Op Eds

We’ve been shouting from the mountaintops for years that the best way to prevent a mass shooting in a school, church or other congregate setting is with armed security guards. Armed intruders must be met […]

By Arnold W. Drucker On a somber April day, thousands gathered in my hometown of Plainview for a ceremony that should never have had to happen. We renamed Manetto Hill Road as “Captain Omer Neutra […]

Democrats constantly talk about Trump as being a threat to democracy, yet, in his four years and six months in the Oval Office, there is no evidence that the free speech of liberals has been […]

By Will Barclay As is often the case in New York, a broken legislative process paired with misguided priorities yielded little of merit during this legislative session. It seems the 2025 session will likely be […]

With rare exceptions, progressive blue cities continue to vote for the same radical progressive politicians that have made their cities unaffordable to live in and laden with crime and their schools violent and underperforming.  And […]

By Elaine Phillips  There’s a fiscal crisis unfolding in New York—and it’s emptying the pockets of Nassau  County residents.  Medicaid is consuming a staggering 41.8% of the state’s $252 billion budget, amounting to  $105.4 billion […]

In what can only be described as an alarming action by a rogue District Court judge, the president’s executive decision to deploy the National Guard was temporarily blocked. The action was so over the top […]

This week, our country celebrated Juneteenth, a recognition of how we overcame slavery in our nation. Long Island Life and Politics wrote an editorial supporting the concept of reflecting upon where we’ve come from and […]

As Israel engages in an effort of survival in seeking to take out Iran’s nuclear buildup, many in America are ambivalent about the U.S. getting too involved with Israel’s activities. Even within the Republican Party, […]

LaLota Was Right to Vote for Defunding NPR, PBS Long Island Congressman Nick LaLota (R-Rocky Point) did the right thing by switching his position and supporting the Republican bill to defund National Public Radio and […]