Long Island Opinion & Commentary
Nassau County and Suffolk County editorials, columns, guest essays, cartoons, letters and more.
The Latest
Health care mandates kill LI businesses
Cost of care is biggest problem for LI's small businesses and we can't pay more.
2m readNassau 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
Extreme weather is a modern health crisis2m read
The Point
Electric flight evokes LI aviation history
Battery-powered trip from East Hampton to JFK reminds us we've always flown high.
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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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Commentary
Aerospace was ready to take off. Then tariffs landed.
The only hang-up has been the recovery of the aerospace supply chain
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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
Why Medicaid work requirements won't work3m read
This isn't how you 'restore gold standard' science3m read
More Opinion
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
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
