By Matt Rooney _ The pilgrims were idealists. They weren’t seeking “freedom” and religious liberty in the same sense that modern Americans understand those lofty concepts; they wanted to build a religious community which could serve as, similar to what Read More
By Matt Rooney _ Fake news abounds these days, Save Jerseyans, but who should decide what’s the truth? You? Or the elitist tech overlords? Facebook (in the midst of a crusade to clamp down on alleged offenders) has apparently decided Read More
By Matt Rooney _ So much of politics and public policy boils down to priorities, Save Jerseyans. We can debate political theory until we’re blue in the face, but when the rubber hits the road (at least at the state Read More
By Matt Rooney _ Democrat Senate President Steve Sweeney isn’t a fiscal conservative, Save Jerseyans, but he does a much better job sounding like one than New Jersey’s beaten, beleaguered, and near-extinct Republican legislative caucus. Just last week, in fact, Read More
By Matt Rooney _ Privilege is my generation’s operating principle, Save Jerseyans. It goes something like this: Younger suburban Americans were born relatively wealthy (compared to the rest of the world, and even some Americans), and they’re mostly white, and Read More
By Matt Rooney _ I can’t say it was ‘revealing,’ but it was certainly conclusory. New Jersey Democrats stuck by their guy on Tuesday, Save Jerseyans. A bribery indictment, formal ethical reprimand for $1 million in improperly accepted “gifts,” underage hooker Read More
By Matt Rooney _ Democrat Jeff Van Drew’s relatively narrow 52.3% to 45.9% victory in NJ-02 was never seriously in doubt, Save Jerseyans. What many establishment Republicans are asking themselves this week is ‘was it avoidable?’ I didn’t think he’d Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Donald Trump struck a celebratory tone on Wednesday during his post-election press conference, citing less-than-wave-like Democrat performances in key states as evidence of Republican strength. He did, however, suggest that Republicans who did not embrace him (and Read More
By Matt Rooney _ I love my homes state, Save Jerseyans. I think that’s obvious. But I can’t lie and pretend that we don’t earn our bad national reputation. Case in point… Evelyn Arroyo-Maultsby attended Bob Menendez’s Hoboken victory celebration Read More
