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

Let's talk now about new SST noise
With new flights poised for JFK, 1970s Concorde war shows harm in delaying.
2m readSALT has no place in big, beautiful tax cut2m read

It's time to reduce the cost of building in NY2m read

Summer's here: Music to our ears2m read

Federal cuts would devastate our students2m read
Health care mandates kill LI businesses2m read
The Point

Two musicians leave their legacies
We all want to know that we made a difference and that someone noticed.
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Troubling implications of Trump parade
DC march, recent speech and actions in LA add up to an un-American power grab.
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Blakeman must update ICE message
To immigrants, county executive had downplayed Nassau's role in deportations.
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Commentary

How AI and charter schools could close the tutoring gap
Public schools can adopt successful AI-based tutoring programs pioneered at charters.
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The immigration crackdown is full of economic contradictions5m read

America's immigration mess shows it is failing as a nation of laws4m read

#SkinnyTok rebranded eating disorders dangerously fast5m read

Big waves and high tides can be just as insidious as hurricanes4m read
More Opinion

Fiery reactions to events in LA4m read

Troubling implications of Trump parade2m read

Another round for another Hub4m read

Troubling start to MAHA effort1m read

This travel ban is as pointless as the last one3m read

There's a better way to honor our veterans2m read

Perfect environment for self-deportation1m read
Blakeman must update ICE message2m read

Federal cuts would devastate our students2m read

LI builders group enters the primaries 3m read
Need more eyes on state budget1m read

The phrase 'Free Palestine' is freeing no one3m read

Trump's NASA cuts would destroy decades of science and wipe out its future7m read

Using National Guard now is hypocritical, more3m read

Anti-vaccine movement threat is real2m read

Lessons in LA for all of us1m read

LI developers: 'This can't happen'3m read

What have we learned since George Floyd's murder?3m read

RFK Jr. is dangerously wrong on fluoride3m read

Reviewing Trump-Musk split, banning fluoride will make us healthy?3m read

Pass bill to stop drugged driving1m read
Health care mandates kill LI businesses2m read

Mark Lesko and Anthony LaPinta partner up3m read

Aerospace was ready to take off. Then tariffs landed.4m read
Nassau wrong on first responder protection act1m read
Musings: Flag displays aren't just annual

Musings: Floating an idea for creativity
Musings: A '60s numbers game that too few ever won1m read

Electric flight evokes LI aviation history2m read

The families who say yes to the unknown2m read
Keep HS graduation standards high3m read

Heat is bad for workers' health. RFK Jr. doesn't care.4m read

Why steel users don't make more of a fuss about tariffs4m read

Navy ship renaming is cruel, misguided2m read

Ukraine uses attacks to seek peace deal2m read

Sloppy effort on deportations1m read

Trump-Musk feud, DOGE, Long Island Power Authority2m read

Anthony Figliola, who lost bid to succeed Zeldin in House, headed to HHS3m read

Why Medicaid work requirements won't work3m read

This isn't how you 'restore gold standard' science3m read
Blakeman should make NUMC picks1m read

Raising the SALT cap, presidential pardons1m read

Did Garbarino, LaLota host labor secretary to restore green tax credits?4m read

Albany comes up short on affordability2m read

A government autism registry is frightening2m read

Students need more challenges, not fewer tests3m read

In this corrupt age, a new crypto law should leave no loopholes3m read

A hazy scenario for Antonio Delgado2m read

Attacks show hate is a sad part of today's society1m read

State must close Lawrence deal2m read