Commentary

(TNS) — Commercial shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz has collapsed. Before the war with Iran, approximately 125 commercial vessels passed ...

NEW YORK (TNS) — These are the best of times for Americans — at least economically and at least on paper (in the metaphorical sense of course, since n...

After three columns about what communities risk losing when they stop supporting local journalism, it is time to talk about the people who have not st...

Federal disaster money meant to rebuild homes destroyed by Hurricane Sandy instead helped finance a contractor’s Lamborghini, Porsche, Jaguar and real...

WASHINGTON (TNS) — What if we got it all wrong? That’s the question that usually goes through my mind at this point in every election cycle. Because 2...

(TNS) — Covering the recent round of AI apocalypse warnings, I’ve tried to reject this cult-like deference toward all-powerful computer systems and th...

National Newspaper Week is a time to celebrate what newspapers contribute to their communities. It is also a good time to talk about what it takes to ...

Saritha Komatireddy, the candidate for New York state attorney general, is our answer to public safety and ridding New York of the high cost of crime....

If you’ve switched on the television in the evening, then watched the news and/or some other program — you are aware of the numerous commercials that ...

Sooner or later, tax-and-spend government can’t work. It’s not sustainable. It produces decline. It drives people and businesses away. It destroys loc...

Editor's note: The original version of this commentary contained an incorrect figure regarding revenue from Trump administration tariffs. Originally, ...

Editor’s note: October is National Adopt-A-Shelter-Dog Month. Learn more about the SPCA in Cattaraugus County at spcacattco.org , the SPCA Serving All...

Voters often say that politicians have no common sense, but a little-known Senate program takes that belief a bit too seriously. The Office of Educati...

NEW YORK (TNS) — Employer-sponsored health insurance is rapidly deteriorating. In 2027, premiums are expected to see their largest single-year increas...

WASHINGTON (TNS) — With Republicans already facing an uphill battle in next month’s elections, President Donald Trump is further handicapping them by ...

There is legalism, and there is faith. Legalism is strict adherence to doctrine. Faith is harder to define. I’ve heard that even a trace amount (plus ...

Radical greens and other cheerleaders for central planning are mewling about the Trump administration’s new fuel economy standards for automakers. Yet...

Columnists always seem to have something to say. I should know. I’ve been writing columns for 35 years, sometimes weekly and sometimes every other wee...