Commentary

NEW YORK (TNS) — In my military career, I was frequently deployed on the U.S. Navy’s massive nuclear-powered aircraft carriers into combat and on more...

NEW YORK (TNS) — Now that congressional Democrats have relaunched an effort to ban legacy admissions at top U.S. universities, virtually everyone can ...

The political world spends a lot of time discussing former President Donald Trump’s lead over the Republican field in national polls — currently at 45...

History, the chronicle of humanity’s power struggles, oftentimes moves with agonizing slowness taking decades, generations and centuries for events to...

When it comes to spending other people’s money, the Biden administration has only one setting: more, more, more. Lost amid recent world events and the...

The Pilgrims were, to use the hostile term applied to Israelis in the debate over Palestine, unquestionably “settler colonialists.” As such, they are ...

ST. LOUIS (TNS) — It is time for Republicans who care about foreign policy, are hawkish on national security or who want to win back the White House t...

In my role as Corps Officer of The Salvation Army in Olean, I never know what the day is going to bring. However, there are some consistent themes day...

WASHINGTON (TNS) — In a world beset by wars in Gaza and Ukraine, it’s good news when two superpowers step back from frictions that increased the dange...

Fifty years ago this week, legislation authorizing construction of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline passed both houses of Congress and was signed into law by...

WASHINGTON (TNS) — Tired of Congress’ repeated partisan standoffs every time a big fiscal deadline approaches, like this week’s? Weary of the breathle...

Democrats want to win the House in 2024 via a redistricting do-over. Republicans hold the House by a historically small margin of four seats, and Demo...

Cold weather has arrived for us residents of Upstate New York, and with it, so has HEAP season. The Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP) can help eli...

The old conventional wisdom was that the U.S. couldn’t be too pro-Israel for fear of inflaming “the Arab street.” The new conventional wisdom will hav...

Make no mistake: The state Board of Regents is indeed moving to kill New York’s gold-standard “Regents Diploma” — once a guarantee that a high-school ...

WASHINGTON (TNS) — The world is waking up to a stark reality that could affect tens of millions of Americans: The federal government may be unable to ...

ALBANY — Young people in New York have a great knowledge of many subjects, but they have much to learn about personal finance. Many states have alread...

I can see it coming already. I am an early decorator and my cats were extremely interested the day the larger nativity appeared under the TV table. Th...