Op Eds

By Jody Kass Finkel Yesterday, the GOP-led County Legislature continued to ignore the serious imbalances in County Executive Bruce Blakeman’s 2025-2028 proposed budget. When the Legislature rubber-stamped Blakeman’s budget in October, it already had enormous […]

By Steve Levy Kudos to Newsday for a splendid editorial attacking the efforts of various state lawmakers and bureaucrats to dramatically lower standards and expectations for Long Island students. https://www.newsday.com/opinion/editorials/ny-board-of-regents-schools-education-test-results-graduation-requirements-diploma-ijy7ye2r The far left, in its […]

By Will Barclay New Yorkers’ concerns about crime and public safety haven’t subsided since Albany’s botched criminal justice “reforms” in recent years. In fact, the shortcomings of Democrats’ policies and inadequate prosecutorial priorities become more […]

You would’ve thought that the Democrats got the message from the American public that was sick and tired of the party’s open border policies. The people of this country sent a loud, resounding message to […]

Who would’ve ever thunk it — that dozens of drones the size of an SUV would be able to hover above American counties without any response from our federal government? When concerned residents called the […]

Previously Published in The Messenger Anyone with a healthy amount of cynicism would agree with the idea that when a new tax or fine is introduced, it’s essentially written in stone. That’s why the end […]

By Steve Levy  Many are attributing Donald Trump‘s victory over Kamala Harris to his enormously effective “they/them” ad hitting Harris on her support for taxpayer-financed sex-change operations for prisoners and illegal aliens. But it’s not […]

Violence in state prisons has reached another record high, and there are no signs this growing crisis will slow down anytime soon. Inmate-on-inmate assaults surpassed 2023 levels in September. The Mohawk Correctional Facility just saw a 12-day […]

By Steve Levy President Trump and Governor Hochul should collaborate on a master plan to eliminate congestion pricing, enhance federal aid, and finally get the MTA’s unsustainable spending under control.  Our Center for Cost Effective […]

1. Are Trump‘s Appointments from the House Political Malpractice? Many of us are scratching our heads, wondering what Donald Trump was thinking by appointing several Republican House members to his administration at a time when […]