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Opinion

Gov. Hochul’s cowardice is revealed

Editorials and columns

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul just revealed the depths of her political cowardice and lack of care for her constituents. As the governor of a state with a city characterized by the most contentious and internationally recognized mayoral race in the United States, she appeared pressured to make ...

Teetering on the edge of the abyss

Editorials and columns

It has been a week since young conservative activist Charlie Kirk was gunned down at a rally on the campus of Utah Valley University in front of his wife and hundreds of attendees. In the days since, a suspect — 22-year-old Tyler Robinson — allegedly confessed to his father that he ...

Capitalism v. Mamdani: The battle ahead

Editorials and columns

As Zohran Mamdani rides frontrunner status in the final seven weeks before the mayoral election, he's moving rapidly to the left. Despite efforts by the business community to build bridges with Mamdani, he is ratcheting up his anti-capitalist rhetoric, equating profit with greed, rolling out ...

Another tax revolt may be right around the corner

Editorials and columns

Anyone old enough to have lived through the mayhem and economic decline of the 1970s probably will recall the tax cut heard round the world. That was the famous California ballot initiative Proposition 13, which slashed property taxes by more than 25% and then screwed a tight cap on future rate ...

Phones versus playing outside

Editorials and columns

When I was a kid, childhood meant playing on the street, riding my bike, hanging out with friends. Most kids now experience a different childhood. Jonathan Haidt's bestselling book, "The Anxious Generation," talks about that. He calls it "a tragedy in two acts." "Act One, we lose the ...

Don’t let worry overtake your life

Editorials and columns

History has a way of handing down timeless wisdom. Corrie Ten Boom was a Dutch watchmaker who risked everything to protect others during World War II. She endured the horrors of a concentration camp, and yet, after the war, Corrie spoke around the world about faith, forgiveness, and resilience. ...