Long Island Opinion & Commentary
Nassau County and Suffolk County editorials, columns, guest essays, cartoons, letters and more.
The Latest
Federal cuts would devastate our students
At Suffolk CCC, need-based financial aid is essential to earn a degree and more.
2m readHealth care mandates kill LI businesses2m read
Nassau wrong on first responder protection act1m read
The families who say yes to the unknown2m read
Albany comes up short on affordability2m read
A government autism registry is frightening2m read
The Point
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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Anti-vaccine movement threat is real
Setting or changing religious or medical exemptions will undo lifesaving progress.
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Commentary
Big waves and high tides can be just as insidious as hurricanes
Perhaps Trump has "disaster amnesia."
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An Israel-Iran war may not rattle the oil market3m read
There's a better way to honor our veterans2m read
This travel ban is as pointless as the last one3m read
The phrase 'Free Palestine' is freeing no one3m read
More Opinion
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
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
