Surprise Witness

By SETH LIPSKY
July 9, 2009

The curtain is about to go up on the confirmation hearings for President Obama’s nominee to the Supreme Court, Judge Sonia Sotomayor. During the advance maneuvering, The New York Times reported that the campaign against Sotomayor has been drawing inspiration from the attacks that succeeded against President Clinton’s nomination of Lani Guinier for a Justice Department position.

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The JTA's Bizarro Attack on Neo-Cons

By IRA STOLL
July 3, 2009

The Washington bureau chief of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency, Ron Kampeas, has posted a screed against neoconservatives on that organization's Web site. "For eight years we in Washington lived in a bizarro world where the most obvious conclusions were not just ignored, but mocked, actively suppressed and made akin to treason," he said. Now, "neoconservatives are losing," because of "their failure, or their abject inability, to say 'I was wrong.'" He writes, "The Bush administration had not merely an aversion but a psychotic fear of saying 'We wuz wrong.'"

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Sotomayor and Spellman

By ALICIA COLON
May 28, 2009

President Obama’s nomination of Judge Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court has unleashed, among other things, a cascade of emails into my computer from friends remarking on the similarities of our backgrounds. I, too, am a Newyorican who lived in a housing project. Mine was in Spanish Harlem, hers in the Bronx, and we both went to parochial schools. Our fathers passed away when we were young, and our mothers struggled to support our families. We also speak perfect unaccented English and are both Catholic.

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Amanda Gordon Is Out & About

Hamptons Benefit Picks Sat, 27 Jun 2009 12:53 AM

Last Days for 'Abraham Lincoln in New York' at Federal Hall Fri, 26 Jun 2009 2:12 PM

Kelli O'Hara, Woody Allen to Play at Cafe Carlyle Mon, 22 Jun 2009 12:00 PM

Championing Illustration: Laurie Norton Moffatt, Director, Norman Rockwell Museum Sun, 21 Jun 2009 1:11 PM

Dancin' in the Rain: Gala Galoshes, Etc. at Jacob's Pillow Sun, 21 Jun 2009 11:15 AM

One Couple's Fall Preview: Explosions and Fresh Recipes Fri, 19 Jun 2009 7:26 PM

Three Looks We Loved at the Whitney Art Party Fri, 19 Jun 2009 7:03 PM

Bryant Park's Swank New Porch Opens Today Fri, 19 Jun 2009 4:38 PM

NYPL Thanks New Yorkers for Support of 'Keep Your Library Open' Campaign Fri, 19 Jun 2009 3:24 PM

A Whitney Moment with: Heather Hart Thu, 18 Jun 2009 10:06 PM

Nonprofit Excellence Awards Thu, 18 Jun 2009 9:38 PM

The Art of the Art Party Thu, 18 Jun 2009 2:11 PM

A Lovely Party...But Where Was Mr. Knickerbocker? Wed, 17 Jun 2009 3:27 PM

Lincoln Center Gets the Bergdorf Goodman Windows Treatment Mon, 15 Jun 2009 1:07 PM

At Wildlife Gala, Ladies Go Wild for Judith Leiber Minaudieres Sun, 14 Jun 2009 5:52 PM

The Janklow Ambition Thu, 11 Jun 2009 3:19 PM

Ideal of the Scoop

Following are excerpts of remarks by the Editor of the Sun, Seth Lipsky, to the newspaper's staff:

It is my duty to report today that Ira Stoll and I and our partners have concluded that the Sun will cease publication. Our last number will be the issue dated September 30, the first day of Rosh Hashanah. I want you to know that Ira and I, and our partners, explored every possible way to avoid having to cease publication.

We have spoken with every individual who seemed to be a prospective partner, and everywhere we were received with courtesy and respect. I tend to be an optimist and held out hope for a favorable outcome as late as mid-afternoon today. But among other problems...

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