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OPINION: What’s on the Line for Law Enforcement
Each May, we celebrate and offer our thanks to the incredibly brave men and women of our law-enforcement community. During National Police Week, which was established in 1962 by President John F. Kennedy, we also reflect on the enormous sacrifice made by those who gave their lives for their community. Too often, the brave professionals […]
OPINION: Whatever happened to the optimism of youth?
One of the things I enjoyed most, throughout my political career, was the opportunity to meet with young people. Almost without exception, they were curious, thoughtful, and eager to face the world’s problems. I especially liked their optimism, their hope for the future. Unfortunately, that quality seems to have faded. When I talk to young
OPINION: Common-Sense Solutions Continue to Get Lost in Albany
Albany politics once again are getting in the way of measures aimed at ensuring a safer learning environment for students and educators, as well as efforts to provide greater protections for crime victims and their families. During committee work [the week of May 6-10] in the Assembly, Republican proposals were blocked from advancing to the
OPINION: Congress Just Accomplished Something. Can It Do It Again?
Until recently, it seemed like you couldn’t turn around without finding a headline lambasting the current Congress as the least productive ever. There was good reason for that, which we’ll get into shortly, but it’s worth noting that they’ve suddenly disappeared. Clearly, that’s because of April’s passage of the foreign-aid package that includes significant aid
OPINION: Erosion of Trust in the Institutional Left
Big government leftism has experienced a rapid erosion of public trust over the past four years due to three national calamities: COVID, Biden, and the border. President Joe Biden’s approval rating has been alarmingly low for more than 12 solid months and Americans say by a two to one margin Biden’s policies have personally hurt
OPINION: The risk of nuclear war may be growing
We have lived with the existential threat of nuclear weapons for almost 80 years. To say we have become complacent would be an understatement. Knowing the devastation a nuclear war would produce, we go about our lives and assume it can never happen. But the threat is real, and it is likely getting worse. According
Antisemitism on College Campuses is a Direct Threat to Our Democracy
Tensions on our college campuses have risen to unsustainable levels, and without targeted, immediate action, I fear what further escalation might look like. Protests over the conflict in the Middle East have created dangerous conditions, especially for our Jewish students who are fearful to go to class, visit family, or leave their dorms at all.
OPINION: Bridge collapse highlights importance of infrastructure
T he collapse [in late March] of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore is a vivid reminder of the crucial role that infrastructure plays in our 21st century economy. It’s also an opportunity to reflect on the importance of government in maintaining our roads, bridges, and ports. The 1.6-mile-long bridge, a fixture of the
OPINION: Protect Those Who Protect Us
Two [Central New York] police officers were senselessly gunned down [on April 14] by a deranged individual following what should have been a routine traffic stop. The two heroes, Syracuse cop Michael Jensen and Onondaga County Sheriff’s Deputy Michael Hoosock, died defending the communities they swore to protect. We all mourn these shining pillars of
OPINION: You’re Used to How Congress Does Budgets. You Shouldn’t Be
There was lots of drama back at the end of March, when Congress — six months behind schedule — finally funded the federal government for the rest of the fiscal year. You may remember some of the highlights: The $1.2 trillion package funded defense, homeland security, and other key agencies (others had gotten their funding
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