Brooke A. Rogers
The Archive
The last thing kids need is cameras in their classrooms
In an impressive exercise in not playing an idea out to its logical conclusion, some conservatives are pushing for a camera in every classroom across America. This pristinely wrapped gift...
You're not my dad, Gov. Cuomo — and please stop pretending
Gov. Andrew Cuomo has a parenting problem. Not with his own children, but with the 8 million incorrigible residents of Gotham, who refuse to bend to his will. He has...
Three cheers for Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's ‘Megxit’
Judging by this week’s royal news, Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s New Year's resolution was: “Quit your family; move to Canada.” In an Instagram post (how millennial!), the Duke and...
Border Patrol bigotry is a crisis all its own
The discovery of two hate-filled Facebook groups for former and active Border Patrol agents leaves US Customs and Border Protection with only one choice: It’s time to clean house. And...
Trump will be in 'payback mode' if he wins in 2020: Steve Bannon
America can expect "pure Trump off the chain" if the president is re-elected in 2020, says former White House strategist Steve Bannon. In a wide-ranging interview with Politico, Bannon said...
Rep. Matt Gaetz trolls Adam Schiff with 'PENCIL' Act
Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz filed a motion -- with a nod to the president -- that seeks to remove Rep. Adam Schiff from the House Intelligence Committee and revoke his...
Elizabeth Warren earned close to $1M last year
Sen. Elizabeth Warren hauled in close to $1 million last year, she revealed in a 10-year dump of tax returns released Wednesday. The Massachusetts Democrat, a progressive who's advocated for...
WikiLeaks claims someone is spying on Julian Assange
The editor in chief of WikiLeaks claimed Wednesday that his organization has uncovered a "Truman-show-like" spying operation against founder Julian Assange — within the Ecuadoran embassy. Kristinn Hrafnsson said photos,...
Nearly 30% expect to pay more taxes under Trump cuts: poll
Only 17% of Americans think they'll pay less under President Trump's tax cuts -- while 28% expect to pay more, according to a new poll. Some 27% said they expected...
Bernie Sanders to update Medicare for All plan
Sen. Bernie Sanders is expected to update his Medicare for All plan Wednesday, tacking on coverage for long-term care, a report said. Sanders proposed the first draft of the bill,...
US designates Iran’s Revolutionary Guard a terrorist organization
President Trump announced Monday that the United States will designate Iran's elite Revolutionary Guard Corps as a "foreign terrorist organization," citing the regime's history of "bankrolling terrorism." The unprecedented move,...
John Oliver's parody kids' book mocking Mike Pence among most challenged
John Oliver's popular children's parody book, which imagined Vice President Mike Pence's pet rabbit as gay, was the No. 2 title on the American Library Association's "Most Challenged" books list...
New Zealand ambassador on trial over spy camera in DC embassy toilet
His career is in the toilet. The highest-ranking official at New Zealand’s embassy in DC hid a camera in a bathroom there -- hoping to make intimate videos of staffers,...
Cheap-shot attacks are just a gift to Ocasio-Cortez
Since kicking incumbent Rep. Joe Crowley out of his House seat in Queens, incoming Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has carved out a persona for herself as a young, hip democratic socialist...
Don’t waste your money donating to political fundraisers
If you were feeling philanthropic, where would you invest your cash? If you’re a thoughtful, well-adjusted person, your answer might be your local animal rescue, a food bank, a homeless...
We've got to stop letting 'outrage mobs' get people fired
If you’re not living in fear of being torn apart on social media, last week brought another reminder of why you should. On Wednesday, Sarah Jeong, hired the day before...
The online ‘incel’ culture is real – and dangerous
Hours before Alek Minassian drove a rented van onto a crowd in Toronto and killed 10 people, police say, a Facebook account linked to him announced, “The Incel Rebellion has...
Hiding Cosmo is no win for #MeToo
Last week, Walmart announced that it would be removing Cosmopolitan from its checkout lines after years of pressure from an anti-porn group (it will still sell the mag elsewhere in...
Why can't feminists accept Taylor Swift's pro-woman heroics?
TIME’s “Person of the Year 2017” is “the silence breakers”: women and men who had drawn attention to the issue of sexual assault. Yet the seemingly obvious choice wasn’t without...
The bicycle lobby is transforming the city -- but they still think they're victims
It began with a close encounter and a tweet. I was crossing 14th Street when a bike whooshed by, ignoring the red light. It was one of many close calls...