As a conservative, my first reaction to the election of Bill de Blasio as mayor of New York was one of horror, though not disbelief.  Why should we expect New Yorkers to learn from a mere village like Detroit? New Yorkers are smarter, richer, wiser, more deserving, more important, and by gosh, more lovable than ordinary Americans.  Progressivism is inevitable.  The sooner we all realize that, the sooner Utopia will be upon us.  Of course, everybody must make sacrifices.  To whom much is given -- and all that.  But most importantly, we must nurture a well-educated (read Ivy League) ruling class.  New York, by dint of great personal sacrifice by all residents of million dollar and up apartments, has done just that.   Never in the history of the world have so many civic-minded, well educated, darn nice people come to live together on a small island, Manhattan.  Woody Allen has taught us with his important movies that Manhattan is...(Read Full Article)