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OPINION: How to Reform the Social Security System
With Social Security’s finances in the spotlight these days, especially since COVID-19 devastated the U.S. economy, there is no shortage of ideas for how to
OPINION: New York Needs Leadership, Cooperation to Weather the Storm
The New York Assembly recently reconvened to begin the 2021 legislative session. While the halls of the Capitol were dramatically different due to COVID restrictions,
OPINION: Growing Partisanship Challenges Elected Officials
President-elect Joe Biden will take office vowing to bridge partisan differences and unite Americans. It will not be easy. Biden will have to work with
OPINION: N.Y. Wage Board was right to not lower farm OT threshold for now
The [New York State] proposal to reduce the 60-hour overtime-threshold [on farms to 40 hours] threatened to over-regulate New York’s family farms out of existence.
OPINION: What a President-Elect Must Deal With
Joe Biden won’t become President of the United States [until Jan. 20], but it’s fair to say he’s already feeling the pressures of the office.
OPINION: Why COVID-19 Vaccines Won’t Restore Small Biz Overnight
Vaccines for COVID-19 recently began being distributed and administered. The Wall Street Journal states it will take until sometime in March to vaccinate the first
OPINION: ‘Decline of the West’ talk is exaggerated
Pundits have been commenting on the “Decline of the West” since the German philosopher Oswald Spengler published a book by that title in 1918. The
OPINION: The First Amendment is under siege — and most Americans know it
First, digital conversations on “matters of public concern,” legally the centerpiece of First Amendment jurisprudence, were consistently blocked by partisan social-media operators throughout the 2020
OPINION: Foreign Policy Should Reflect America’s Values
The United States and Europe led the world in pursuit of freedom and democracy in the post-World War II period. Relying on shared values, including
OPINION: New York Cannot Force its Budget Problems onto the Taxpayers
New York State’s budgetary shortfalls due to the fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic are substantial and in need of immediate attention. It’s likely we will
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