Bold Moves by GOP Candidate Bruce Blakeman Could Reverse New York’s Economic Death Spiral
Phasing out the state’s income tax would prove a good first step.
By BETSY McCAUGHEY
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BETSY McCAUGHEY
New York, New York
Betsy McCaughey is a Columnist of The New York Sun.
Ms. McCaughey, a former lieutenant governor of New York, is a candidate for governor of Connecticut.
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Young Voters, Swayed by Socialism’s Siren Song, Increasingly Hostile to Property Rights
A red flag that our school systems have become indoctrination factories for the far left.
By BETSY McCAUGHEY
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Supreme Court, by Reversing E. Jean Carroll Verdict, Could Halt Character Assassination Campaign Against Trump
Men accused of sexual assault are losing their right to a fair trial because of misguided changes to the Federal Rules of Evidence.
By BETSY McCAUGHEY
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Ship of Fools: Hantavirus Cruise’s Lax Infection Control Protocols Bare Need for Greater Vigilance
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Today’s High-Tech ‘Big Brother’ Hard To Square With Constitution
A pending Supreme Court decision could undermine Americans’ privacy.
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American Taxpayers Are on the Hook for Immigrants’ Welfare
Even illegal migrants often end up qualifying for costly handouts like subsidized housing, Medicaid, and food assistance.
By BETSY McCAUGHEY
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Mamdani’s Push To Raise Estate Tax Could Devastate Homeowners Across New York
No more Empire State; he’d make it the Expropriation State.
By BETSY McCAUGHEY
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Meaning of Election Day at Stake in Case Before the Supreme Court
Mail-in balloting threatens a national treasure of civic virtue, long understood as the one day on which the whole electorate’s votes get counted, and everyone knows the results.
By BETSY McCAUGHEY
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Blue States, With Taxes on High Earners, Commit Political and Economic Suicide
States that fall for the tax-the-rich mania will be left in the dust.
By BETSY McCAUGHEY
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Democrats’ Vitriol Over Trump’s Iran Strikes Overlooks His Constitutional Authority
The Senate resolution aiming to handcuff the president is an unconstitutional violation of Article II, which makes Trump commander in chief of the nation’s armed forces.
By BETSY McCAUGHEY
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Olympians’ Stumbles Under Pressure Stem From a Hard-Wired Human Trait, Scientists Discover
Few of us can imagine performing the feats of these athletes, but we can all relate to blowing a high-stakes moment.
By BETSY McCAUGHEY
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Democrats’ Misleading Rhetoric on ICE Threatens Neighborhood Safety and Spells Trouble for Taxpayers
Politicians demanding that ICE leave their states could be harming their own voters.
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