Ah, the glory of democracy--and, even better, a surprisingly efficient bureaucracy. We waited in line for approximately 35 minutes, and then signed off with very helpful poll workers and used a very compliant...

Well, it's time for me to get out to P.S. 167. I'm worried that I won't be able to vote because my name is spelled "Sarah" rather than "Sara" on my notification. Also, when I hadn't received my voter...

This morning, all the left-leaning pundits on MSNBC are talking about how Obama's got it locked down. However, when speaking to twentysomething New York voters, I've detected both a joyful excitement...

When I sat down recently to chat with a reporter from a Finnish radio station, she asked a question that struck me: "While many Europeans see this election as a chance for the U.S. to repair its image...

By all accounts, the Hofstra University campus is abuzz with excitement and nervous energy today as students and staff prepare for the final presidential debate between Senators Barack Obama and Joh...

I spoke to an array of Jewish college students, all of whom go to either Yeshiva University or Hofstra University, about their political beliefs with regard to McCain, Obama, and Israel.

You can't throw a hot pretzel in this city without hitting a dyed-in-the-wool liberal Democrat. But where are the Republicans? They have to exist, right?

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When actor Matt Damon recently spoke frankly about his opposition to Sarah Palin as John McCain's choice for vice president, the video clip of that interview got a lot of play online and on television...

If New York is the ultimate international city, then 24-year-old NYU journalism grad student and Barack Obama supporter Merritt Gurley is perhaps the is perhaps the ultimate New Yorker. With a political...