For the first time in many years, the political momentum is not in police’s favor. People are saying it’s time for some extra scrutiny and oversight to nudge the balance of power to a more just midpoint. State lawmakers passed several police reform bills this week, including banning ...

Calls by some protesters to “defund police” have gained traction lately as rallies continue nationwide over the deaths of black people at police’s hands. Such protests often highlight viewpoints held by only a few people. We don’t think most New Yorkers want to eliminate funding for ...

“Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.” — First ...

No one knows with certainty how many human beings — men, women and children — were forced to stand on the 800-pound stone that remained planted in the ground on a street corner in Fredericksburg, Virginia, for 176 years. What we do know is that each and every one of them was treated like an ...

This week’s Straw Poll: Should New York state change its law and allow the limited release of state emplyoee personnel records, including disciplinary records? - This poll is not scientific, and its results represent only the opinions of Internet users who have chosen to participate.

Plenty of the headlines these days are Bad news with a capital “B.” What seems to be going on all around us is disheartening, to say the least. An occasional ray of sunshine breaks through, however. Consider the national spelling bee: Earlier this year, organizers of the annual Scripps ...