Opinion

Do our representatives in Congress have the strength of character to break with President Trump on the war in Iran?

Where have you gone, Cincinnatus?

Adventures crewing with Capt. Carl Forsberg on the Viking Fleet and in the Wild West of Old Montauk.

The bribery problem stems from a mushy caveat in both state and town law.

Lessons on short-term rentals from Martha’s Vineyard.

Missing Star magazine, the best and funniest of the celebrity tabloids.

Caffeinated and other encounters with Peter Matthiessen, recalled at the 12-year anniversary of his passing.

Much of what I learned from running the first and only all-vegan place in the Hamptons came through failure. But it wasn’t a total loss.

The saga of the White House ballroom is a planning and development drama unlike anything in the annals of American politics.

The Trump administration is considering eliminating regulations intended to help protect the few remaining right whales from vessel strikes.

If it were up to me, we would have a lot more birds and a lot fewer blowers.

This is the first year that my children aren’t getting an Easter basket.

There are many obvious benefits to e-bikes, from convenience to cost, but the safety dangers are just as obvious.

The baseball season’s arrival is most welcome. It’s just a touch early.

My maternal grandmother was critical and not affectionate in the least. In fact, I was afraid of her. But now that I’m a grandmother myself, I see there’s more to the story.

There is an important caveat regarding privacy and the way locally collected data could be abused.

East Hampton’s rapidly changing landscape could be the story of the decade.

Apparently not everyone gets much of anything off of flowers. Can that be true?

Adventures with potholes.

What we are witnessing in the waterfowl die-offs here is not an isolated incident. It is part of a much larger ecological process unfolding across continents.

Art that can be seen and appreciated by people passing by is largely limited to private property.

Americans should pay close attention to the disturbing tactics being used by the White House and Pentagon to punish news outlets that stray from the federal government’s approved talking points.

In California I finally got inside a robotaxi. It was terrific.

I moved to Alphabet City in the depths of the crack epidemic.

What, me worry?

Maybe it’s time to show deer some mercy.

Regarding “beautifying” Amagansett’s Main Street, do less, don’t do nothing.

Whether the next project along Springs-Fireplace Road is a long-proposed car wash or something else, the potential redevelopment south of Abraham’s Path is massive.

I wonder about how ospreys respond to a less-than-dependable food chain.

It seems unreasonable that we should be ruled by the transit of the sun, but we are.