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There are moments when government reveals what it truly values. This week was one of them. Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, sitting as a member of the state’s Board of Pardons, voted to grant clemency to a man convicted of sexually assaulting a 10-year-old girl. The decision has ignited predictable political outrage. But this story isContinue reading “When Government Pardons the Unforgivable”

For many in the Hudson Valley, New York City politics can feel like a world away. But history has a habit of reminding us that ideas rarely stay confined to city limits. They travel. They migrate. And eventually, they arrive in our own town halls, school boards, county legislatures, and state government. The New YorkContinue reading “The Revolution Isn’t Coming. It’s Already Applying for Local Office.”

The other day, more out of curiosity than conviction, I looked up the moon that hung over New York City when I was born. Apparently, I arrived under a waning crescent moon. Astrologers say it’s the moon of reflection, truth-seeking, and passing along what you’ve learned to others. I had to chuckle. After all, I’veContinue reading “Maybe It Was the Moon…But I Think It Was the Hudson Valley”

If I were ever invited to deliver a commencement address, I’d do something that would probably make every English teacher cringe. I’d borrow from Justice Clarence Thomas. Not because I couldn’t write my own speech, but because he captured a truth our culture desperately needs to hear. He said: “Today, we rarely hear of ourContinue reading “Freedom Isn’t Free—It’s Earned Through Responsibility”

For the past several months, I’ve written repeatedly about what I believe is one of the greatest threats facing New York—not crime, not taxes, not even our failing energy policies. It’s the steady erosion of confidence in our courts. I’ve written about judges who appear more interested in social engineering than interpreting the law. I’veContinue reading “The Bench Is Not a Political Reward”

Britain has a new prime minister. His name is Andy Burnham. And not a single voter in Britain cast a ballot for him to become prime minister in a nationwide election. Under the United Kingdom’s parliamentary system, the governing Labour Party selected Burnham to replace Keir Starmer after Starmer resigned. Because Labour still holds aContinue reading “Nobody Elected Britain’s New Prime Minister. Could It Happen Here?”

When politicians deliberately create chaos, they shouldn’t act shocked when someone else has to clean it up. Yet that’s exactly what we’re witnessing in America’s immigration debate. For years, the Biden-Harris administration dismantled border enforcement, narrowed deportation priorities, and presided over an unprecedented wave of illegal immigration. Millions entered the country illegally. Cities declared themselvesContinue reading “Don’t Blame ICE for Cleaning Up a Crisis Politicians Created”

There were smiles, speeches, and applause this week as Ulster County Executive Jen Metzger stood before supporters promoting the Ulster County For Fair Taxes Act. Moments later, the County Legislature voted 15–8 to send a home rule request to Albany—the first step toward giving Ulster County the authority to impose its own local income tax.Continue reading “If Government Needs Another Tax, Maybe Government Is the Problem”

For generations, Americans accepted an unwritten bargain. Work hard. Stay loyal. Your employer will provide health insurance, a retirement plan, and a measure of security for your family. That bargain helped build the American middle class. Today, however, it is quietly transforming the American workforce—and not necessarily for the better. A recent opinion piece arguesContinue reading “When Benefits Become the Job”

There are two words that can send a chill through any property owner: Eminent domain. It doesn’t matter whether you own a family farm, a small business, a neighborhood home, or a nonprofit organization built by generations of volunteers. The notion that government can simply decide it needs your property more than you do shouldContinue reading “The Two Most Dangerous Words a Property Owner Can Hear”

“Woe unto you also, ye lawyers! For ye lade men with burdens grievous to be borne, and ye yourselves touch not the burdens with one of your fingers.”— Luke 11:46 There comes a moment in nearly every life when we first collide with the legal system. It might be buying a first home, navigating aContinue reading “The Cost of Justice: Why So Many Americans Lose Faith in the Courts”

The news that WKIP has laid off Uncle Mike is disappointing—not just because another familiar voice has left local radio, but because people like Mike are becoming increasingly rare. You can tell everything about a person by how they treat those who can never pay them back. That’s why I want to recognize someone whoContinue reading “When Local Radio Loses People Like Uncle Mike, We All Lose”