Commentary

Donald Trump’s stranglehold on many Republicans may be exceeded only by his stranglehold on many Democrats. On Tuesday, hard-line House members in the...

In January, after 14 failed roll call votes — during each of which he got fewer votes than Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries — Republican Kevin McCarthy...

On behalf of the directors of the Olean Meditation Center, I thank the Olean Times Herald for its kind support in telling our story and publicizing ou...

The Matt Gaetz moment is upon us, and unless you enjoy politics as absurdist theater, you might want to skip it. The bomb-throwing Republican congress...

“Defund the police” may go down as the most misguided and foolish political slogan in American political history. After the events of the last week, i...

The first week of October is National Newspaper Week. Communities that have a local newspaper are always better off than those without. Newspapers and...

NEW YORK (TNS) — Can’t anybody here play this game? We’ve gotten to the point in New York that legal weed grown by farmers is rotting away in storage ...

WASHINGTON (TNS) — The battle for working-class voters is on, and it could well decide the outcome of the 2024 election. Last week, President Biden an...

NEW YORK (TNS) — The most interesting part of the Hollywood writers’ new contract is the AI clause. According to news reports, it explicitly allows th...

California Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s death Thursday at age 90 ends a remarkable political career that saw her break one glass ceiling after another. Fir...

I recently highlighted results from the Siena Research Institute’s latest statewide poll, specifically pointing out that 60% of respondents viewed the...

ALBANY (TNS) — Americans dislike politicians and politics. That’s hardly shocking, I know, but the stark findings in a new Pew report suggest our disi...

Woody Allen said 90% of life is showing up. Donald Trump is proving that he overshot the mark considerably. The former president has paid no discernib...

State Sen. George Borrello is turning into the litigious lawmaker all of a sudden. Twice in the span of three days it was Borrello’s legal arguments m...

The bar opened with little fanfare and will be closing its door for good today with little fanfare. It was a wintry night on Friday, Dec. 13, 2019, wh...

We want our children to learn about the world, preferably from us, their parents. To do this we have to open up our world to them. Let them read and a...

How deceased bodies (remains) are cared for is one of the latest issues to be examined through an environmental lens. For example, last December, New ...

NEW YORK (TNS) — Do drugs the right way, the safe way. We’ll even help you. That’s been New York City’s message in the face of what has been one of th...