Long Island Opinion & Commentary
Nassau County and Suffolk County editorials, columns, guest essays, cartoons, letters and more.
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Musings: Time's invisible in this very spot
Every time we pass Wegmans, it gets my dander up.
1m readElectric school buses only option for kids' health 2m read
Save Long Island's veterans' posts 2m read
Redefine the Democratic Party, return to our roots 2m read
Long Islanders stuck with common sense this election 2m read
Silence, indifference as accelerants for hatred 2m read
The Point
'Level playing field' gets more lopsided
Recent news from Turkey has a familiar stench.
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Changed attitudes on housing, development
Housing and zoning emerged as the most pressing issue on Long Island in 2025.
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The Fuentes debacle and an eroding line
Overt bigotry, hate may no longer be an obstacle to being accepted on the right.
2m readCartoons
Commentary
Does the U.S. now have a casino economy? Yes and no.
We are in that part of the cycle when people take more outlandish bets.
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The Federal Reserve's century-long power grab 3m read
Canada lost its measles elimination fight. The U.S. could be next 4m read
Musings: Time's invisible in this very spot 1m read
Too many kids can't read. Blame a lack of spelling tests. 3m read
More Opinion
Data centers as new economic foundations 3m read
In defense of property taxes (I know, I know) 4m read
Shutdown exposes air travel frailty 1m read
The Fuentes debacle and an eroding line 2m read
Making a federal case out of Long Island zoning 3m read
Deal to end shutdown, FDA ending hormone drug labels 2m read
Cash is not king. It's cringe 3m read
What makes you thankful?
Bounty hunters? They're the last thing ICE would need 3m read
Save Long Island's veterans' posts 2m read
Trump takes pardons to a whole new level 1m read
NUMC funding, NIFA, Huntington supervisor election, e-bikes 3m read
How Long Island voted: Interactive 2025 election maps 1m read
Obesity drugs for all? White House deal is just a start 4m read
How Long Island voted in 2025
You know who believes in climate change? The stock market 3m read
Musings: E-bike riders must be safer
Long Islanders stuck with common sense this election 2m read
Redefine the Democratic Party, return to our roots 2m read
Matt Bodkin's Long Island cartoons
A telling stat for the affordability election 2m read
Turning to the hard work of governing 3m read
Musings: Convert sidewalks into bike lanes
Musings: A day to salute all who served
Musings: Don't stop the teaching if teen passes road test 1m read
The real Trump shock is how quickly it's over 6m read
Democratic victories pose future problems for both parties 3m read
Trouble in the skies 1m read
Mamdani looking at former SCPD chief Harrison 5m read
Mamdani, 2025 elections, shutdown, Dick Cheney 3m read
Silence, indifference as accelerants for hatred 2m read
What if the COVID-19 vaccine could save cancer patients too? 4m read
The Supreme Court's conservatives may be the end of tariffs 4m read
Partisan shifts part of governance 2m read
Defeated again, Nassau Dems can only look to '26 2m read
Election Day 2025 postmortem 3m read
LI Election 2025 numbers: Winners, losers, and the doozies 4m read
What Mamdani said about Long Island in his victory speech 1m read
The Fed's wait-and-see approach to AI can't last 4m read
Iceland's new bloodsuckers are a warning to us all 3m read
The story LI's election numbers tell so far 7m read
SNAP benefits need full funding 1m read
Vintage Blakeman – your man in NYC 1m read
Cartoons of the week
130 years of New Yorkers helping New Yorkers 2m read
LIRR discipline tilts for some 3m read
Latest Donald Trump cartoons
This Veterans Day, the VA faces multiple threats 2m read
AI's free ride on creative labor is undermining the marketplace 3m read
Reassessing the racial reckoning of 2020 2m read
