Opinion

The piercing cold of Christmas
Commentary, Opinion
By ANDREW FOWLER RealClearReligion 
Dec 19, 2025
Christmas evokes a warmth during the winter: bright lights, roaring fires and good cheer with loved ones. However, as St. Andrew’s Novena distinctly e...
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Why I’m supporting medical aid in dying
Commentary, Opinion
By GOV. KATHY HOCHUL The Press-Republican, Plattsburgh 
Dec 18, 2025
ALBANY (TNS) — Two and a half centuries ago, our founding fathers established a vision of a country based on limited government and broad individual r...
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Hanukkah and the miracle of freedom
Commentary, Opinion
Dec 18, 2025
Jewish people throughout the world are celebrating Hanukkah, or the Festival of Lights, by lighting candles on a unique, eight-branched candelabra, th...
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Commentary, Opinion
Dec 17, 2025
The GOP-controlled Indiana State Senate showed the nation what real leadership looks like last week, rejecting a push to gerrymander their state in fa...
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The military story Ken Burns missed in the Revolution
Commentary, Opinion
By DAVID STEWART RealClearPolitics 
Dec 17, 2025
Ken Burns’ documentary on the American Revolution has generated much commentary, some supportive and some critical. Across social media, complaints ab...
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Why giving matters, even for federal accounts
Commentary, Opinion
By ABBEY McCLOSKEY Bloomberg Opinion 
Dec 16, 2025
WASHINGTON (TNS) — Generosity is shocking. Especially when it’s to strangers. That was my first thought upon hearing of the Dell family donation of $6...
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Taxpayers subsidize football coach firings
Commentary, Opinion
Dec 16, 2025
In 1917, Congress made private donations to universities tax-deductible to give alumni an incentive to support the education of future students. Lawma...
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Renewing the call for the PROTECT Act
Commentary, Opinion
By SEN. TOM O'MARA 
Dec 16, 2025
I stood with colleagues in the Senate Republican Conference earlier this month to renew our call for what will be one of our top priorities when a new...
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