Opinion

Seven reasons not to raise taxes in New York
Commentary, Opinion
By BILL HAMMOND 
Feb 09, 2026
Despite the robust growth of state revenues in recent years, many of New York’s elected officials are pushing to further increase the tax burden on th...
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Another blue state, another fraud scheme
Commentary, Opinion
By JOE BATTENFELD Boston Herald 
Feb 05, 2026
BOSTON (TNS) — Leah Foley is showing what a difference a good U.S. Attorney can make, embarrassing Massachusetts officials by uncovering another major...
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Weather talk brings social connection
Commentary, Opinion
By DEB WUETHRICH 
Feb 04, 2026
Who knew we would ever be celebrating that temperatures reached 20 degrees? I mean, FINALLY reached 20 degrees again. Those days sure feel warm after ...
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Commentary, Opinion
Feb 03, 2026
Midterms are rarely kind to the president’s party, and with balloting just nine months off, the storm clouds look particularly threatening for Republi...
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Commentary, Opinion
By ADRIANA E. RAMIREZ Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 
Feb 03, 2026
PITTSBURGH (TNS) — Last Friday's release of a few million more Epstein-related documents came with gruesome and disgusting revelations about the sexua...
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Commentary, Opinion
By RICH LOWRY 
Feb 01, 2026
Alex Pretti wasn’t killed while “protesting.” This is a common description of what he was doing on a Minneapolis street Saturday, when a confrontation...
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Is moderation the new movement in American politics?
Commentary, Opinion
By CHRISTIAN JOSI RealClearPolitics 
Jan 30, 2026
Every election cycle, Washington convinces itself that this will be the moment voters finally come home. Republicans think frustrated Americans will s...
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The Clintons arrogantly ignore subpoena
Commentary, Opinion
Jan 29, 2026
It should come as little surprise that Bill and Hillary Clinton have defied subpoenas to testify in the U.S. House probe of Jeffrey Epstein. But the f...
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