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Rants of the Week
FEMA initially refused to give aid to Ohio residents after a freight train spilled toxic chemicals into their air and water. But FEMA was quick to act to spend $800 million in blankets, buses and […]
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The New York State Senate Has Become a Cesspool
Politics in Albany has always been slimy, but the New York Senate is becoming a bastion of disgust. Just look at some of the recent actions it has taken over the last few years. Cashless […]
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Leftist Advocates Encourage Illegal Migrants to Stay in $300-per-Night Hotels.
People’s heads exploded when they found out that newly arrived illegal immigrants were in $300 per night hotels by the city government and have now refused to move out to go to less cushy housing […]
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To Woke or Not to Woke? A Thought on Black History
By Ernie Fazio Watching the news lately reminds me of the theater of the absurd. I hear terms like “woke” and “CRT” and I am confused. But I doubt that I am alone. Even the […]
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Santos’ Sister Can Give Him $26,000, But Wouldn’t Pay Her Rent
How crazy a world are we living in today where the tenant who failed to pay her rent for two years had enough money reserved to donate nearly $26,000 to her brother’s political campaign? https://paper.newsday.com/html5/reader/production/default.aspx?edid=273dbef1-0890-4613-835d-e9e1c4b7b094&pnum=6 […]
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Let the MTA Go Bankrupt
Once again, the MTA is looking for taxpayers and bus and subway riders to bail out their massive mismanagement and inefficiencies. Enough is enough! It’s time to tell the MTA to get its act together […]
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This Was the Biggest Consequence of the Afghanistan Pullout
The Biden administration humiliated America with its disastrous pullout in Afghanistan. What sane leader pulls out his military before his country’s citizens have been safely removed from a warring country? But beyond the humiliation and […]
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The Press Is Selling out Objectivity for Cold, Hard Cash
There was a time when the Fourth Estate was the one remaining institution that could tell truth to power. Republicans and Democrats would fight to hear the best spin on their actions, but the media […]
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You Must Now Subject Yourself to DEI Indoctrination before Graduating College in NYS (and More)
You might think Woke madness is something reserved for wacky California or inner-city radical enclaves, but actually it’s seeping into our institutions everywhere. It’s even impacting your son or daughter, who may be seeking a […]
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The Post-Covid $227 Billion New York State Budget: The New Normal
We warned you in previous columns that there was a downside to the massive infusion of federal funding to state governments during the pandemic. Only 10% of that funding went for Covid-related purposes. The remainder […]