Commentary

The term “wasteful spending” is bandied about a lot today. I don’t want to talk about underlying controversies, or who should or should not be the one...

DETROIT (TNS) — Americans knew exactly what they would get when they electedDonald Trumppresident last November. And now, to quote Mencken, they're ge...

NEW YORK (TNS) — AI companions programmed to forge emotional bonds are no longer confined to movie scripts. They are here, operating in a regulatory W...

WASHINGTON (TNS) — The “queens” and “queers” of the kindergarten alphabet book “Pride Puppy” finally had their day before theSupreme Court. Predictabl...

The Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History spent $18 million on its “Entertainment Nation” exhibit, which displayed a mask supposedly worn ...

NEW YORK (TNS) — More than a dozen private companies around the world are looking to profit from extreme measures to combat global warming — filling t...

NEW YORK — New Yorkers want a mental health system that is effective, just and benevolent. Gov. Kathy Hochul’s proposal to expand Kendra’s Law will ac...

LONDON (TNS) — The electrification of everything is the biggest shake up the global energy system has seen in decades. Unfortunately, the route to the...

ALBANY — A glitch in state insurance law is allowing doctors to collect Medicaid fees that are sometimes hundreds of times higher than the program nor...

It is troubling to hear the return of outdated rhetoric concerning the makeup of our military forces. The idea that the military should only consist o...

Every journey starts with a single step, but the cost of each step isn’t usually $935,000. That’s how much New York state will spend to repair each of...

Elon Musk is reportedly planning to spend less time tending to the budget-cutting DOGE project and more time on his businesses, according to Politico,...

WASHINGTON(TNS) — Salvadoran migrant Kilmar Abrego Garcia is the rope in the tug-of-war between the Trump administration and progressiveDemocratswho d...

Thank you to state Comptroller Tom DiNapoli for publishing an analysis of the balance of payments between the 50 states and the federal government . T...

BOSTON (TNS) — Donald Trump can’t get rid of Pete Hegseth fast enough as the tough talking former Fox News host looks more and more like a huge liabil...

It’s been a challenging year for many in our community facing price increases, tighter budgets, and job cuts and the need for Catholic Charities’ serv...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (TNS) — The passing ofPope Francisand the conclave to elect a successor will fascinate many Americans. There are already articles lis...

Joe Biden was resurrected — for at least one night — when he delivered a paid speech last week to a conference of Advocates, Counselors and Representa...