Opinion

President Trump, the national security advisor, director of the National Economic Council, and the Department of Labor secretary have all made it clear that investments in non-transparent, Chinese state-owned company securities are too risky and dangerous for federal-employee retirement investing.  The president’s statement [on July 14] effectively ending the Obama-Biden China exemption to investment transparency […]

I have spent a long time in politics, and over those years one thing has remained constant: There are a lot more Americans who criticize government than there are who serve and do something about it.  I’ll admit, there have been times when I have felt a bit resentful. It’s hard to enter the fray,

Assembly Minority Leader Will Barclay (R,C,I–Pulaski) and members of the Minority Conference on July 10 joined law-and-order professionals demanding state leaders reverse dangerous policies that have continuously compromised public safety and undermined the ability of law-enforcement agencies to do their jobs as violent, and often deadly, incidents increase across New York state. The Assembly Republican Conference

The United States is the most powerful country in the world. By any measure, we are preeminent. We have challenges and vulnerabilities, and we are not as dominant as we once were, but no one else comes close to America’s military, economic, and political might. Whether we like it or not, we cannot escape the responsibility

Almost 5 million Americans got a job in the month of June, marking the second straight month of economic recovery after our nation’s economy was ravaged by the after-effects of the [corona]virus. Since the bottom of the temporary, but dramatic economic slowdown, almost 8.8 million Americans have gotten jobs (according to the U.S. Bureau of

A few weeks ago, The New York Times ran an article noting that with the U.S. preoccupied by the coronavirus pandemic, Black Lives Matter protests, and massive unemployment, “its competitors are moving to fill the vacuum, and quickly.”   Russia, China, North Korea, Iran… All are testing how far they can go, seeking to exploit our weaknesses

“It would be chaos and mayhem. It’s totally opposite everything he’s been saying. I don’t think it is plausible. I don’t think it is legal.”   Gov. Andrew Cuomo said these words in late March. The coronavirus was raging downstate, and President Trump was considering asking New Yorkers traveling to other states to quarantine upon arrival.

We are living in a time when the limits of American power are being severely tested. Our adversaries are watching closely. They see us withdrawing from our longstanding leadership role. Eager to fill the vacuum, they are looking for ways to gain leverage, to challenge our strengths, and exploit our weaknesses.  Our allies worry about

Gov. Andrew Cuomo recently wound down his daily COVID-19 briefings [the last regularly scheduled briefing was June 19]. At the end, he adopted a valedictory, mission-accomplished tone. He was thanking and congratulating staffers. He took to Twitter to proclaim that he has “the best team.” He thanked the media and anyone else who, in his

These are uncertain, divided times for our nation. Unemployment is at mind-boggling levels, a virus we still don’t fully understand is stifling the course of ordinary life, many businesses are struggling, nationwide protests continue against systemic and deep-seated racism, and local policy makers face rising questions about policing and public safety. It’s no surprise that this