Long Island Opinion & Commentary
Nassau County and Suffolk County editorials, columns, guest essays, cartoons, letters and more.
The Latest
Can LI properly get ready for a hurricane?
Budget cuts at NOAA will affect agency's ability to forecast approaching storms.
2m readGreenway is lifeline for safer streets2m read
DOGE cost cuts will end up costing us2m read
Zeldin must choose LI over polluters2m read
Struggling veterans need human connection2m read
NYS must reform LIPA, end utility lobbying2m read
The Point
Musk may presage GOP fiscal blowback
Remarks about deficit increases could signal Senate resistance to budget bill.
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On Memorial Day, let us never forget
We owe it to those we have lost to always remember their sacrifices.
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Calls for violence lead to violence
We shouldn't be shocked that hateful antisemitic protests led to killings in D.C.
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Commentary
The GOP's budget bill will pass in spite of itself
The GOP majorities are helpful, because they act like a forcing mechanism.
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Trump Accounts? Republicans have had better ideas3m read
The U.S. is about to discover if deficits don't matter4m read
AI sometimes deceives to survive. Does anybody care?4m read
Medicaid work requirements threaten a critical health care system2m read
More Opinion
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
Mayday for air traffic safety3m read
CEOs can stop White House attacks — if they act now3m read
A big, ugly attack on Americans' health4m read
Stillwell Woods Preserve, tax bill, EPA, LIPA, more3m read
SALT win for Long Island1m read
Calls for violence lead to violence2m read
Losing sleep over clean energy tax credit cuts5m read
Deadly fungi are here, and they're spreading5m read
The FDA's new COVID vaccine policy is clear as mud5m read
Physician oversight, school security, retirees1m read
Mastering the fine art of backtracking2m read
Sposato returns to the jail6m read
Rein in Trump's crypto chicanery1m read
NYS must reform LIPA, end utility lobbying2m read
Ending birthright citizenship will mostly affect U.S. citizens3m read
Even the pope can be a victim of misinformation3m read
Trump Doctrine — Mind your business, we'll mind ours2m read
Debate on housing and LI open spaces, NUMC, disabilities3m read
Seeing is believing on tunnel repairs2m read
LIPA needs a power switch2m read
State officials move forward with NUMC overhaul3m read
Stop pushing glucose tracking that most people don't need3m read
Gun violence is down — can Trump take credit?3m read
Let's not disparage Biden's good actions, more1m read
Pope Leo will welcome all immigrants2m read
Change doctor discipline system1m read
Trump drops opposition to Long Island wind project after Hochul intervention4m read
Breaking: Trump drops opposition to major wind project off Long Island2m read
Don't balance budget on NYers with disabilities2m read
The $400 million airplane is only part of the problem2m read
The next great job churn is already starting3m read
Dangerous erosion of America's soft power2m read
Musings: Make school voting easier
Musings: Colleges must walk a fine line1m read
Musings: Why I decided to donate my kidney to a stranger1m read
Pete Rose saga is a story for our times2m read
Apple Watch lost at Robert Moses State Park, but not without a trace2m read
NUMC needs leadership transplant3m read
FDA appointee is a drug critic with a lot to prove5m read
Housing takes center in town elections2m read
Medicaid cuts, cellphones for kids, self-deportation1m read
Stand strong on SALT relief1m read
Amtrak takes the press on a tour of the aging East River Tunnel tubes2m read
Blakeman goes to D.C. to pitch Vance on visit to LI4m read
NY needs more judges; here's how to get them2m read
