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Time to prepare my tax returns — a monumental waste of time and money

My income tax is due in a few weeks as I'm pretty good at math, but I no longer prepare my own taxes.

New York Post founder Alexander Hamilton's DC statue needs an upgrade

1801 Alexander Hamilton founded us with $10,000 and then, for our hero’s journalistic smarts, got himself a statue.

A migrant-deal red line, the path to colorblind equality and other commentary

“Conservatives are rightly concerned that the reported immigration deal in Congress won’t adequately secure the border,” frets Henry Olsen at National Review.

Blast from the past: Alexander Hamilton's pistols up for auction at Christie's could fetch $500K

A set of pistols belonging to Post founder Alexander Hamilton is up for auction by Christie’s starting Jan. 18 and could fetch $500,000.

Tale of the tape: Alexander Hamilton and Napoleon Bonaparte 

Though Hamilton didn't live to see his enemy's final defeat at Waterloo, The Post cheered his downfall and brought coverage of his humiliation and exile on Saint Helena.

Post founder Hamilton's statue booted from Capitol Rotunda

An 1868 marble likeness of the first Treasury Secretary was demoted to a downstairs hallway and replaced by a brand-new bronze statue of former President Harry S. Truman.

Long-lost Alexander Hamilton letter put on public display

A letter written by Alexander Hamilton in 1780 and believed stolen decades ago from the Massachusetts state archives is going back on display.

New Jet wants his shot at Alexander Hamilton celebration

If C.J. Uzomah is walking around the city dressed as Alexander Hamilton in the near future, something went very right for the Jets.

Was this $10M Village pad originally home to Aaron Burr?

"Hamilton" lovers, take note. One of the most photographed homes in the West Village is back on the market for $9.99 million following a gut renovation.  Located at 29 Downing...

How hatred between Hamilton and Jefferson gave rise to a polarized America

How the intense hatred between Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson gave rise to a polarized America.

'Alexander Hamilton was not a slave owner!': Descendant challenges critics

A descendant of Alexander Hamilton is dueling with critics who claim the Founding Father — and founder of The Post — was a slave owner.

Celebs reminisce about Thanksgivings past

Salma Hayek, Brooke Shields and Ben Stiller look back.

Research sheds light on Alexander Hamilton as slave owner

ALBANY, NY — A new research paper takes a swipe at the popular image of Alexander Hamilton as the abolitionist founding father, citing evidence he was a slave trader and...

St. Marks office tower likely to expand thanks to pricey air rights transfer

Developers inched closer to getting their shot at building an even bigger office tower on St. Marks Place thanks to the pricy purchase of the air rights from a historic...

Would Alexander Hamilton be a Democrat or Republican today?

Those who stand for nothing fall for anything — and if Alexander Hamilton were alive today, he would stand politically near the center as a right-leaning Democrat, historians say. "He...

Lin-Manuel Miranda fires back at critics trying to cancel 'Hamilton'

"'Hamilton' is a flawed play about flawed people."

‘Hamilton’ film offers our imperfect union a message of hope

As our country convulses, Lin-Manuel Miranda's unlikely blockbuster, now 5 years old, has become something of a Rorschach test. How do you see America?

That time Alexander Hamilton founded America's oldest daily newspaper

The inspiration for the musical 'Hamilton' founded The New York Post.

Which 'Hamilton' Cast Will the Disney+ Movie Have?

You really do get to be in the room where it happened.