Commentary

I may be in my seventh decade of life, but I still love the old Christmas specials, the ones that came out in the 1960s. “A Charlie Brown Christmas”? ...

As money from opioid settlements began being distributed across the U.S. this May, the Associated Press warned that “local governments may not have th...

NEW YORK (TNS) — New York is a beacon for equality and justice for all; however, when a loved one dies due to another’s negligence, New York serves no...

ALBANY — Public employee unions complained loudly when New York’s state government workforce shrank during the coronavirus pandemic, using that decrea...

NEW YORK (TNS) — DefeatedDemocratsare looking for new ways forward, and one of their most articulate leaders is Sen.Chris MurphyofConnecticut. They sh...

In the next few days, town and county tax bills will be arriving in the mail to property owners in New York state. Payments accepted in the month of J...

The Federal Emergency Management Agency is not in the habit of window shopping. At seemingly every opportunity, the agency prefers to blow as much mon...

It’s hard to imagine the holidays without “A Charlie Brown Christmas.” The 1965 broadcast has become a staple of the season for many generations. But ...

NEW YORK (TNS) — It's getting like "War of the Worlds" out there, with none of us knowing fact from fiction when it comes to these mystery drones. And...

Federal agencies reported $161.5 billion in improper payments during fiscal year 2024, according to data released by the Office of Management and Budg...

One lesson I've learned to keep in mind is to never ask the question, "Just how stupid or arrogant are you?" Someone, somewhere is going to take it as...

NEW YORK (TNS) — Of all the hallowed American institutions that have experienced a loss in public esteem over the last few years, perhaps none has suf...

WASHINGTON (TNS) — For almost 80 years, America’s nuclear arsenal has served as the ultimate guarantor of security for ourselves and our allies. But o...

David Walkerran the Government Accountability Office for a decade, under both a Republican and Democratic president. Elected officials should take him...

Among the more outlandish claims that Democrats and progressives made when Donald Trump first ran for president back in 2016 was that he would, as an ...

Violence in state prisons has reached another record high, and there are no signs this growing crisis will slow down anytime soon. Inmate-on-inmate as...

ALBANY (TNS) — I wasn't among the media members who gathered to watch Gov.Kathy Hochulshop for groceries on Tuesday, but I don't figure I missed much....

Progressives who argue that “the rich” should pay their “fair share” of income taxes are inadvertently arguing they should get a tax cut. The IRS rece...