Long Island Opinion & Commentary
Nassau County and Suffolk County editorials, columns, guest essays, cartoons, letters and more.

Albany comes up short on affordability
Budget doesn't help working class and ending weekly paychecks is a disaster.
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A government autism registry is frightening2m read
Extreme weather is a modern health crisis2m read

We will not move on after antisemitic attacks3m read

Health care must build, not erode trust2m read

Budget cuts undermine EPA's mission2m read
The Point

Ukraine uses attacks to seek peace deal
Nation uses audacious strikes to seek peace deal; now the U.S. must do its part.
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Navy ship renaming is cruel, misguided
Harvey Milk was a warrior and the type of hero we should laud and remember.
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A hazy scenario for Antonio Delgado
Challenging his boss, Kathy Hochul, for governor might not resonate with voters.
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Commentary

Heat is bad for workers' health. RFK Jr. doesn't care.
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health fired ts heat experts.
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Why steel users don't make more of a fuss about tariffs4m read

Why Medicaid work requirements won't work3m read

This isn't how you 'restore gold standard' science3m read

Students need more challenges, not fewer tests3m read
More Opinion

State must close Lawrence deal2m read

New 'Moderate' line taking shape in some Nassau local races2m read

Alaskan drilling's biggest fan is also its biggest hurdle4m read

The MAHA report's errors are just the start of its problems4m read
Extreme weather is a modern health crisis2m read

Zeldin's priorities at the EPA, clean water for Long Island breweries1m read
Laudable Suffolk road safety step1m read

Black women still lack bodily autonomy2m read

New NUMC board emerging under Stuart Rabinowitz3m read

We will not move on after antisemitic attacks3m read

Break up Columbia? Maybe, and the rest of the Ivy League, too4m read

We are desperately short of air traffic controllers — could AI help close the gap?4m read
Musings: Why not add a monorail link?

Health care must build, not erode trust2m read
Musings: Let's take care of our Earth

Musings: Our season of discontent1m read

Budget cuts undermine EPA's mission2m read

In Kings Park, walks, whispers and winds of time2m read

To dam or not to dam in Suffolk3m read

Trump's policy reversals — A new way to govern?2m read

A soft housing market isn't just a Florida and Texas story now3m read

Trump pardon of ex-labor boss from LI draws political buzz2m read

Air show at Jones Beach, Pete Rose1m read

Uncertain legacy of summer 2020 protests2m read
Signs of hope in Hempstead1m read

Sands hedging its bets on a casino, looking at new developer for the Hub5m read

Can LI properly get ready for a hurricane?2m read

The GOP's budget bill will pass in spite of itself4m read

DOGE has failed to halt increases in federal spending3m read
Don't restrict COVID vaccine1m read

Big budget bill has many problems1m read

Musk may presage GOP fiscal blowback2m read

Poll surveys Nassau residents about Blakeman and his ties to Trump3m read
Greenway is lifeline for safer streets2m read

Trump Accounts? Republicans have had better ideas3m read

The U.S. is about to discover if deficits don't matter4m read
America needs foreign students1m read
Memorial Day tributes, the dam at Stump Pond3m read

CD3 group opposes bill to take Kings Point parkland for parking lot4m read
Latest Trump cartoons

DOGE cost cuts will end up costing us2m read

AI sometimes deceives to survive. Does anybody care?4m read

Medicaid work requirements threaten a critical health care system2m read

Musings: Let MLB money help a child

Musings: Focus on healing, not on planes
Zeldin must choose LI over polluters2m read

Musings: Pay attention to No Tobacco Day

Musings: We must pay attention to mental illness in children1m read

On Memorial Day, let us never forget2m read

Struggling veterans need human connection2m read