Long Island Opinion & Commentary

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GUEST ESSAYSTariffs have decided too much for our business

If we are uncertain whether tariffs will rise again, we become even more cautious.

LETTERSNassau County should repay red light tickets

RANDI F. MARSHALLReaching for 'Yes' in Sayville

EDITORIALSTrump & Co. need to reflect on fake pool cases

Editorials

EDITORIALSTrump & Co. need to reflect on fake pool cases

It's ominous when the freedom and livelihoods of law-abiding citizens are recklessly threatened.

EDITORIALSTake new approach on helicopter noise

EDITORIALSDonate blood today — lives depend on it

EDITORIALSDeath spotlights LI's homeless crisis

EDITORIALSNew law opens door for more LI housing

Guest Essays & Expressway

GUEST ESSAYSTariffs have decided too much for our business

If we are uncertain whether tariffs will rise again, we become even more cautious.

GUEST ESSAYSTap FEMA flood discount program

GUEST ESSAYSWhat's going on, still: One country, one unfinished story

GUEST ESSAYSBring back Road 'n' Rail

GUEST ESSAYSHow LI can lead innovation in a new era

GUEST ESSAYSLet students inside the hospital

The Point

THE POINTCairo and Boyle are winning big on LI

The Point is Newsday Opinion's daily newsletter inside the local, city and state political scenes.

MATT DAVIES' CARTOONS

CARTOONSMatt Davies' latest cartoon

Davies is Newsday Opinion's cartoonist.

Columnists

Randi F. MarshallReaching for 'Yes' in Sayville

The latest proposal for a onetime golf course checks many boxes. Will it be enough?

Dan JanisonBruce doubles down on his Donald act

The Nassau politician's parroting of the Trump style is still revving up.

Cathy YoungVendetta against Fauci is a disgrace

Whatever mistakes he may have made during the pandemic, he's not a villain.

Cartoons

CARTOONSAmerica 250th anniversary cartoons

Cartoonists around the nation and world comment on America's 250th anniversary.

CARTOONSMatt Davies' cartoons

CARTOONSMatt Bodkin's Long Island cartoons

Commentary

GUEST ESSAYSTariffs have decided too much for our business

If we are uncertain whether tariffs will rise again, we become even more cautious.

COMMENTARYIs Abdul El-Sayed's win a moment or a movement?

COMMENTARYPopulists hate the Senate. How does it survive?

COMMENTARYMobile voting can protect access to the ballot box

COMMENTARYFederal action could unlock AI's power for millions of patients

More Opinion

COMMENTARYMAGA or the DSA? America deserves a better choice

LETTERSLIRR ticket policy, customers' interests

GUEST ESSAYSTap FEMA flood discount program

EDITORIALSDeath spotlights LI's homeless crisis

THE POINTTrump & Co. slam NY over Kalshi kerfuffle

COMMENTARYHedge fund's 439% return should have been the warning

LETTERSMusings: Funding minds, young and old

LETTERSMusings: The value — and danger — of our staying quiet

LETTERSMusings: Fowls left to prowl grounds

GUEST ESSAYSWhat's going on, still: One country, one unfinished story

EDITORIALSNew law opens door for more LI housing

COMMENTARYKevin Warsh's approach to Fed policy is deeply flawed

COMMENTARYThe incalculable impacts of Trump's attack on TPS

COMMENTARYHome insurance is the stealth political issue of 2026

RANDI F. MARSHALLThe Feds target another dataset

EDITORIALSLIRR customers are right on tickets

LETTERSNursing aides, street racing, triumphal arch

THE POINTDem district's road paving up five-fold in GOP town

COMMENTARYThe No Surprises Act needs a dose of sunlight

EDITORIALSMake streets safe from ATVs and dirt bikes

GUEST ESSAYSBring back Road 'n' Rail

LETTERSRenaming Penn Station, LIRR ticket rules

THE POINTNew party lines premiering on LI ballots

COMMENTARYThe discordant outlook for GOP electoral prospects

COMMENTARYAs cruelty normalizes, America's authoritarian drift deepens

GUEST ESSAYSHow LI can lead innovation in a new era

EDITORIALSNY right to be wary of an ICE 'surge'

LETTERSMuslim school plan, Spota mercy plea, Mangano's term, pool safety

THE POINTA final pitch to turn golf course into housing

COMMENTARYAmericans are richer than ever. Why are they so angry?

COMMENTARYWonder why the birthrate is falling? Look how we treat mothers

EDITORIALSCNA training hours change a good step

LETTERS$67B more to fight an unpopular war, wildlife isn't the problem, more

GUEST ESSAYSLet students inside the hospital

THE POINTLong Islander's envoy post in limbo

COMMENTARYAI has no future without credible regulation

COMMENTARYHeat waves show climate change is here

LETTERSMusings: Life's better in the slow lane, and at the library

LETTERSMusings: Fido's riding shotgun again

LETTERSMusings: Ditching gas for pedal power

MICHAEL DOBIESmoky haze is gone — until next time

EDITORIALSFood fiasco reveals deep harm

COMMENTARYTrump's undermining of U.S. elections is not a simple partisan issue

COMMENTARYCensoring is out. Bullying is in

GUEST ESSAYSThe ADA's promise must include choice

CATHY YOUNG'Odyssey' provokes outrage from 'woke right'

LETTERSAmerican justice system, Amazon warehouses

EDITORIALSErasing bike lanes goes the wrong way

THE POINTSmoke clearing in volunteer firefighter infighting

COMMENTARYThe world's dumbest tariff just got a lot dumber

Letters

LETTERSNassau County should repay red light tickets

LETTERSBailable crimes, data centers, Big Oil profits, renaming places for Trump

LETTERSSuffolk gunshot detection, LI schooling, election fraud claims, e-bikes, Macy's gift bag

LETTERSLIRR ticket policy, customers' interests

LETTERSMusings: Funding minds, young and old

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