As American progressives, especially New Yorkers, honor the passing this week of Mario Cuomo, editorials and eulogies in various forms will cite the former governor’s famous keynote address at the 1984 Democratic National Convention. In this speech, Cuomo challenged President Reagan’s statement that America is “a shining city on a hill,” which comes from Matthew 5:14; and it is a ...
“The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge.”
– Daniel J. Boorstin