George J Marlin
From the Right: What happened Nov. 3?
For months, pundits, pollsters and Democratic Party spokesmen were insisting that on Nov. 3 a blue tsunami would wash…
From the Right: New York election boards mired in patronage
Writing 48 hours before the polls open in New York, I am devoting this pre-election column to describing my anxiety…
From the Right: Joe Biden is captive of the left
Since the Democratic Convention adjourned in July, The New York Times and its media allies have been depicting Joe Biden…
From The Right: New York state’s Medicaid program failing
Time and again Gov. Andrew Cuomo has pledged to root out structural waste and inefficiencies in state government in…
From the Right: The tax man cometh
The federal government's budget deficit is hitting all-time highs and New York's 2020-2021 state and local government budget deficits are…
From the Right: Many of Cuomo’s job investments have failed
Since Gov. Andrew Cuomo took office in January 2011, he has invested billions of taxpayers’ dollars into business ventures and…
From the Right: How to cure Nassau’s ailing finances
When the Nassau Interim Finance Authority voted in January 2011 to impose a control period on the county government, the…
On the Right: DiNapoli waves red flag on NYC revenue loss
In early August, State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli released a 43-page analysis of New York City’s economic and fiscal trends. His…
From the Right: The unique coronavirus recession
The 2020 recession Americans have been enduring is very different from past downturns. First and foremost, the economic shutdown was…
On the Right: Long Islanders must pay $2.1B in gov’t severance
It is my hope that readers were appalled to learn that Long Island taxpayers will have to shell out at…
From the Right: Summer reading for political junkies
For some years, I have been recommending new political books readers might choose to crack open during their summer…
From the Right: Past reforms nearly bankrupted city
In the aftermath of the brutal murder of George Floyd, New York City and other municipalities in the metropolitan…
From the right: New York’s sad transit history
Since New York’s first rail line opened to passengers in July 1868, the transit system has been plagued by political…
From the Right: Consequences of the shutdown
By George J. Marlin Every New Yorker is enduring the social, economic and fiscal consequences of the government-ordered shutdown.…
From The Rigth: Gov. Cuomo: Where’s the shared sacrifice?
In March, Gov. Andrew Cuomo ordered an economic shutdown and confined most New Yorkers to their homes. After consulting a…