BETSY McCAUGHEY

BETSY McCAUGHEY

New York, New York
Betsy McCaughey is a Columnist for the Sun.

Ms. McCaughey is a former lieutenant governor of New York and author of ‘The…

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Opinion (Columnists)

Shafik and Other Ivy League Presidents, Turning Universities Into Factories for Social Activists, Suffer From Mission Confusion

Students are adept at shouting down their opponents, squaring off against cops and vandalizing buildings — but acquiring little knowledge and few reasoning skills during college.

AP/Mariam Zuhaib
Opinion (Columnists)

As Columbia Kowtows to the Radical Fringe, Questions Grow Over External Influence on Anti-Israel Campus Protesters

The nationwide turmoil ‘looks like a conspiracy,’ says the former NYPD commissioner, Ray Kelly, calling for ‘the federal government’s investigative capacity to look at this whole situation.’

Ned Gerard/Hearst Connecticut Media via AP
Opinion (Columnists)

As Fears Grow Over Bird Flu, America Is Collaborating Again With Communist China on Making Pathogens More Dangerous 

In America, dairy cattle herds in nine states are infected, and scientists are anxiously watching for any sign the virus is evolving to make human-to-human spread possible.

AP/Ng Han Guan, file
Opinion (Columnists)

In Case on Homeless Camps, Supreme Court Has Chance To Restore Americans’ Right to Clean, Safe Streets

The court’s expected ruling will allow local authorities across America to crack down on encampments, while New York City moves to enable homelessness.

AP/Jeff Chiu
Opinion (Columnists)

New York Taxpayers Are Getting Cheated by Albany Democrats, as Empire State’s Economic Prospects Plunge

Lobbyists crowd the legislature’s hallways, and advocacy groups hold up signs. But no one is representing taxpayers.

AP/Hans Pennink
Opinion (Columnists)

Biden Is Dangerously Unready as Bird Flu Spreads, Posing a Pandemic Test Case

Is the public in danger? The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says risk is ‘low’ but advises states to ready rapid tests. In America only two human cases have been reported; neither person died.

AP/Robert F. Bukaty, file
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