Long Island Opinion & Commentary
Nassau County and Suffolk County editorials, columns, guest essays, cartoons, letters and more.
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Assessing Trump's first 100 days: A MAGA mess
It's a MAGA mess and a case of authoritarian overreach.
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Assessing Trump's first 100 days: A new golden age2m read
Federal stop-work order on offshore wind plan undermines real economic progress.2m read
LI is battleground for cannabis policy2m read
New slogan: making emissions great again2m read
The hayride that lives in my heart2m read
The Point
As Albany finalizes new plan for control of NUMC board, an incendiary effort to block it pops up
The budget also likely will include capital funding for the hospital.
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Spurring more births not an easy task
Trump's push smacks against reality that such campaigns elsewhere have failed.
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Both extremes hurt transgender debate
Democrats were hurt by 2024 stances but now Republicans risk alienating public.
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Commentary
What will we get for the holidays? Empty shelves
Some clothing retailers are also putting orders on hold.
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What scientists need to do to save science3m read
Stop scaring future world leaders off U.S. campuses4m read
RFK Jr. is the real wild card in protecting Obamacare3m read
Kids are anxious. Ignoring it won't help.4m read
More Opinion
Wind is part of LI energy future3m read
Kids are anxious. Ignoring it won't help.4m read
Here's why the president keeps ignoring the law3m read
Halting Long Island wind project, comparing Ed Romaine and Bruce Blakeman3m read
Both extremes hurt transgender debate2m read
A Ukraine peace 'deal' that's designed to fail4m read
Penn redo tall order for feds1m read
New bidder for a Nassau casino expected soon5m read
New York should not have a mask ban2m read
Trump's neocolonialism tendencies ignore American history and values2m read
Claw back IDA cash from Canon1m read
NYS voter identification, Northern State Parkway project1m read
Trump Tower Moscow whispers heard again2m read
Being a parent can be dizzying. To reorient, I look to the stars4m read
Stuart Rabinowitz emerging as top choice to chair a new NUMC board1m read
The next pope will help decide the planet's fate2m read
Geoengineering's risks need to be studied more4m read
The world needs more people like Pope Francis1m read
Hegseth proves unfit for duty1m read
Nassau CSEA health care contract comes back to take its political toll4m read
Harvard teaches resistance, not leadership2m read
Easy entry into the U.S. from foreign shores? Don't count on it now3m read
How likely is it that bird flu will spread to humans on a mass scale?3m read
What to tell students about Earth's future2m read
Jan. 6 pardons, RFK Jr.'s autism comments1m read
Gavin Wax: From Trump's MAGA-phone to FCC official3m read
Francis set path for successor2m read
The 'golden age' of U.S. manufacturing stumbles out of the gate3m read
A conclave to test Pope Francis' legacy5m read
New pope should be like Francis in spirit4m read
Musings: Honk as if your life depends on it
Musings: An invisible war against our heroes1m read
Musings: Smartphone owners might flip out over this1m read
Bringing the Pietà to the World's Fair3m read
New turn in the hunt for life out there2m read
Build back trust in public health3m read
The U.S. has Greenland (and foreign policy) exactly upside down3m read
New York feels the wind chill of White House power politics4m read
Solar tax credits, NYS policy, Trump trips, rides to space3m read
U.S. is effectively in Kremlin's corner2m read
No more games on deportations1m read
Trotta runs for Smithtown supervisor on antidevelopment plank4m read
Here is Harvard's best argument against funding cuts3m read
Trump institutionalizes the 'Big Lie'3m read
Legalized pot, helping homeless, policing roadways1m read
Santos might not get his Trump pardon2m read
Stefanik a possible gubernatorial roadblock for Blakeman5m read
Nassau's agreement with ICE is dangerous2m read
Can Democrats and big tech get back together?4m read
If countries stop buying U.S. debt, everything changes4m read
Pope Francis, school mascots, Santos sentence, judge's arrest, OMNY card3m read
Musings: Look for acts of kindness around us
Musings: E-ZPass? It's not always that easy1m read
Musings: LI, here's a bright idea that has no ceiling1m read
Halting Long Island wind project, comparing Ed Romaine and Bruce Blakeman3m read
