Commentary

It’s called artificial intelligence because it was created not by nature but by humans, this gift of ours to robots, computers and other specially des...

The police have wide leeway when they’re in pursuit of a dangerous criminal. But can they destroy homes, businesses and other property with impunity d...

How we listen to music, news and other content as we drive on our daily commute or travel around the country has changed dramatically over the years. ...

Donald Trump has gotten indicted yet again, and, as usual, most of the other Republican candidates have been sympathetic, if not outright deferential,...

Congressional Republicans who claim to be budget and defense hawks somehow are aghast at President Joe Biden’s decision to save money while maintainin...

FORT WORTH, Texas (TNS) — A couple years ago, a column in The Washington Post criticized Gov. Greg Abbott for his decision to pull the licenses of she...

Sometimes I’ll be brought up short by the marking of time. A child I know but haven’t seen in a while appears, only they’re much taller. I think, “Whe...

Freedom of speech is a cornerstone of any free society. Constitutional protections help shield Americans from governments that might otherwise be keen...

Recently a friend was hospitalized at Olean General Hospital. I visited her for three mornings and I was utterly amazed at the overall hospital atmosp...

In the past few days, we’ve seen a number of political analysts come to a momentous conclusion. Actually, two momentous conclusions. The first is that...

NEW YORK (TNS) — This is the big one: the first time the Department of Justice has ever indicted a former president for subverting democracy by trying...

ALBANY (TNS) — The decision to place more than 200 asylum-seekers in a Rotterdam motel has locked Schenectady County officials and New York City Mayor...

Donald Trump doesn’t look, at the moment, like he needs any help winning the Republican nomination, but he’s getting an assist from President Joe Bide...

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell became the latest Senate octogenarian to raise the question of the effects of old age in the chamber and its ef...

The state of New York spent about $1 billion on a factory to incentivize Tesla to do business in New York. Now, that factory is being leased for $1 a ...

NEW YORK (TNS) — Too many Americans — and too many American economists in particular — have an unhealthy obsession with the 1%: how much money they ma...

NEW YORK (TNS) — Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has always had a famous name — yet until recently, his association with the anti-vaccine movement and fringe th...

WASHINGTON (TNS) — Republicans are doing their damnedest to make Vice President Kamala Harris a liability for President Joe Biden’s reelection, not wi...