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Betsy McCaughey

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Switzerland just set a great example for America on immigration — we need to have a national conversation

Swiss voters went to the polls Sunday and resoundingly rejected capping the country’s rapidly growing population at 10 million by limiting...

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New York Post

Betsy McCaughey

Time for Merit Immigration: Keep Out the Losers, Let in the Winners

Time for Merit Immigration: Keep Out the Losers, Let in the Winners

Swiss voters went to the polls Sunday and resoundingly rejected capping the country's rapidly growing population at 10 million by limiting...

wednesday 1

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Betsy McCaughey

Go bold, Bruce Blakeman — with a tax plan even Democrats can love

The Republican candidate can offer New Yorkers real change in the race for governor — with a smart strategy to responsibly eliminate the state’s...

12.06.2026 10

New York Post

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Go Bold, Bruce Blakeman, to Win New York State

Go Bold, Bruce Blakeman, to Win New York State

New York is in an economic death spiral. Companies and taxpayers are fleeing the state, taking their money with them. Gubernatorial candidate Bruce...

10.06.2026 6

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Don’t laugh off Bernie Sanders’ communist AI-heist attempt — young voters are falling for it

Bernie Sanders is pushing a bill to confiscate 50% of the nation's largest AI developers — a concept straight out of Vladimir Lenin’s or Fidel...

06.06.2026 10

New York Post

Betsy Mccaughey

Young Voters Falling for Socialist Myths

Far-left politicians want to annihilate property rights. A large share of young voters are buying into it – a red flag that our school systems have...

03.06.2026 7

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Justice is (race)-blind — and the Supreme Court leads the way

In a new ruling, the Supreme Court nudged the nation another step closer toward color-blind justice.

01.06.2026 20

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The Supreme Court Should Strike Down the E. Jean Carroll Verdict

When the accusation is sexual assault or rape, the rights of the accused go out the window. Prosecutors and plaintiffs' lawyers in civil cases...

26.05.2026 10

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Trump’s Supreme Court appeal targets #MeToo injustice that’s warping our courts

Every accused person, male or female, deserves a fair trial before a jury that hears actual evidence — not a “this is your life” documentary of...

26.05.2026 10

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Hantavirus cruise outbreak sounds a dire warning for a mobile world

The shipboard hantavirus outbreak is a dire warning: A mobile world makes infection prevention — in the travel industry and in hospitals — more...

14.05.2026 10

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Betsy Mccaughey

The Hantavirus Cruise: A Ship of Fools

On April 1, 114 guests and 61 crew members, unaware of the presence of a killer virus among them, boarded the MV Hondius. That ship has earned the...

12.05.2026 7

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Supreme Court puts Big Brother on trial — and your privacy on the line

These technologies are a crime-fighting boon, but in the wrong hands they could cost all of us our freedoms.

01.05.2026 9

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Your Whereabouts Are Known at All Times

"Big Brother is watching you" is no longer a fictional admonition. Everywhere you go, your location is recorded by phone technology, license...

28.04.2026 9

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Mamdani’s ‘bonkers’ DEI scheme is divisive — and could be deadly

Forget treating people as individuals: With his DEI demands, Zohran Mamdani aims to set up a New York City caste system.

17.04.2026 20

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Rewrite Immigration Laws to Favor Educated, Skilled Newcomers Who Won't Burden Taxpayers

More than half of immigrant households in the U.S. use welfare, costing taxpayers billions and making the programs less sustainable for Americans in...

09.04.2026 10

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Congress must stop immigrant welfare madness since Supreme Court won’t

More than half of immigrant households in the United States use welfare, costing taxpayers billions and making the programs less sustainable for...

09.04.2026 20

New York Post

Betsy Mccaughey

How the Supreme Court’s trans therapy case guts the ‘expert’ class

It wasn't a cultural battle between Christian right-wingers and transgender advocates, but a bigger question: Can government silence medical dissent?

03.04.2026 30

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What is Election Day? Supreme Court’s answer could swing the midterms

Getting to the mailbox with plenty of time to spare is a small price to pay for the privilege of living in a representative democracy.

25.03.2026 40

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Don't Count Ballots After Election Day

This week, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a case that hinges on the meaning of Election Day – and it's got Democrats sweating....

24.03.2026 10

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Stripping the Dying of Their Assets: Mamdani's Latest Proposal

If New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani gets his way, half of everything New Yorkers work a lifetime for – including their homes, their businesses or...

17.03.2026 10

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This Mamdani tax scheme is a stealth strike on the American dream

Truth is, Mamdani and his DSA allies in the state legislature oppose private property and will use any pretext to confiscate it.

17.03.2026 20

New York Post

Betsy Mccaughey

Blue-State Suicide

It's not just California and New York. All across the nation, blue states are committing political and economic suicide by targeting millionaires...

10.03.2026 10

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Betsy Mccaughey

Blue states are committing tax suicide — their mania is contagious

The Democrats' tax-the-rich push is about more than balancing budgets: It’s rooted in a searing ideological revulsion at wealth.

10.03.2026 20

New York Post

Betsy Mccaughey

Democrats Lie and Slander U.S. to Stop Commander in Chief

The U.S. Senate's resolution aiming to handcuff President Donald Trump, barring him from taking additional military action against Iran, should...

04.03.2026 10

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Rabid Democrats toss truth aside to rescue Iran’s regime

Democrats are knowingly lying to the public — and impairing President Trump’s stature abroad — as they push a resolution to stop the US campaign...

03.03.2026 10

New York Post

Betsy Mccaughey

The secret that explains the Quad God’s Olympic choke

The collapse of young Ilia Malinin — the US figure skater known as the Quad God — on Olympic ice Friday is the moment in this year’s games most...

18.02.2026 150

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Handcuffing ICE will cost Americans big-time — and not just in crime

A new public opinion poll shows two thirds of Americans now disapprove of ICE. That spells trouble for taxpayers and everyone who wants safe...

13.02.2026 250

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If ICE Is Hamstrung, Hold on to Your Wallets

12.02.2026 10

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The Dangers of Being Seen by a Nonphysician

04.02.2026 40

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No, Gov. Hochul: Physician assistants CAN’T replace doctors

Gov. Kathy Hochul is pushing to allow PAs more freedom to practice without a doctor’s supervision, worsening the danger that already exists.

04.02.2026 20

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Betsy McCaughey

Mamdani's Cruel Homeless Policy: Frozen Corpses and Blighted Neighborhoods

28.01.2026 40

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Mamdani’s hands-off homeless camp policies leave everyone hurt

The consequences of leaving encampments in place are dire — for the vagrants themselves, and for the city’s viability.

28.01.2026 60

New York Post

Betsy McCaughey

Phasing Out State Income Tax Key to Success in Dying Blue States

21.01.2026 20

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Betsy McCaughey

How spendaholic Kathy Hochul is dooming New York to loser status

Saddled with a tax-hound governor and state legislature, New York is becoming increasingly unattractive to newcomers and businesses alike.

21.01.2026 40

New York Post

Betsy McCaughey

Time to Crack Down on Fraud

15.01.2026 20

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$600 billion a year in federal fraud is killing us — crack down now

The enormity of the Minneapolis welfare rip-off is sparking a nationwide rebellion against welfare criminals and the politicians who tolerate them.

13.01.2026 70

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Betsy McCaughey

Shameless stock-trade titans like Tom Suozzi make a mockery of Congress

Lawmakers have information and influence other stock traders don’t — and they’re parlaying it into riches.

08.01.2026 10

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Betsy McCaughey

The Geniuses in Congress – That's a Joke

07.01.2026 50

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Blue states blow nothing but hot air on wind-power boondoggles

Climate-driven Democrats should at least admit they’re making decisions based on ideology.

02.01.2026 50

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Property-tax fury can help Republicans flip the affordability script

In state after state, a property-tax revolt could shape the political map ahead of the November 2026 midterms.

19.12.2025 20

New York Post

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Democrats divide on homelessness — public safety vs. radical folly

There’s nothing humane about hands-off leftist policies that speed mentally ill and drug-addicted people toward untimely deaths.  

13.12.2025 50

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Betsy McCaughey

How to End Obamacare and Improve Coverage

04.12.2025 20

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Betsy McCaughey

Enough with Obamacare’s 12-year failure — Congress, start here to unwind it

Republicans who want to stop the skyrocketing subsidies must show their concern about the quality of care for patients — and start to fix what’s...

03.12.2025 10

New York Post

Betsy McCaughey

Zohran Mamdani, put your grin to good use — and prod courtesy from NYC workers

The mayor-elect can employ his smiley superpower to improve daily life for New Yorkers by making the city’s 300,000 employees turn on the charm when...

27.11.2025 10

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Betsy McCaughey

Put That Smile to Work, Mr. Mayor

26.11.2025 10

Townhall

Betsy McCaughey

Beware Housing Bills With Socialist Goals

19.11.2025 20

Townhall

Betsy McCaughey

Beware false affordable-housing fixes — new Connecticut law hides a socialist wishlist

Connecticut Democrats cynically claim their new law will solve the affordable housing crisis, but its real purpose is ideological: forcing every town...

18.11.2025 50

New York Post

Betsy McCaughey

Republicans should admit it: Home ‘affordability’ is not fake news

The median age of the first-time home-buyer just hit 40, according to the National Association of Realtors.

13.11.2025 20

New York Post

Betsy McCaughey

The Home Affordability Crisis - Not Fake News

12.11.2025 20

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Zohran Mamdani’s DSA allies are flexing power in Albany — and no corner of the state is safe

Zohran Mamdani's victory gives a huge political boost to his Democratic Socialists of America comrades embedded in the New York state Legislature —...

06.11.2025 30

New York Post

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