Commentary

New York’s effort to relieve burdens on the criminal justice system by “raising the age” of criminal responsibility is a flawed and failing policy. Yo...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (TNS) — Say what you will about Donald Trump. I have, too harshly I confess. Seeing him survive an assassin’s attempt on his life rais...

NEW YORK (TNS) — At first glance, the policy sounds absurd, especially to many Americans: In Sweden, grandparents are now eligible for government subs...

This week’s Republican National Convention, which began Monday in Milwaukee, was always going to be all Trump, all the way. The former president and h...

I’ve always had a deep love for libraries. I remember the excitement every time our family walked into a library, thrilled by all the books. When I wa...

As President Joe Biden continues to be almost as scarce on the campaign trail as his rival, attention is turning to the increasingly prominent role hi...

The nation’s media, consumed with President Joe Biden’s troubled debate performance, has given little attention to the July 1 decision by the U.S. Sup...

Summer is a time to work in the garden, visit the dog park or hit the bike path. It is also a time to be aware of tick-borne illnesses including Lyme ...

FORT WORTH, Texas (TNS) — Republicans have adopted a platform , in advance of the party convention next week in Milwaukee, that might manage to be a s...

WASHINGTON (TNS) — If Joe Biden is the Democratic nominee this fall against Donald Trump, my vote for him would be the easiest I’ve ever cast. And yet...

WASHINGTON (TNS) — If you’re facing a cost-of-living crisis, you’re not alone. Three-quarters of Americans agree with you, saying they don’t feel fina...

FORT WORTH, Texas (TNS) — Republicans have adopted a platform , in advance of the party convention next week in Milwaukee, that might manage to be a s...

Joe Biden is going nowhere of his own volition. If the extent to which the president was dug in was not clear over the holiday weekend, the president ...

It’s been a while since I’ve written about an adventure from “the wilds of Portville.” A couple years ago, a few columns told of experiences with anim...

ALBANY — The outflow of New York taxpayers to the rest of the country subsided from the previous year’s record high during the second tax-filing perio...

Nothing is more inefficient than the government working at cross purposes. Just look at the Biden administration’s attempts to build charging stations...

WASHINGTON (TNS) — It took Joe Biden three campaigns and more than 30 years to win the presidency. It should come as no surprise that he’s resisting s...

You’ve heard it and read it time and again over the past several years since the enactment of New York’s far-reaching climate agenda known as the “Cli...