editor — July 18, 2021

“#Letters to the Editor — July 18, 2021” Toppling LeeIs taking down the statue of Gen. Robert E. Lee going to make the lives of the people of Charl­ottesville, Va., better (“Robert E. ‘Lee’ving,” July 11)? The old expression of philosopher George Santayana, “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it,” sort…

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