Reader Comments

On 'Santosland Diaries' (Center Column -- 5/18/23):

Santos is a congenital liar and I do NOT believe him when he says he's conservative! Conservatives are NOT drag queens!

-- Tyrone Barr (Via Facebook)

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What do you make of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ 2024 presidential campaign launch on Elon Musk’s Twitter? Is there an opportunity for a traditional Republican candidate like Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina to rise up the polls? 

Whether you are a pro-MAGA conservative, an “anti-woke” DeSantis supporter, a more traditional, pro-business Republican or a reader from the left, we want to hear from you. Comment below, or in the right column or email editors@thehustings.news and indicate how you lean politically in the subject line.

Also up for discussion:

•The Consumer Price Index was up 4.9% in April, still too high for the Federal Reserve, but reflecting a slow and continuing improvement over last year. Meanwhile, the Labor Department reported a week earlier that the U.S. economy added 253,000 jobs in April, higher than most economists had predicted. This comes after the Fed indicated its latest quarter-point interest rate hike might be its last for a while. All these high numbers could be fond memories of our 2023 economy if Congress fails to pass a debt ceiling increase in coming weeks.

•A Manhattan court awarded E. Jean Carroll $5 million in her sexual abuse and defamation case against Donald J. Trump, who of course, will appeal.