Obamacare, the cornerstone of President Obama’s legislative agenda, is quickly becoming the epic failure of his legacy. more

Last week, life and art and politics collided, not for most folks, but for me as I moved through my days. more

So let me get this straight. The Republican-led House of Representatives voted more than 40 times to repeal the Affordable Care Act of 2010, a.k.a. Obamacare, but failed to do so. more

The first federal government shutdown in 17 years has reached Week 2. The catalyst? The debt limit. The accelerant? Obamacare. more

Many South Shore homeowners are breathing easier thanks to Governor Cuomo’s decision last week to use money from the N.Y. State Housing Recovery Program to compensate those whose homes were damaged by Hurricane Sandy, but whose flood insurance claims were rejected by FEMA because the damage had been caused by “earth movement” rather than directly by floodwaters. more

Government shutdown. The term sounds so ominous. A temporary end to all government services. How long will it last? more

You don’t have to be a Harvard Business School graduate to realize that the average voter has little or no respect for government, from the top down. more

Q: What effect does the United States Supreme Court decision in U.S. v. Windsor have on the New York estates of individuals who were married to same-sex spouses? A: In Technical Memorandum … more

New York City Center Encore! began twenty years ago with a mission to revive the wonderful musicals of the past. With little to no scenery and brief rehearsal time, talented and often famous actors present 4 to 6 performances of each show. Actors hold scripts in front of them and may even blow a line or two, but the audiences don’t care. The program and some of the shows have been so well received that some shows like Gypsy, Chicago and Finian’s Rainbow, have opened on Broadway again. The City Center audiences responded so well that the presentations continue to this day. This season City Center is presenting the inaugural season of Encores! Off-Center with three Off-Broadway shows. more

Q: I obtained a summer internship through my college career center in a field relevant to my major. I am working full-time for a private, for-profit employer. However, I am not getting paid. Is this … more