Opinion

After the dust has cleared [from the midterm elections this year], Congress will be narrowly divided, and President Joe Biden will have to work hard to govern effectively. Whether he can do so will depend on plenty of different factors, but none will be more important than his relationship with members of both parties in […]

Preparing New York’s students for the workforce and the responsibilities and challenges beyond school is the most important job of any education system. Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, these goals became significantly more challenging, and in these last few years we learned a great deal about how to address disruptions in our normal

It’s good to be the king, as a popular song has it in China these days. It’s good to be Xi Jinping. Xi was just chosen to lead the nation for a third consecutive five-year term. That’s not entirely unprecedented — Mao Zedong led the People’s Republic of China from 1949-1976. But it is a

For overburdened employers across New York state, the Tax Foundation’s new 2023 State Business Tax Climate Index is anything but surprising.  New York’s business-tax climate — the second worst in the nation for the fifth year in a row — makes it very difficult for small businesses to grow and succeed.  We need our leaders in

The United States was born in a rejection of being ruled by the King of England and a celebration of the rights of individuals. The Declaration of Independence states boldly that “all men are created equal,” suggesting that hereditary monarchs are no better than anyone else. It may seem a little surprising, then, that Americans

Congressional Democrats run out of time Inflation continued to run hot into September, with consumer inflation still up 8.2 percent annualized and producer inflation at 8.5 percent annualized, according to the latest data by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The post-COVID supply crunch is continuing, and the economy overheats, now with demand on the downturn as

It was obvious before the ink was dry on the page that Democrats’ rushed and reckless gun laws were unconstitutional. The federal court ruled correctly [on Oct. 6 blocking elements of the state’s new concealed-carry restrictions]. It should serve as a lesson to Gov. Kathy Hochul and legislative Democrats about what happens when they try

Now that this year’s primaries are over and general-election campaigns are revving up, it’s time to take a step back. I know, it seems an odd thing to do when all the media attention is shifting to focus on the U.S. Senate, U.S. House, and legislative contests that might affect who controls those chambers. But

And that’s the problem Rather than explain how a department under her control could spend hundreds of millions of dollars more than needed on COVID-19 test kits, Gov. Kathy Hochul instead insisted the purchase was a good idea, proclaiming she would “do that all again” if given the chance. This response is alarming, arrogant, and

It sometimes seems that Americans are hopelessly divided by politics, but I believe it will take politics to make our country work. More specifically, it will take political skills. We need elected officials with the political skills to bring together diverse factions and address America’s challenges. What are political skills? They include communication, not just