Here is a little piece I made for Newsday today. It is about the corrupt way the political parties in New York go about fund raising, making the argument that campaigns should be exclusively funded by the public. This would have the effect of leveling the financial playing field for new candidates and cut out the lobbies/special interests whose directives cost the state much more than financing the candidates ever could. I'm not sure I agree completely, but it gave me a chance to put an elephant and donkey to work, feeding from the public trough. Look for it this Monday, should you be in the NY metro region.