Opinion

You could choose any number of marquee dilemmas to illustrate how broken Congressional politics has become. Guns, Russian interference, climate change — Americans want progress on all of them and get little from Capitol Hill. But to my mind, nothing illustrates the dire state of our politics better than how we act on the federal […]

Suppose your extended family hires somebody to manage its retirement money. They tell the manager his only job is to manage the investments wisely. “This is our retirement money. Be careful with it. Try to make it grow as much as possible. Without taking stupid risks.” He invests your money in many stocks and bonds.

An alarming snapshot of Albany’s corruption issue was on full display in February, in a manner that almost defied belief. At the end of a day’s proceedings in his corruption trial, one of Gov. Cuomo’s top aides, Joe Percoco, left the Manhattan courtroom just as former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver walked into the same venue

I’m convinced that New York has some of the best and brightest students in the nation. However, New York State is constantly making a challenge out of their education. Reviewing the governor’s budget proposal, I am pleased to see a school-aid increase of $651.4 million. Yet, I see several areas where there is room for

Why don’t we trust our politicians? For the answer, look no further than a recent column by Larry Elder in Investor’s Business Daily (www.investors.com). He began with a quote from a politician. The pol railed against illegal immigrants. They disrespect the rule of law, he said. “We simply cannot allow people to pour into the United

Over the last several years, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has made big promises to the people regarding his many economic-development programs. However, they have cost taxpayers billions of dollars and cost the state billions in potential tax revenue. The governor’s signature programs like START UP-NY, the Regional Economic Development Council awards, the Upstate Revitalization

Have you already made up your mind about how you’re going to vote — at least by party — in this year’s important mid-term elections? I hope not. Because to serve our nation well at this troubled time in its political history, you should be looking for certain qualities in the politicians you favor. Ideology,

After spending some time poring over Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s budget proposal, it leaves me with the same sense of disappointment, as it is filled with downstate-heavy spending, costly programs, and hidden tax increases. The governor has spent his early weeks of the year setting his gaze on higher office and touting a lofty progressive agenda,

Unfortunately, New York State has a habit of creating policies that punish businesses. In the past two years, business owners in New York have had to ingest several onerous mandates such as new wage orders, higher minimum wages, and a new paid family leave policy.  Now the Department of Labor is considering another mandate, known

All hail the rise of the schlubs. Along with the fat biscuit-faced folks. And the hinters of our hinterland. And the frumps of Frumptown. That is my reaction to the recent nasty attacks by celebrities on Sarah Huckabee Sanders, the White House press secretary whose job requires her to spend a lot of time on