Commentary

We need Archie Bunker now more than ever
Commentary, Local Columnists, Nation World
LORRAINE ALI Los Angeles Times 
Dec 08, 2023
“Archie Bunker couldn’t exist today.” It’s a refrain that’s landed in my inbox more than once since the death of “All in the Family” creator Norman Le...
Read More...
Bringing personal meaning to Christmas
Commentary, Local Columnists
Marcie Schellhammer marcie@bradfordera.com 
Dec 08, 2023
The weather outside is frightful, the fire is so delightful — it’s the only happy time of winter, in my opinion — the countdown to Christmas. As I’ve ...
Read More...
Rush to EVs is stalling
Commentary, Local Columnists, Nation World
LEVI RUSSELL RealClearPolitics 
Dec 07, 2023
My appreciation for our freedom of movement was re-ignited recently when I finished up an engine swap into my rare-but-not-collectable 1995 Ford Thund...
Read More...
Liz Cheney for president?
Commentary, Local Columnists, Nation World
BYRON YORK 
Dec 06, 2023
Why would former Rep. Liz Cheney run for president? Is she nuts? Is she trying to sell a book? Why would a Republican whose last election was losing a...
Read More...
Sen. Schumer’s splendid moment
Commentary, Local Columnists, Nation World, ...
CHRIS CHURCHILL Times Union, Albany 
Dec 06, 2023
ALBANY (TNS) — It is depressingly easy to find examples of politicians acting like, well, politicians. You know — pandering, getting fuzzy with the tr...
Read More...
What Congress can learn from George Santos
Commentary, Local Columnists, Nation World
JONATHAN BERNSTEIN Bloomberg Opinion/TNS 
Dec 05, 2023
The George Santos fiasco is finally at an end, at least in Congress, with the U.S. House of Representatives — including 105 of his Republican colleagu...
Read More...
The Potemkin presidency of Joe Biden
Commentary, Local Columnists, Nation World
FRANK MIELE RealClearPolitics 
Dec 05, 2023
Have you heard about Joe Biden’s historic presidency? Or about the historic accomplishments of Joe Biden’s first term? I have. Repeatedly. Of course, ...
Read More...
Remember, shop small and buy local
Commentary, Local Columnists, New York
SEN. TOM O'MARA 
Dec 04, 2023
Since the annual Small Business Saturday holiday shopping campaign was launched in 2010, it has been a record-setting success, according to the Nation...
Read More...
Is Biden in trouble with Democrats over Gaza?
Commentary, Local Columnists, Nation World
DOYLE McMANUS Los Angeles Times 
Dec 04, 2023
WASHINGTON (TNS) — When Israel pounded Gaza with airstrikes after Hamas launched its Oct. 7 attack, it opened a dramatic divide among Democrats over a...
Read More...
The Grinch continues to steal hearts at Christmas
Commentary, Local Columnists, Nation World
JAMES PATTERSON Tribune News Service 
Dec 03, 2023
In December 1966, the CBS special “How the Grinch Stole Christmas” premiered. At the time, it was “the most expensive half-hour ever put on TV” due to...
Read More...
High schoolers running out of time
Commentary, Local Columnists, Nation World
Dec 03, 2023
America’s high schools face a growing crisis: Millions of students who entered ninth grade in the fall of 2020, at the height of the pandemic, are set...
Read More...
A military necessity: Clear thinking and terminology
Commentary, Local Columnists, Nation World
FORREST MARION RealClearPolitics 
Dec 03, 2023
Military history offers no shortage of examples in which imprecise thinking and terminology contributed to failure at some level; as well cases of cle...
Read More...
Reviving tired old standby on inflation
Commentary, Nation World
Dec 01, 2023
As President Joe Biden founders in the polls, he’s decided to revive a hackneyed progressive standby: The rampant inflation Americans have experienced...
Read More...
Sunshine in New York’s courtrooms
Commentary, New York
Dec 01, 2023
A study finds that New York’s judges are publishing a mere fraction of their decisions in criminal cases. While there is no branch of government that ...
Read More...
No, Henry Kissinger was not a war criminal
Commentary, Local Columnists, Nation World
RICH LOWRY 
Dec 01, 2023
Henry Kissinger, the great American statesman who has died at age 100, stands accused by his critics of many things, but perhaps the most outlandish i...
Read More...
NY needs to reset energy policy
Commentary, Local Columnists, New York
GARY ABRAHAM Special to Olean Times Herald 
Nov 30, 2023
New York no longer has the most forward-leaning and effective energy policy to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. That award now goes to the Biden admin...
Read More...
Local & Social