Commentary

ALBANY (TNS) — In my young and wild days, three years ago, I seem to have written a column or two suggesting that wine should be sold in New York's gr...

Frederick Douglass, born into slavery in 1818, never knew the precise date he was born, but later choseFeb. 14as his birthdate. We urge all Americans ...

The federal deficit will be $21.1 trillion in the 10-year period from 2025 to 2034, according to projections in the Congressional Budget Office’s bian...

An authoritarian coup is happening in the United States. And “we the people” are the only ones who can stop it. We must preserve and restore our democ...

WASHINGTON (TNS) — Before Donald Trump, change came to Washington very slowly. Now it has come in a great, big, destructive whirl. Trump’s Department ...

President Donald Trump has just started his second term, his last one permitted under the U.S. Constitution. But he's already started making quips abo...

My military service saw my allegiance to six different presidents over almost 40 years in uniform. I didn’t always agree with them or align with any p...

There’s a reason that ideas from the progressive ivory tower need to be tested. Often, the grandest theories fall apart when exposed to the rigors of ...

If we are to takeDonald Trumpseriously, we are to believe that he truly believes that tariffs are vital for the economic well-being of Americans. If w...

KENT, Ohio (TNS) — In today’s digital age, the ubiquitous presence of cellphones has transformed them into essential tools for communication, informat...

A newly proposed state mandate causes yet more consternation out of Albany under which the state Fire Prevention and Building Code Council would requi...

All universities send emails and letters to their alumni in the hopes of securing donations for future students. Members of the House of Representativ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — In recent months, Americans looking for eggs have faced empty shelves in their grocery stores. The escalating threat of avian flu ha...

With all the tumult surrounding the beginning of President Donald Trump’s second term, there is once again an uptick in talk of concern about the futu...

In news that should concern all New Yorkers and all Americans, this past Friday the National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced that it was slashing...

WASHINGTON (TNS) — Like spoiled children finally told “no” by their parents, bureaucrats and beneficiaries of wasteful government largesse are howling...

It’s getting painfully expensive to eat. We realize that’s not a news flash, but it’s what’s on Americans’ minds. No wonder. Among the necessities of ...

WASHINGTON (TNS) — When President Donald Trump announced last week that the United States will take over the war-blasted Gaza Strip , expel its Palest...