Opinion

What Democrats say about creating fair and equitable elections in New York and what Democrats do regarding those elections are growing increasingly further apart.  While claiming recent changes in election laws are to improve turnout and democracy in the state, it is clear the motivation behind many of these policies is to suit their agenda. […]

All eyes were on NATO [recently] as leaders of its member nations met in Lithuania to debate key issues, including their response to Russia’s war against Ukraine. That marked quite a change — a positive one — in the status of the 74-year-old organization. Just a few years ago, critics were writing NATO off as

A Few proposed regulation by President Joe Biden’s Department Of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) would once again attempt to meddle in state and local governments’ affairs by conditioning federal funding including Community Development Block Grants on changes to local zoning laws. The rule, once again titled, “Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing,” was offered in January

Now that it’s settled down to just a low simmer, the revolt by members of the ultra-conservative Freedom Caucus in the U.S. House of Representatives has mostly left the front pages. But it would be fair to say that it hasn’t been resolved — merely cooled for the moment. Since it could flare up again

President Joe Biden, who is seeking reelection in 2024, before he was elected in 2020, enjoyed national polling leads among key age demographics across the country, with a solid base of support among younger voters. He led 49 percent to 32 percent among 18–29-year-olds and 54 percent to 33 percent among 30–44-year-olds against former President

Recent events in Russia have been surprising, even shocking. When the private army employed by Russia’s Wagner Group left Ukraine and moved toward Moscow last month, it caught everyone by surprise.  We’re used to thinking of Russian leader Vladimir Putin as a dictator who has complete control of his country. Maybe he does, but the

There does not seem to be any limit to how far New York State’s left wing will go in the name of climate-change extremism. Since the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (CLCPA) was passed in 2019, Albany Democrats have been racing to completely overhaul the state’s energy grid with little consideration given to the

There is a reason the founders started with Congress when they created the blueprint for our representative democracy. It’s the institution closest to the American people. This isn’t just political theory. For all their faults, members of Congress throughout our history have tried to stay close to and understand their constituents. They still do. More

As legislators, we are charged with developing legislation to improve public safety, the economy, and the quality of life here in New York state. Unfortunately, over the last six months, not much of the legislation that passed moved the needle on any of these fundamental considerations.  New York state is one of the least affordable

I wrote recently about international Leaders, world-changing figures Like Nelson Mandela and Mikhail Gorbachev. Today, I want to give credit to women and men I worked with in the U.S. Congress. Some are well-known and some aren’t, but all served their constituents energetically. Some were Democrats and some were Republicans. Some were conservative, some liberal.