Opinion

There are 20 declared candidates vying to be the nominee of the Democratic Party for president. In addition, former Vice President Joe Biden is expected to announce his candidacy.

In general, public schools do not provide the quality education they once did, and what they do provide is steadily deteriorating. There are countless statistics that support this statement.

In last week’s Queens Jewish Link, Rabbi Schonfeld wanted to see my reaction to the Mueller report. I do not want to leave him disappointed, so I decided to address it this week.

Not long ago this question would have been unthinkable, but these days it’s relevant and timely. There’s an even better question that needs to be asked: Can China take over the global auto industry? Increasingly, this is starting to look like a real possibility. And if they do, every country will feel the effects.

I would guess that if you asked Jews what the worst book of the 20th century was, Mein Kampf (My Struggle) would be chosen by many or most Jews. The book was written by Adolf Hitler and published in two volumes in 1925 and 1926 while he was incarcerated as a result of his attempt to take over the German government by force in 1923. It contains many anti-Semitic themes and foreshadowed what he would do to European Jewry if he gained power.

There’s important business news you should know about: Corporate insiders are unloading their shares very aggressively. This is important because, as a group, they often have valuable insight into the companies they run. Some market watchers consider insider activity one of the better indicators of investor sentiment. Now we know what they are doing; the question that needs to be answered is what’s prompting so many of them to sell.