Commentary

Schumer’s gambit against Netanyahu
Commentary, Nation World, New York
Mar 19, 2024
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer — whom we knew back when he was Brooklyn Assemblyman Chuck Schumer and Congressman Chuck Schumer — wants Israel t...
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Trump’s big plans for California
Commentary, Nation World
DOYLE McMANUS Los Angeles Times 
Mar 19, 2024
WASHINGTON (TNS) — Donald Trump is running against California — again. In his campaign to win a second term, the former president frequently excoriate...
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Energy miracle derailed by politics
Commentary, Nation World
Mar 18, 2024
In many ways, nuclear energy and renewable energy are the inverse of each other. One is reliable and efficient, but has a terrible reputation and face...
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A tattered safety net in New York
Commentary, New York
Mar 15, 2024
A ProPublica investigation turned up shocking gaps in New York state’s guardianship system. A civil society should be judged on how it treats its most...
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No, illegal immigrants didn’t build America
Commentary, Nation World
RICH LOWRY 
Mar 15, 2024
Joe Biden doesn’t have a problem with illegal immigrants. He’s made that clear in his shame-faced retreat from his impromptu use of the term “illegal”...
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Ramadan’s valuable lessons even for non-Muslims
Commentary, Nation World
JOYCE M. DAVIS PennLive 
Mar 15, 2024
HARRISBURG, Pa. (TNS) — An estimated 1.8 billion Muslims around the world are celebrating the holy month of Ramadan, a time the observant dedicate to ...
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The Ivy League is right to revive the SAT
Commentary, Nation World
STEPHEN L. CARTER Bloomberg Opinion 
Mar 14, 2024
NEW YORK (TNS) — The back-to-the-SAT bandwagon rolls on. As swiftly as they followed the leader in dropping the standardized test as an admission requ...
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The inherent right to information
Commentary, Nation World
Mar 14, 2024
Ask who wrote the Declaration of Independence, and most people will promptly respond with Thomas Jefferson. Ask about the Constitution, and Broadway e...
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‘No Labels’ has no candidate
Commentary, Nation World
BYRON YORK 
Mar 14, 2024
How do presidential candidacies start? Most begin with the ambitions of one person — one governor or senator or, in Donald Trump's case, one real esta...
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Housing shortage the real problem with US economy
Commentary, Nation World
BEN HARRIS Los Angeles Times 
Mar 13, 2024
WASHINGTON (TNS) — Recently released government data hammered home what we have known for at least a year: A national housing shortage, not broad-base...
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Navy spent $4.3M to play video games
Commentary, Nation World
Mar 12, 2024
The U.S. Navy spent $4.3 million last year on recruitment efforts using Esports and video games, including paying officers to play Fortnite with teena...
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Pentagon has no clear AI plan
Commentary, Nation World
Mar 11, 2024
The Department of Defense doesn’t know how it will use artificial intelligence in its daily operations, despite receiving $1.8 billion for that purpos...
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