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Joe Burns, Opinion Contributor

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The forgotten founder: Remembering James Otis on America’s 250th birthday

. In challenging the idea that the government’s authority was absolute, Otis helped lay the groundwork for the American understanding of...

12.04.2026 5

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Joe Burns, Opinion Contributor  

Another Voice: Election Day should be restricted to one specific deadline

Last week, the Supreme Court heard arguments in Watson v. Republican National Committee, a case that could determine whether Election Day in federal...

04.04.2026 8

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Joe Burns, Opinion Contributor  

Democrats are being total hypocrites over the SAVE America Act

Recent history suggests that it is Democratic members of Congress and those on the political left who have been the most fervent supporters of...

17.03.2026 10

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Joe Burns, Opinion Contributor  

Another Voice: SAVE America Act asks for voting reforms that most Americans support

Related to this story Letter: Trump evokes 'derangement' for a reason Trump’s supporters claim anyone critical of him must be suffering...

20.02.2026 10

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Joe Burns, Opinion Contributor

Campaign finance corruption in New York: Leftist attack on political speech continues 

But while progressive politicians may constantly carp about Buckley, Citizens United and money in politics generally, they haven’t been shy in...

29.01.2026 10

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Joe Burns, Opinion Contributor

How to 'Mamdani-proof' New York City and save it from socialism

 As the state capital, Albany can — and must — use its legal and constitutional authority to protect the city and the state from the Mamdani agenda. 

01.01.2026 30

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Joe Burns, Opinion Contributor

Letitia James’s problems aren’t just legal

As surprising as it might be, given New York’s history as a blue state, the New York attorney general faces a far greater danger in the political...

03.11.2025 10

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Joe Burns, Opinion Contributor

Democrats could lose New York in 2026, thanks to Kathy Hochul 

New York remains, by the numbers, one of the bluest states in the nation. But even in the bluest of states, governors must perform.

11.06.2025 20

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Joe Burns, Opinion Contributor