1.0Hudson Reporterhttps://hudsonreporter.comrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="dYDMo8JAx8"><a href="https://hudsonreporter.com/2020/05/14/the-machiavellian-soap-opera/">The Machiavellian Soap Opera</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://hudsonreporter.com/2020/05/14/the-machiavellian-soap-opera/embed/#?secret=dYDMo8JAx8" width="600" height="338" title="“The Machiavellian Soap Opera” — Hudson Reporter" data-secret="dYDMo8JAx8" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(c,l){"use strict";var e=!1,o=!1;if(l.querySelector)if(c.addEventListener)e=!0;if(c.wp=c.wp||{},c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage);else if(c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if(!t);else if(!(t.secret||t.message||t.value));else if(/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret));else{for(var r,s,a,i=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),n=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=0;o<n.length;o++)n[o].style.display="none";for(o=0;o<i.length;o++)if(r=i[o],e.source!==r.contentWindow);else{if(r.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message){if(1e3<(s=parseInt(t.value,10)))s=1e3;else if(~~s<200)s=200;r.height=s}if("link"===t.message)if(s=l.createElement("a"),a=l.createElement("a"),s.href=r.getAttribute("src"),a.href=t.value,a.host===s.host)if(l.activeElement===r)c.top.location.href=t.value}}},e)c.addEventListener("message",c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",t,!1),c.addEventListener("load",t,!1);function t(){if(o);else{o=!0;for(var e,t,r,s=-1!==navigator.appVersion.indexOf("MSIE 10"),a=!!navigator.userAgent.match(/Trident.*rv:11\./),i=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),n=0;n<i.length;n++){if(!(r=(t=i[n]).getAttribute("data-secret")))r=Math.random().toString(36).substr(2,10),t.src+="#?secret="+r,t.setAttribute("data-secret",r);if(s||a)(e=t.cloneNode(!0)).removeAttribute("security"),t.parentNode.replaceChild(e,t);t.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:r},"*")}}}}(window,document); </script> https://cdn.centraljersey.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/15/2018/06/pexels-photo-209257.jpeg19201278Dear Editor: Jersey City politics is a Machiavellian soap opera. Local politics are neither founded on explicit ideological notions nor moral and ethical premises. Politics are based on given circumstances and opportunities. Jersey City politics seize and embrace the “realpolitik” of the moment. Jersey City politicians understand that there is little difference between obstacles and […]