We need liberty and justice for all: Earle I Mack on The Hill
By Earle I. Mack My roots run rather deep with the family of Andrew Cuomo. I got to know his father Mario Cuomo in the early 1980s during his first run for governor of New York. At the time, he was a little known lieutenant governor toiling in the shadow of Hugh...
Are we on the eve of destruction?: Earle I Mack on The Hill
By Earle I. Mack Over two centuries ago, our fathers founded a new nation conceived in liberty. This week, for the first time since the Civil War, that liberty came under attack, not from without but from within. We watched in horror as the Capitol was seized by our...
Sound the alarm bells on inflation: Earle I Mack on The Hill
By Earle I. Mack America is at a crucial crossroads. Our government is spending money like never before. We now have debt that is larger than gross domestic product for the first time since World War Two. There are warning signs the bill collector will be knocking at...
The billionaire exemption: Earle I Mack on The Hill
By Earle Mack The grandstanding billionaires of America are back in the spotlight, this time with an open letter begging the 2020 presidential candidates from both parties to impose a new tax on the super wealthy. But instead of raising taxes and driving the wealthy...
Keep tradition of horse racing alive: Earle I Mack on The Hill
By Earle I. Mack “They are putting the very survival of the sport at risk.” Those are the words of the Jockey Club chairman Stuart Janney III. He is absolutely right. Thoroughbred racing, the sport I love dearly and have been so passionate about for over 50 years as...
Republicans should give middle class another 10 percent tax cut: Earle I Mack on The Hill
By Earle I. Mack The midterms are done and with that, America will start looking forward to the 2020 presidential election. Judging by recent events, Republicans should be very concerned. The complete decimation of the party in the Northeast, California, Wisconsin and...
The Dead Shall Not Have Died in Vain: Earle I Mack on The Hill
By Earle I. Mack I’m having a hard time finding the words. I didn’t know what to expect from a community in the aftermath of a mass shooting. What do you say? Would there be anger, fear or resentment? I expected tears and hugs, and I saw a lot of that, but I was...
‘Beware Men’ is disturbing message of Kavanaugh debacle: Earle I Mack on The Hill
By Earle I. Mack As we consider Thursday’s dramatic Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on the Supreme Court nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh, we must consider the forces that shaped the deliberations. What came out of the Kavanaugh hearings is the manifestation of...
Keep America Strong and Proud by Defending the Arts and Humanities: Earle I Mack on the Hill
By Earle I. Mack If we defend our culture, we are defending our country. If we keep our arts and humanities strong, we are showing an example for the world to see. If we celebrate our heritage and our cultural diversity, we will help our people stand together. Our...
Rise of the Moderate Democrat, Fall of the Moderate Republican: Earle I Mack on the Hill
By Earle I. Mack Right now, the far right and far left are badgering their political parties, tugging at the anchors of our two-party system and, sadly, the heart of our country. This is natural, it’s our political pendulum. A pendulum starts in the middle and (like...