Op Eds

The end-of-session decisions of the Supreme Court reinforce the adage that elections matter. A vote for Donald Trump in 2016, despite his character flaws, led to a Supreme Court that overturned the Chevron case, and, […]

Few people know it, but if people go to the polls this November to vote yes on a referendum to enshrine abortion rights into the New York State Constitution, they will also be voting yes […]

A recent op-ed to Newsday congratulated Governor Kathy Hochul for recommending cell phones not be permitted during class time. We at Long Island Life & Politics were way ahead of the curve on this one. […]

By Charles Lavine I could not agree more with this action which comes as we near the end of a month in which we’re supposed to raise awareness about gun violence. The reality, of course, […]

Previously Published in The Messenger The Olson Group’s report on the State’s handling of the COVID-19 Pandemic has been released at long last, and it doesn’t reveal much besides what many had already surmised. Briefly, […]

There was a time when Newsday was the only daily newspaper on Long Island. There is no printed newspaper that can serve as daily competition to Newsday, but now there is a digital media outlet […]

What is Juneteenth? We celebrate it with the closing of government offices and schools. Most folks know it has something to do with Black history and the ending of slavery. The holiday stemmed from the […]

Supporters of Hamas terrorists took over a New York City subway car demanding that Zionists leave. None were arrested. https://abc7.com/post/protesters-chant-raise-hand-youre-zionist-aboard-nyc/14942616/ Let us repeat that: Hamas terrorist supporters took over a New York City subway car […]