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OPINION: New York Must Address the Chaos at our Northern Border
Having safe, secure borders is a right every American deserves. The idea that we should be aware of who enters the country has somehow been deemed as negotiable in recent years. It is not, and the rhetoric surrounding these concepts has become dangerous. Recently, the issue has taken on new significance in New York state […]
OPINION: Trump was right about violent criminals being released into the U.S.
“I say, I told you so.” That was former President Donald Trump’s reaction at a Michigan rally on Sept. 27 [speaking about the new report showing] tens of thousands of violent, convicted criminals being let into the U.S. by the Biden-Harris Department of Homeland Security. That’s according to the latest data from Immigration and Customs
OPINION: Cuomo’s Continued COVID Lies Leave Families Without Answers
In the months following the [Gov. Andrew] Cuomo Administration’s March 2020 order forcing nursing homes to accept COVID-positive patients, we have learned the administration leaned heavily on misinformation, cover-ups, and outright lies to avoid taking responsibility for one of the worst public-health decisions in recent memory. More than 15,000 long-term care residents died during the
OPINION: Polarization in Congress isn’t as bad as it seems
It’s conventional wisdom these days to say that Congress is hopelessly divided, maybe more so than ever, and that partisanship is making it impossible for
OPINION: Price Relief Hasn’t Been a Priority, and it Shows
One of the basic responsibilities of public service is to try to improve the day-to-day lives of the people we serve. Unfortunately, when it comes to basic economic conditions like responsible state spending, cost of living and managing inflation, New Yorkers have been ignored. Our affordability crisis should be near the top of the list
OPINION: Maybe the Vitriol in Congress Isn’t as Bad as It Seems
If you have followed media coverage of Congress over the past few years, it’s been hard to escape two impressions: Not much gets done there, and members spend a lot of their time tearing into one another. We can argue about the first — certainly, recent [sessions of] Congress have been less productive than their
OPINION: Manufacturing contracts, recession fears abound ahead of election
Is time running out for Kamala Harris? The Institute for Supply Management (ISM) manufacturing index [as reported on Sept. 3] once again showed signs of contracting, coming in at 47.2 in August — anything less than 50 indicates less than half of firms reported expansion — which marks the 21 out of the past 22
OPINION: Changing world calls for a revised foreign policy
The world is changing in significant ways, and those changes call for new approaches to American foreign policy. That’s the theme of a compelling essay in the journal Foreign Affairs by the writer and policy analyst Ben Rhodes. It’s a timely argument, one that should get attention as we approach the November election. President Joe
OPINION: Expanding Broadband is Critical for Education
And also for the economy, health care, and infrastructure About 30 years ago, home internet access was for a select few, but today, reliable high-speed internet is an essential part of modern-day communication, education and economic growth. Broadband access helps us connect with others, it offers endless amounts of new information, allows businesses to prosper,
OPINION: Elections Are a Dialogue
We’re almost to Labor Day and what is traditionally considered the heart of election season. It’s the moment, according to political lore, when most Americans start paying attention to electoral contests. This may or may not be true, but here’s one thing I think we can count on: This is when politicians seeking office are
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