Commentary

The college discussion every family should have
Commentary, Opinion
By ALLISON SCHRAGER Bloomberg Opinion 
Dec 08, 2025
NEW YORK (TNS) — The decision to attend college was a no-brainer during the second half of the 20th century. It almost assured higher earnings and job...
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The GOP’s next leader will need more than populism
Commentary, Opinion
By DAVID DRUCKER Bloomberg Opinion 
Dec 08, 2025
NEW YORK (TNS) — President Donald Trump has always been just insider-enough to placate the Republican establishment and just outsider-enough to excite...
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The rising national debt is eroding American wages
Commentary, Opinion
By RICHARD STERN and FRANK ANSTETT 
Dec 05, 2025
WASHINGTON (TNS) — In almost every election cycle, politicians toot their own horn when it comes to rising wages, pointing to higher paychecks as proo...
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White House needs pro-growth agenda
Commentary, Opinion
Dec 04, 2025
Democrats see an opportunity to hammer Republicans and the White House on “affordability,” counting on voters to forget that inflation soared to 9% in...
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In praise of the handwritten Christmas card
Commentary, Opinion
Dec 03, 2025
We’ve all come to dread checking the mail. And not just when property taxes are due. Most of the year, the only post we get is bills, which are depres...
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‘Trauma-informed housing’ gets $2.5M
Commentary, Opinion
Dec 03, 2025
The key adjective in the phrase “affordable housing” is “affordable” — as in, cost efficiency should be the guiding design principle. Democratic Sens....
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Renewing the fight for more responsible government
Commentary, Opinion
By SEN. TOM O'MARA 
Dec 03, 2025
Approaching a new legislative session in January, we unfortunately continue to face the same set of challenges and setbacks many of us have fought to ...
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AI is more likely to cause a labor shortage
Commentary, Opinion
By ALLISON SCHRAGER Bloomberg Opinion 
Dec 02, 2025
NEW YORK (TNS) — There are two big worries when it comes to the rapid advances in artificial intelligence. The first is that it will lead to robot ove...
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DOGE goes out with a whimper
Commentary, Opinion
Dec 02, 2025
President Donald Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency — famously helmed by Elon Musk — has been decentralized, its functions transferred to the...
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NY GOP may have an Anthony Constantino problem
Commentary, Opinion
By CHRIS CHURCHILL Times Union, Albany 
Dec 01, 2025
AMSTERDAM (TNS) — On Nov. 24, Anthony Constantino gave away frozen turkeys and hooded sweatshirts to a crowd of hundreds standing in the cold. That wa...
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The cost of leasing cars for Congress
Commentary, Opinion
Dec 01, 2025
Taxpayers have spent $3.5 million since 2019 to lease cars for members of Congress and their staffers while also paying them up to $131,000 each for g...
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