Ed Kowalski is a writer, commentator, and advocate for accountability in public life. He founded The Valley Viewpoint on a simple credo: comfort the afflicted, and afflict the comfortable. His essays and commentaries follow that mission—sharp, principled, and grounded in the experiences of real people rather than abstractions.
Ed grew up on Manhattan’s East Side, where he learned early that the most meaningful stories come not from headlines, but from human encounters: a neighbor’s quiet endurance, the shifting rhythm of a city street, the truths that surface in ordinary moments. Those experiences shaped the way he views politics, power, and community—always through the lens of people first.
He is a product of Jesuit education, shaped by its call to service, reflection, and intellectual honesty—values that continue to guide every aspect of his work. Ed also helps lead a Jesuit remembrance initiative honoring the mentors and educators who shaped generations across the Northeast Province.
Professionally, Ed has spent decades at the intersection of finance, HR, legal strategy, and crisis leadership, guiding organizations through acquisitions, restructurings, and the hard decisions where corporate policy meets human consequence. Those experiences reinforced a belief central to his public voice: the real purpose of the law is, and has always been, to stop others—including judges—from pushing people around. That conviction sits at the heart of his legal commentary and fuels his insistence on accountability in every arena of public life.
Ed expanded his voice onto the airwaves as the host of Hudson Valley This Morning on iHeart’s WKIP where he examined local politics, public safety, economic trends, and national events with clarity and candor. One of his most popular features was “Lawyers, Guns, and Money,” co-hosted with Washington, D.C. legal analyst and the most accurate political narrator in the United States, Jesse Vazquez, offering listeners accessible, insightful, and often eye-opening analysis of the legal and political battles shaping the nation.
Today, Ed continues to contribute regularly to Tom Sipos’ successful and widely listened-to Hudson Valley Focus LIVE Show on The Beacon radio network, bringing perspective, narrative depth, and accountability-driven analysis to audiences across the region.
He is also the creator of The Supreme Spotlight, an ongoing series exploring major legal cases and the evolving character of the American judiciary.
Through The Valley Viewpoint, Ed blends narrative craft with investigative clarity. His work explores Supreme Court rulings, state and local politics, Hudson Valley civic issues, and the revealing moments—sometimes humorous, sometimes unsettling—that illuminate who we are as a community and a country. His writing is known for its honesty, its directness, and its refusal to soft-pedal uncomfortable truths.
What drives Ed—on the page, on the air, and in the community—is a conviction that truth matters, accountability matters, and that the Hudson Valley deserves a voice willing to speak plainly when it matters most.
The Valley Viewpoint Website
A full, expanded version of The Valley Viewpoint website is coming soon, featuring long-form narratives, radio archives, legal analysis, and community-focused commentary.
Until then, Ed can be reached directly at:
kowalski@thevalleyviewpoint.net
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