The Student Voice of Fordham Lincoln Center

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The Student Voice of Fordham Lincoln Center

The Observer
The Student Voice of Fordham Lincoln Center

The Observer
Leo Bernabei

LEO BERNABEI, Staff Columnist

Leo Bernabei, Fordham College Lincoln Center ’21, enjoys writing political takes for the opinions section but dabbles with all sorts of stories. He hopes to one day warm a seat in the Oval Office, but is more importantly on a quest to find the best burger in New York City.

All content by LEO BERNABEI
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Don’t Bet Against New York

January 30, 2021
New York will take a long time to fully recover its economic strength, but the city will still bounce back.
governor cuomo sitting at a table for a press conference

Cuomo Called All the Shots — and Failed

November 11, 2020
An analysis of Cuomo’s pandemic response, divorced from the glossy and romanticized version that the media presents, reveals a man who has continuously made the wrong decisions at every turn.
a For Sale sign

Should I Stay or Should I Go

June 19, 2020
While it would be trivial to pretend that anyone could predict how the coronavirus crisis will end and when its long-term effects will be fully realized, the rise of remote working could certainly incentivize renters to move out of their city apartments and into the suburbs.
Fordham Lincoln Center Lowenstein entrance empty of people

What Lies Ahead for New York?

April 22, 2020
Because the virus is spreading asymmetrically throughout the country, it’s likely that states and cities not hit as hard may reopen before New York.
As the COVID-19 epidemic progresses throughout the US, New York State takes initiative to address the public health threat.

The Empire State Sets the Bar for Coronavirus Handling

March 18, 2020
Although New York has the highest number of cases of the novel coronavirus in the nation as of March 17th, the state and city leadership is setting a strong example of preventive and proactive measures stronger than the majority of their 49 counterparts.
In New York, plastic bags must have a lifespan of at least 125 uses for carrying up to 22 pounds a distance of 175 feet to be considered “reusable” and in compliance with state regulations.

Conservatives Shouldn’t Trash Plastic Bag Ban

March 10, 2020
While this bag ban isn’t a panacea to our environmental woes, it is a tenable start. We should be balancing any potential costs with the gains from cleaner oceans, parks, roads, streets and sidewalks.
New York City is looking to remove free parking in Manhattan. Should New Yorkers roll with it?

New York’s War on Cars Paves On

January 22, 2020
It’s hard enough as it is to have a car in this city, you might think. But now, a cabal of anti-vehicular bureaucrats in the city wants to do the unthinkable: eliminate free parking altogether, exclusively reserving those rare street spots for holders of a residential parking permit.
When students are denied their full rights as citizens, it causes resentment and mistrust that goes far beyond the schoolhouse walls.

What Students’ Rights Really Look Like

September 17, 2019
Police aren’t allowed to break into someone’s home or private property under the guise of a “reasonable suspicion.” They wouldn’t be allowed to randomly search your car for drugs without you having broken the law first. So why do we allow school administrators, who aren’t even law enforcement officials, a sweeping ability to conduct searches of personal and private property of students?
A Defense of the Electoral College

A Defense of the Electoral College

August 25, 2019
While challengers have their hearts in the right place, abolishing the electoral college is not something that would make our Union more perfect.
Jordan B. Peterson taught his rules for how to live a meaningful life.

‘An Antidote to Chaos’

April 30, 2019
Not a seat was left unfilled on the night of April 17 at Manhattan’s Beacon Theatre. Dr. Jordan B. Peterson, acclaimed Canadian psychology professor turned political figurehead, held a nearly 3,000-person audience. All gathered to learn about his book, “12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos.”
Some criticism leveled at Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is warranted. Some is definitely not.

AOC: The Bigger Picture

April 9, 2019
As an American conservative and a European liberal, we hold different political convictions, but we both agree the criticism Ocasio-Cortez receives is trivial.
Democrats’ Tax Proposals Need Other Revenue Sources

Democrats’ Tax Proposals Need Other Revenue Sources

March 21, 2019
In the context of Ocasio-Cortez’s proposed Green New Deal, which would be a massive economic stimulus to address climate change and income inequality, $50 billion would barely make a dent in this piece of legislation.
Fordham's applicant pool continues to rise while its acceptance and yield rates remain constant.

Let’s Get That Yield Rate Up, Fordham

January 23, 2019
Yield rates are inextricably linked to higher selectivity in college admissions, a factor that carries 10 percent of the weight in determining a university’s rank in the “National Universities” category of U.S. News and World Report.
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