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Antisemitism on College Campuses is a Direct Threat to Our Democracy
Tensions on our college campuses have risen to unsustainable levels, and without targeted, immediate action, I fear what further escalation might look like. Protests over
OPINION: Bridge collapse highlights importance of infrastructure
T he collapse [in late March] of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore is a vivid reminder of the crucial role that infrastructure plays
OPINION: Protect Those Who Protect Us
Two [Central New York] police officers were senselessly gunned down [on April 14] by a deranged individual following what should have been a routine traffic
OPINION: You’re Used to How Congress Does Budgets. You Shouldn’t Be
There was lots of drama back at the end of March, when Congress — six months behind schedule — finally funded the federal government for
OPINION: Good-Cause Evictions Will Make Existing Housing Crisis Worse
The New York State Legislature continues to wage war on landlords, property owners, and small businesses by insisting on including policies that erode property rights
OPINION: Americans have common sense, but too many politicians lack it
There is a widely shared belief about the current state of U.S. politics. It runs like this: We live in highly polarized times, with Americans
OPINION: Squatters’ Rights: Bad Policy Leads to Bad Public Safety
I [recently] joined small property owners and my colleagues in the Assembly Minority Conference to call out New York State’s flawed and unfair squatting laws.
OPINION: FDR’s Four Freedoms Speech is Still Relevant Today
President Joe Biden reached back into history in his recent State of the Union (SOTU) address, citing a January 1941 speech in which Franklin Delano
OPINION: New York’s Cannabis Operation Needs a Complete Overhaul
New York State’s attempt at legalizing cannabis has been a predictable failure. Our inefficient bureaucracy is troubling enough when it comes to basic policy items
OPINION: Can We Bridge Division
Disagree better. That’s the name of an interesting initiative at the National Governors Association (NGA) this year, spearheaded by the organization’s current chair, Utah Republican
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