Commentary

The Department of Education is being parceled out to other departments, making it easier to close the department as proposed in Executive Order 14242 ...

NEW YORK (TNS) — When someone tells you that they are struggling, it is generally a good rule of thumb to take them seriously. So it was not the best ...

Gov. Kathy Hochul made news this fall when she used her legislative veto power in a way that looked personal. That’s how Albany watchers and the targe...

ALBANY (TNS) — On Monday, I spoke with a 37-year-old man who was scared and confused. He is a refugee whose family, he said, has been targeted as part...

WASHINGTON (TNS) — Military life is a family mission anchored in shared purpose, sacrifice and service. Every deployment, relocation and empty chair a...

Federal investigations into corruption have been dropped in exchange for political cooperation. Companies donate millions to inaugural funds and see t...

The popular psychology term "gaslighting" is when one person manipulates another into doubting their own experiences and perceptions. I don't think it...

A recent New York Post article didn’t pull any punches on the current state of New York’s increasingly criticized climate agenda, “The Empire State’s ...

LEXINGTON, Ky. (TNS) — It’s December again, and once again I’ll watch Frank Capra’s holiday classic, “It’s a Wonderful Life,” a movie in which an ange...

Imagine someone tells you to get out of your house — right now. A whole range of things can go through your mind. What can I grab? What about my hard-...

NEW YORK (TNS) — Across much of the industrial world, trust in government is low and declining. Why is this happening and why, exactly, does it matter...

A new audit reveals how Democrats shut down Washington in October to preserve a temporary subsidy program that is likely rife with fraud and abuse. Th...

ALBANY (TNS) — "There are no solutions. There are only trade-offs." That quote from economist Thomas Sowell is a maxim worth remembering, particularly...

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...

NEW YORK (TNS) — President Donald Trump has always been just insider-enough to placate the Republican establishment and just outsider-enough to excite...

The Supreme Court heard arguments last week in one of the few First Amendment cases it will decide this term, and the justices appeared poised to side...

WASHINGTON (TNS) — At least President Donald Trump didn't "kill all the lawyers" first, literally following Shakespeare's words in "Henry VI, Part 2" ...

President Donald Trump is clearly frustrated that his economic agenda isn’t resonating with Americans. According to polling aggregation by RealClearPo...