David Stone
Founder & Euro Editor
Navigating Apps with Changes in Memory: Join Our Study
December 2, 2025
Weill Cornell Medicine seeks older adults with mild memory loss for a study on improving navigation apps. Participation is valuable,...
Julie Menin Seeks Your Help in New Push for More Democracy
Council Member Menin’s resolution aims to grant Roosevelt Island residents the power to vote for the board of the Roosevelt Island Operating Corporation. This move, supported by passionate individuals like Board Member Ben Fhala, challenges the current lack of local control. With a City Council hearing approaching, now is the time to support this radical push for democracy.
FDR Four Freedoms State Park Is a Beacon of Free Speech
One of the most important freedoms we have in America is the right to free speech. During World War II, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR) declared four essential freedoms that all individuals should have access to in his 1941 State…
THIS YEAR, VOTERS MADE AN END RUN AROUND OUT-OF-TOUCH POLITICIANS
Citizen-led initiatives scored big wins in the midterms. But now this form of direct democracy is under attack. This fall, in the lead-up to the midterm elections, a group of Catholic nuns, Protestant ministers, and other faith leaders caravanned around…
The Value of Democracy
In a world filled with so much turmoil, it’s easy to lose faith in democracy. We see protests and unrest in countries all over the globe, and it’s natural to wonder whether democracy really makes a difference. Is it nothing…
Noisy Silence While New York Still Gets the Shaft in D.C.
Back in 2019, still in the Trump storm, we reported on how New York State – and others, like California – get screwed in Washington. Wealth piled up in populous states – where a lot of people actually chose to…
Democracy Is Dead in New York and Probably Elsewhere
Democracy is dead, voting results prove. It was a slow death, a cancer of alienation that waved warning flags all the way down the tracks. The warnings made no difference, and no cure was attempted. by David Stone The Roosevelt…
Why size doesn’t matter when it comes to good government
We all know that good government is essential for a good society. It can be difficult to grasp how it works, but good governments are made of the same basic parts as good societies themselves: they include economic security and…
New York’s Screwed in DC, But Where’s the Outrage?
New York’s screwed in DC, the nation’s capital, and so is California. But where is the outrage? A populist movement stalled President Obama’s direction and led Donald Trump into the presidency, or so the story goes. But is that true?…
David Stone
Founder & Euro Editor