BY JOE CONASON Exactly what does Ted Cruz mean when he sneers about “New York values” as a reason to reject Donald Trump? Disparaging New York has long been a favorite trope for reactionary loudmouths, always with an ugly undertone of bigotry against racial, ethnic, religious and, more recently, sexual minorities. Demagogues denigrating New York come and go with boring predictability – and the nation’s greatest city will continue to thrive long after the Texas […]

New York Values: What Tiny Ted Will Never Get About The Big Town
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