Opinion

ALBANY — Anyone hoping the governor would make even modest, common-sense changes to New York’s disastrous energy policies will be disappointed. The en...

Most of America’s military budget is spent on weapons and technology, but justifying the value of some other expenditures is a bit harder. The Departm...

Even as the U.S. and Iran wrestle over an agreement to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, surging gas prices have turned the government’s attention to a per...

NEW YORK (TNS) — President Donald Trump’s grip on the Republican Party is slipping. Sort of. Because even though the president’s support among GOP vot...

Last week, Philadelphia voters passed a city-sponsored retirement plan for workers without a 401k or other employer-sponsored savings plan. Workers ca...

NEW YORK (TNS) — My Manhattan apartment is about 800 square feet, the same size as my upstairs neighbors’ — except they’re a family of four plus a lar...

President Donald Trump withdrew a lawsuit he had filed against his own administration — instead planning to create a $1.8 billion slush fund that woul...

When we are older and we look back at our lives, we often zero in on the regrets. The challenges. The hard times. The often-overlooked truth, however,...

American cities need bold renewal. What we need is a “MadeCity” vision — a vision for intentionally crafting or “making” cities that emphasize the end...

In the past year, Washington has begun to treat maritime power as what it truly is: national security infrastructure. On Maritime Day 2026, this is we...

From Arlington in our nation’s capital to Woodlawn, Bath, and Romulus here at home -- and at thousands of other veterans’ cemeteries and monuments acr...

AMHERST, Mass. (TNS) — Delivering a university commencement address used to simply be a unique kind of honor. Speakers stand before a podium, wearing ...

We have to admit that after more than a year of headlines about the president's persistent self-dealing, abuse of power and constant bullying of allie...

Neither living nor completely lifeless, viruses are bits of genetic material wrapped in a protein sheath. They can't even reproduce on their own; they...

When news broke last week that a judge had overturned the state campaign finance board's decision to deny public matching funds to Republican gubernat...

Donald Trump has more than earned his reputation as a Beltway disruptor. But his latest gambit — involving his unique settlement with the IRS — poses ...

BRADFORD, Pa. — With the closure of many services at Bradford Regional Medical Center, I have been asked by several over the last few weeks to share m...

The National Survey on Drug Use and Health estimates that there were almost 2 million Americans who used kratom in 2021. It's safe to assume that this...