Opinion

It won’t be too long before George Santos fades into obscurity, at least as far as Congress is concerned. Before that happens, though, it’s worth spending a moment on his expulsion, because this was one of those rare instances where the House of Representatives set an example its future self should follow. To understand why, […]

New York State’s radical green-energy agenda has been destined for failure since the moment it was conceived. In its earliest stages, progressive supporters of the bill refused to put firm cost estimates on the plan to overhaul New York’s energy grid. The resulting 2019 Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (CLCPA) was rammed into law,

U.S. President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping met for four hours last month on an estate near San Francisco. That, in and of itself, is important. At a time of serious tensions between the world’s two most powerful countries, maintaining communication is essential. Even if such talks don’t always produce breakthrough agreements, it’s

Imagine a regulatory body of the United States government deciding that people who pay their bills should subsidize those who don’t. Well, imagine no more. The constitutionally dubious Consumer Financial Protection Board (CFPB) has a proposed rule (Regulation Z) that would lower the penalty fee for failing to pay credit-card debt on time from $30

Back in mid-November, when President Joe Biden signed the latest stopgap funding bill to keep the government operating, official Washington, D.C. no doubt heaved a sigh of relief. The measure, which originated in the fractious House, passed there only with support from the Democratic minority — in fact, many more Democrats than Republicans voted for

Small businesses are the backbone of New York’s communities and one of the most important elements of our state’s economy. Data from Empire State Development shows a whopping 98 percent of all businesses in New York state are classified as small businesses and those businesses account for more than half the total workforce in the

Americans are fed up with politics. That’s the obvious conclusion of a recent survey by the Pew Research Center, which found many of us have “unrelentingly negative” views of politics and elected officials. It’s understandable that people are discouraged. There are plenty of reasons to feel that way. I’m not especially alarmed at the findings

Nearly every public poll conducted in recent years has reflected a similar sentiment: crime is a significant problem in New York state. Yet [on Nov. 16], we were reminded that the public’s sense of urgency isn’t shared by Gov. Hochul and her legislative allies. The signing of the Clean Slate Act, which automatically seals criminal

Now that the dust has settled on the House speakership fight, both Washington, D.C. and the media have been eager to move on to other issues: the Israel-Hamas war, the Trump trials, the recent elections, and, on Capitol Hill, a potential government shutdown, and various funding bills. These are all important, but we shouldn’t let

Tom Homan, the former acting Director of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency under President Donald Trump, says, “The Drug Enforcement Administration, the DEA, last year, seized enough fentanyl to kill every person in America.” In an interview with Rebecca Weber, CEO of the Association of Mature American Citizens (AMAC), on her “Better