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By Betsy McCaughey Published Oct. 14, 2026, 7:08 p.m. ET Upstate New Yorkers will doom themselves to misery if they give Gov. Kathy Hochul another term in office. That was one of the big takeaways from Tuesday night’s gubernatorial debate, a stunning victory for GOP challenger Bruce Blakeman. The upstate counties are mired in deep economic distress, struggling with some of the most tragic child poverty rates in the entire nation. Republican challenger Bruce Blakeman came out

Betsy McCaughey Follow @betsy_mccaughey Oct 07, 2026 If the investigation of the Cornell Seven results in indictments, they will be tried in a court of law where they are entitled to a fair trial. Sadly, that's not true for the hundreds of college students each year accused of sexual assault who fall into the clutches of college disciplinary panels. Students and their parents need to know these campus proceedings generally are rigged for the female accuser. They're kangaroo c

By Betsy McCaughey Published Oct. 2, 2026, 3:42 p.m. ET The unfolding court drama over New York City’s pied-à-terre tax isn’t just about billionaires. It’s about fundamental rights of all Americans. New York’s Democratic Party is trashing those rights and violating the legal principles that underpin America’s successful economy in order to finance their socialist spending spree. Between elections, we must go to court in defense of these rights and fight hard. Mayor Zohran M

By Betsy McCaughey Published Sep. 8, 2026, 7:18 p.m. ET Mayor Zohran Mamdani is abusing the apparatus of city government to crush landlords and seize their property, violating state law, the US Constitution and fundamental fairness. If you’re not a landlord, you may think this doesn’t affect you — but think again. Landlords are just the first: Anyone who owns anything is in this socialist mayor’s crosshairs. He ignores the limits of government power and his duty to govern fo

By Betsy McCaughey Published Sep. 3, 2026, 6:00 a.m. ET A quarter-century after 9/11, the attack’s evil mastermind, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, still hasn’t been tried and sentenced to death — because America’s own justice system has been turned against us. Blame the American Civil Liberties Union, in large part, for this travesty. A military judge threw out a confession 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed made in 2007 for his upcoming trial.

By Betsy McCaughey Published Aug. 19, 2026, 5:00 a.m. ET Betting markets show Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez as the frontrunner to snag the Democrats’ 2028 presidential nomination. But despite earning $173,000 a year as a member of Congress, AOC refuses to pay back her student loans — a red flag that she has no respect for taxpayers. Her supporters claim her college loans make her relatable. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez still has roughly $19,000 in student loan debt despite making

By Betsy McCaughey Published Aug. 13, 2026, 5:00 a.m. ET Taylor Swift is enemy No.1 to cash-grabbing Democrats in Rhode Island: They’ve named their state’s new vacation-home property tax after her. They and other radical leftists across the country claim that by attacking the rich, including celebs like Swift, they’re saving democracy. Don’t be fooled. Their new forms of taxation — including wealth taxes, mansion taxes and second-home taxes — are fueled by jealousy and hatr

By Betsy McCaughey Published Aug. 3, 2026, 6:51 p.m. ET Demonstrators hold a "Democratic Socialists of America" banner ahead of a vote by the Rent Guidelines Board at El Museo del Barrio in New York on Thursday, June 25, 2026. Bloomberg via Getty Images New Yorkers, hold onto your wallets and brace yourselves for financial chaos. Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s minions in the Democratic Socialists of Americ

By Betsy McCaughey Published July 30, 2026, 6:35 p.m. ET It’s time to go to war to stop teachers’ unions from brainwashing our kids. Here’s the latest red flag: The American Federation of Teachers, the National Education Association and other K-12 teachers’ unions are trying to take control of the artificial intelligence programs used in America’s classrooms — and twist them for political ends. The unions are collaborating with giant AI providers like Microsoft and Anthropic,

By Betsy McCaughey Published July 23, 2026, 9:38 p.m. ET So far five New Yorkers have been killed by the latest Legionella outbreak — and with victims still hospitalized, the death toll may rise. All of them were preventable tragedies. The city has a core, lifesaving duty to monitor and inspect the air-conditioning cooling towers that can spread potentially deadly bacteria. But Mayor Zohran Mamdani is focused on creating a socialist utopia instead of keeping the city running.

By Betsy McCaughey Published July 16, 2026, 5:00 a.m. ET The homeless encampment rapidly spreading across twelve blocks along Manhattan’s West Side is a warning to New Yorkers in every borough: Under Mayor Zohran Mamdani, this city has no interest in protecting you, your business or your property. The stretch of real estate from the Intrepid Museum to the Javits Center attracts tourists year-round, a boon to nearby stores and restaurants — but not if visitors have to step ove

By Betsy McCaughey Published July 8, 2026, 7:54 p.m. ET The Connecticut booth at the Great American State Fair on the National Mall in Washington, DC, on July 1, 2026. Nathan Posner/Shutterstock To conquer a nation, rob it of its history and heroes. That’s a quick summary of Marxist strategy, and it’s exactly what the American left has been up to. President Donald Trump used the 250th celebration of our nation’s founding to warn of Marxists’ efforts to cancel our heroic Found

By Betsy McCaughey Published June 29, 2026, 7:53 p.m. ET Tenants’ groups and left-wing activists are cheering New York City’s newly announced multi-year rent freeze. But they could be in for a judicial smackdown: Don’t expect Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s rent freeze to survive a constitutional challenge. Left-wing activists could be in for a judicial smackdown: Don’t expect Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s rent freeze to survive a constitutional challenge. Matthew McDermott for NY Post In 2

By Betsy McCaughey Published June 19, 2026, 7:00 a.m. ET Swiss voters went to the polls Sunday and resoundingly rejected capping the country’s rapidly growing population at 10 million by limiting immigration. Congratulations to the Swiss for staging a national conversation over immigration — something the United States urgently needs to do. The Swiss have seen their population soar by more than 25% since 2000. The newcomers are for the most part workers from neighboring Europ

By Betsy McCaughey Published June 12, 2026, 6:30 a.m. ET New York is in an economic death spiral as companies and taxpayers flee, taking their money with them. Bruce Blakeman needs to go bold. So far, the Republican challenger in this November’s race for governor has been running a run-of-the-mill campaign, trading barbs with Gov. Kathy Hochul but advancing few big ideas. Bruce Blakeman unveils a plaque for America 250. Stefano Giovannini for NY Post Come on, Bruce. Off

By Betsy McCaughey Published June 6, 2026, 12:02 p.m. ET Bernie Sanders is pushing a bill to confiscate 50% of the nation’s largest AI developers — and Gen Z is falling for it, writes Betsy McCaughey. REUTERS Far-left politicians want to annihilate property rights — and a large share of young voters are buying into it. That’s a red flag: Our school systems have become socialist indoctrination factories. This week Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), a leftist agenda-setter, called on

New York Post: Opinion - By Betsy McCaughey Published June 1, 2026, 6:30 a.m. ET Defying the predictions of its left-wing critics, the US Supreme Court last week overturned the conviction and death sentence of a black man who’s spent 20 years on Mississippi’s death row. In doing so, the justices nudged the nation another step closer toward color-blind justice. In 2005 Terry Pitchford and Eric Bullins, then 18 and 16, robbed a store in Grenada County, Miss. Bullins fired the

By Betsy McCaughey Published May 14, 2026, 8:00 a.m. ET Port vessels accompany the MV Hondius as it departs the Granadilla Port after all passengers were evacuated on May 11, 2026 in Tenerife, part of the Canary Islands, Spain. Getty Images When 114 guests and 61 crew boarded the MV Hondius at Ushuaia, Argentina, on April Fool’s Day, they had no idea they were setting sail on a literal Ship of Fools. But because the cruise line’s top brass recklessly disregarded infection-co

by Mark Pazniokas April 14, 2026 @ 5:09 pm Betsy McCaughey, Republican candidate for governor of Connecticut, announces she is suing the governor of New York CREDIT: MARK PAZNIOKAS The race for governor of Connecticut took a southerly detour Tuesday to Foley Square in Manhattan, where a lawsuit filed on behalf of Republican candidate Betsy McCaughey accuses New York Gov. Kathy Hochul of driving up electric rates by blocking the flow of relatively cheap natural gas into Connec

Betsy 2026 Press Release – For Immediate Release Friday, March 27th, 2026 - Gaylord Texan Resort and Convention Center, Dallas Texas BETSY IS THE CONSERVATIVE IN CONNECTICUT’S RACE FOR GOVERNOR This morning, on the Main Stage at CPAC, the largest and most influential gathering of Conservatives in the nation, CPAC’s Chairman Matt Schlapp endorsed Betsy McCaughey for Governor of Connecticut. McCaughey says, “I’m honored by this endorsement, which confirms I am the only Conserva