Opinion

There’s not much question where the Biden administration’s domestic priorities lie. Getting the pandemic health crisis under control and moving past its attendant economic crisis were always going to be the first order of business for the new White House. It’s what comes afterward — where the administration wants to head, how the American people respond, and […]

We often think of foreign and domestic policy as two separate and distinct fields. But for an American president, they are inextricably tied together. And as the Biden administration moves forward on its priorities, this is likely to become clear.  The reason is that what we do in one area has an impact on what we

Federal bailout does not change that New York State is set to receive $12.7 billion in federal funding as part of the recently approved American Rescue Plan. These funds are much needed as the state was facing a major budget gap created by prolonged lockdowns and disruptions to businesses because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The

Federal bailout does not change that New York State is set to receive $12.7 billion in federal funding as part of the recently approved American Rescue Plan. These funds are much needed as the state was facing a major budget gap created by prolonged lockdowns and disruptions to businesses because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The injection

More spending is not the solution The last month of President Trump’s economic miracle was February 2020. [The March 5 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics] release of employment data for February 2021, provides a snapshot of where America’s economic recovery stands compared to the beyond-full employment America that existed before the [corona]virus, resulting in more than

Without doubt, America’s global image has diminished in recent years. We once were preeminent as an international leader, but those days are no more. While the presidency of Donald Trump brought U.S. prestige to a low point, there are things we can do to restore our global leadership. First, we need to engage in major diplomatic initiatives.

[On Feb. 25], New York State Health Commissioner Dr. Howard Zucker was questioned regarding the Department of Health’s (DOH) budget and response to the COVID-19 outbreak. The budget hearing was designed to review the public-health portion of the executive’s budget proposal. As such, it fell woefully short as a platform to obtain an understanding of the full

As the events of the past few months have unfolded, I have often found myself wondering what our Founders would have made of it all. Impossible to know, of course, but they had plenty of insight to offer. In particular, I keep returning to these lines from James Madison. He delivered them during the Virginia convention to