Editorial Message
Yes, Every Vote Does Matter
There’s a very palpable cynicism in American politics that votes, depending on location, state, and/or partisan lean, do matter and will ultimately not affect the result. A lot of the cynicism, we find, is...
Congestion Pricing Part II: The Return of the Tax That We All Saw Coming
In June, Governor Kathy Hochul (D) unexpectedly announced that the long-developed MTA congestion pricing tax plan was indefinitely shelved.Hochul impressively managed to incense both sides of the political aisle, with Democrats panicking about their...
Dems Point Fingers While Forgetting Their Own Missteps
The historic comeback of Donald Trump (R-FL) is certainly one for the history books, but just as Republicans are autopsying the election to see what went right for them, Democrats should be eager to...
The Thomas Valva Case is One We’ll Never Forget
Perhaps Suffolk County’s most spectacular ball-drop in recent memory, perhaps tied with the embarrassing 2022 cyber attack, was that of Thomas Valva. Valva, a boy with autism, was forced to sleep in a freezing...
Thoughts on the Election? Thank a Veteran
Some people hate choices, so much so that they would prefer if choices were made for them.Other people love choices so much that they lose sight of the dueling realities at competition with one...
The Real Winners and Losers of the 2024 Election
While Republicans across the country rejoice in the victory of Donald Trump (R-FL), others are much less enthused. However, we can pick out two clear winners in this.The first big winner of this election...
The Art of the Comeback, Indeed
Everyone knows that Donald Trump wrote The Art of the Deal, so much so, in fact, that it was a cornerstone of his 2016 campaign.But less people know about his co-authorship of The Art...
Trump’s MSG Rally a Butler-Like Statement
What do Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., Tulsi Gabbard, Tucker Carlson, Elon Musk, Dr. Phil, Hulk Hogan, and Lee Greenwood all have in common?They were all in Madison Square Garden (MSG) on Sunday night to...
Make New York Purple Again
It’s hard to believe that a state like New York once routinely bet on a split form of government every two years. In fact, Republicans controlled the State Senate from 1966 until 2009. Republicans...
A Vote is Not a Valentine
It seems more common now than ever that voters are increasingly displeased with the choices they have for political office. Some chalk it up to the binary two-party system we have in the United...
What is the Plan for the Landfill?
We recognize that simply shuttering a massive landfill site is no easy task, and we also understand that the debris and waste doesn’t disappear if we simply want it to be gone.However, the plans...
The Sarah Anker Investigation is the Real ‘October Surprise’
Two weeks ago, The Messenger reported of an investigation into former Suffolk County Legislator Sarah Anker (D-Mt. Sinai), who is now running for the First Senate District against two-term Senator Anthony Palumbo (R-New Suffolk)....
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