Opinion

Having won the election for U.S. President, Joe Biden now has an opportunity to take stock of America, to assess where we have been and where we are going. With voting now behind us, I see several trends that will challenge President-elect Biden and his team. We do not seem to have a strategy to […]

  [November 3rd’s] historic election was the culmination of a truly remarkable effort from representatives at every level of government. Despite the ongoing COVID-19 health crisis, an enormous number of voters in New York state were able to safely cast their ballot and participate in our democratic process. Residents in New York should be proud

President Donald J. Trump was ridiculed and scoffed at by bureaucrats at the FDA when he repeatedly stated that a vaccine was nearing completion, possibly by election day. [The Nov. 9] announcement by Pfizer Corporation that they have a vaccine that is 90-percent effective just six days past election day is proof that the president was right.

The U.S. Supreme Court appears likely to uphold the Affordable Care Act (ACA), leaving the central aspects of the law in place. It’s a good move, not only for Americans’ health, but also for the economy. The ACA has been law for a decade now and provides affordable,  government-subsidized health insurance to tens of millions

New York state’s unemployment rate has fallen sharply since the economically devastating pandemic lockdown last spring. But as New York Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli points out in his latest economic report, the jobless rate doesn’t tell the whole story. In September, the state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate of 9.7 percent was down 2.8 percentage points from

Tax climate and COVID weigh on residents Residents in New York want out; and as recent tax rankings show metrics that illustrate New York continues to have one of the worst economic climates in the U.S. — it is no surprise they are fleeing in droves. According to the latest study from Redfin, New York and

Justice Amy Coney Barrett’s confirmation to the Supreme Court is a great victory for the U.S. Constitution. It is another great victory for constitutional government. Most Americans agree with Justice Barrett that the Supreme Court should apply the law as it is written and leave the legislating to the people’s elected representatives.  We are grateful

As the United States Senate held hearings and debated the nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court, attention understandably focused on the policy implications of a likely 6th conservative vote. What received less notice was an important political fact: Barrett’s confirmation will mean a majority of the Supreme Court will have been put there

Working for a difficult or temperamental boss is common in the U.S. One survey [from global staffing firm Robert Half] showed roughly half of the employees quit their job due to what they termed a bad boss. But high turnover isn’t the only downside such bosses cause. Abrasive or toxic leadership creates many other costs

Call it American exceptionalism or not, the American people have always embraced the idea that we live in an exceptional country. We are grateful to be Americans. We take a lot of pride in our country, as we should. Pride and patriotism are among America’s greatest strengths.  Having said that, we need to be clear-eyed about