Opinion

The U.S. Pulls Back From Global Leadership

The United States has pulled back from global leadership since 2017, when President Donald Trump took office with a slogan of “America First.” We remain the world’s foremost military and economic pow Read More

It’s over! The fat gentleman has sung

A lot of folks grumble and growl and punch the air when they see commentary they dislike on TV. Others scrunch the editorial page into a ball. And swear they will never read that rag again. Maybe you Read More

All of Us Need to Help Revitalize Our Democracy

Amid all the troubles occupying our attention, one of the more worrisome is also one of the least visible. It’s the loss of public faith in the effectiveness of our representative democracy. While mo Read More

Cuomo has Bigger Problems than How ‘Substantive’ Chicken Wings Are

Government overreach has been a hallmark of Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s time in office, but his recent dictates surrounding forced-food purchases at bars have crossed a new line. Surely, the governor has more Read More

A Rising China is Here to Stay

This is an election year, so we can expect a fresh round of China-bashing. American politicians love to use China as a punching bag; it never stops, really, but the trend accelerates when candidates a Read More

It’s Time to Learn What Our System is About from the Inside

I have spent a long time in politics, and over those years one thing has remained constant: There are a lot more Americans who criticize government than there are who serve and do something about it. Read More

Leadership Needed to Counter Dramatic Spike in NYS Violence

Assembly Minority Leader Will Barclay (R,C,I–Pulaski) and members of the Minority Conference on July 10 joined law-and-order professionals demanding state leaders reverse dangerous policies that have Read More

The U.S. Has No Choice but to Lead Globally

The United States is the most powerful country in the world. By any measure, we are preeminent. We have challenges and vulnerabilities, and we are not as dominant as we once were, but no one else come Read More