George J Marlin

George J Marlin

142 Articles

On the Right: A book that all liberals must read

Franklin Roosevelt and Harry Truman won presidential elections thanks to the loyalty of the Democratic Party’s base voters, blue-collar and

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On the Right: Will NIFA save Nassau County?

The day of reckoning is upon us.  On Sept.15, lame duck County Executive Ed Mangano is bound by law to

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Vote No on Constitutional Convention

In 1846, New Yorkers approved a 20,000-word state constitution that mandates the electorate to answer at the ballot box every

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Column: The death of expertise

  Have you ever had this experience? After responding to a question related to your profession or field of expertise,

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Column: Memo to the county executive-elect

Congratulations on your election. You are entitled to a victory lap but make it a short one. You have less

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Column: Nassau Republican Party: R.I.P.

Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2017 was a bad one for Nassau County’s once invincible Grand Old Party. The Republicans

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From the right: Nassau’s political winners and losers in 2017

  Here’s my take on the political winners and losers in this year’s game of Nassau politics. LOSERS Joseph Mondello:

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Books for political junkies 2017

  For readers who enjoy, as I do, giving books as Christmas presents to political junkie friends and relatives, here

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From the Right: Cuomo and the Republican Tax Law

  Running for governor in 2010, Andrew Cuomo opposed extending New York’s millionaires surcharge tax. “I was against it at

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Curran: Ignore Sen. Flanagan’s advice

On Friday, Jan. 12, County Executive Laura Curran had her first opportunity to describe her vision for Nassau before 1,000

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From the Right: Gov. Cuomo’s flawed vision

  In January, New York taxpayers had to endure Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s annual Kabuki dance. The first dance step was

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From the Right: Curran: Nassau’s John Kerry?

  Throughout his eight-year tenure as county executive, the hapless Ed Mangano was clueless about the state of the county’s

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From the right: Laura Curran: How is she doing?

  Since taking office on January 1, 2018, Nassau County Executive Laura Curran has made serious strides to eliminate the

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Hempstead debt refinancing: The high cost of GOP incompetence

  Between 2008, when the Great Recession began, and 2017, interest rates charged for borrowing money hit historic lows. Here’s

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From the Right: Kessel: The fox in the henhouse

  During County Executive Laura Curran’s first hundred days in office, she made two mistakes: appointing Richie Kessel to Nassau’s

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