Opinion

A few thoughts about the recent presidential election. A big reason why Donald Trump outsmarted his opponents is he is a business guy. An entrepreneur and a developer. This business guy looked at spending campaign money differently than his politician opponents did. A business guy asks, “If we spend this money, will we get a […]

President-elect Donald Trump has already issued a “Contract with the American Voter” and has vowed to “repeal and replace” Obamacare. And those who advocate for health freedom and patient privacy are holding him to it. Among them is Citizens’ Council for Health Freedom (CCHF), which has long called for full repeal of the Affordable Care

The New York Public Service Commission’s newly adopted Clean Energy Standard is a smart solution to a complex problem. It institutes a good public policy that will provide economic and environmental benefits to all New Yorkers for years to come. Not only is this helping our local James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant to remain

The latest progress report from START-UP NY shows it’s losing participants almost as quickly as it’s adding them. In an Oct. 28 press release, Governor Cuomo reported: “START-UP NY now has commitments from 202 companies to create at least 4,490 new jobs and invest more than $251 million over the next three-to-five years throughout New

This campaign year has been full of twists and turns. We don’t know what’s going to happen tomorrow, let alone on Nov. 8. So talking about what comes afterward seems premature. But it’s been on my mind a lot, because I’m worried. This is not about who wins the presidency. I’m concerned about the aftermath

In the middle of Bill Clinton’s 1992 run for the White House, his top adviser scrawled a big note on a blackboard for campaign staff to see: “It’s the economy, stupid!” In this campaign, someone should write “It’s the elitism, stupid!” There is so much evidence that millions of voters feel the country is run by

I’ve been a Democrat all my life. But that doesn’t mean I favor a weak Republican Party. Indeed, just the opposite. Before my Democratic friends drum me out of the party, let me explain why. Our nation is stronger and our representative democracy healthier when we have two strong parties. A single political party that’s

Suppose you discovered your doctor runs a charity on the side. The charity gives away some money. But it spends most of its cash on things that help the doctor — often financially. How is the charity funded? Contributions from drug companies. They want the doc to prescribe their drugs. Contributions from specialists who want

I’ve been involved in politics for the better part of a lifetime, and have spoken at a lot of public meetings over the years. There’s one question, I think, that I’ve heard more than any other: “If I want to be an informed citizen, which sources of information should I consult?” For many years, I