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By Aaron E. Glatt, MD I became a physician to save lives, not aid in their death. The physician/patient relationship is built on trust. That’s why it’s deeply troubling that the legalization of assisted suicide […]

Previously Published in The Messenger Another election cycle has come and gone. The Thursday before the election, we published an editorial that recommended the voter embrace this year as the last odd-year election for local […]

By Steve Levy You’ll be seeing this column referencing the great, late Charles Krauthammer, quite a number of times in the future One of his most notable lines was that the decline of a vibrant […]

Lately, little attention has been focused on the issue of student loan forgiveness, which was so prominent in the Biden administration. Then-President Joe Biden desperately attempted to cater to his college-educated constituency by seeking to […]

President Donald Trump’s posture in the Ukrainian conflict has been a never-ending seesaw of proposals. At first, we were dismayed that it seemed the president was somewhat indifferent to Russian President Vladimir Putin‘s aggression. He […]

Good news for those who were dismayed that some Suffolk County officials employed questionable tactics in seeking approval for a countywide referendum that extended their terms from two to four years: The chairman of the […]

By Ernie Fazio Having lived longer and healthier than most people, I am very thankful. But the world we inhabit has had me concerned. As a person who reads history, we are in a precarious […]

We were quick to push back against those who criticized President Donald Trump’s initial peace plan for ending the Russian/Ukrainian war earlier in the year. It maintained Ukrainian sovereignty for the land it still controlled, […]

LILP offers a take on illegal immigration you won’t get from Long Island’s liberal media outlets  Every day, there seems to be yet another article in Newsday on how rotten law enforcement officials are for […]

By Will Barclay The abject failure of New York’s criminal justice reform has been evident for years. For example, “Raise the Age,” which calls for many cases involving 16- and 17-year-old Adolescent Offenders (AOs) to […]