Commentary Roundup Covers Colbert Exit, Police Incident, Union Spending, Miami Assimilation, and Civil-Rights Figure

A New York Post editorial roundup published on May 25, 2026, aggregates five opinion columns on separate topics. Washington Examiner columnist Dan Hannan wrote about the May 2026 arrest of 18-year-old Henry Nowak in Southampton, England. Police handcuffed Nowak while he was bleeding from stab wounds inflicted by a man wielding a kirpan; the assailant told officers he had been racially abused.

Hannan contrasted the limited public reaction with coverage of George Floyd’s 2020 death.

Press writer Frannie Block examined fiscal-year 2025 data from the National Education Association and the American Federation of Teachers. 3 million in contributions and grants. More than 90 percent of the NEA’s political spending went to Democratic candidates. Block noted that average teacher salaries declined more than 6 percent even as per-pupil spending rose 25 percent.

Journal contributor Gil Guerra assessed assimilation indicators among Miami’s Hispanic population. Spanish-language retention remains high, yet English fluency, college-degree attainment, labor-force participation, median wages, and homeownership rates have converged with or exceeded national non-Hispanic white averages.

Guerra argued that second-generation residents should prioritize English in public settings to maintain civic cohesion.

The Wall Street Journal editorial board reported the death of Robert L. Woodson Sr. on May 19, 2026, at age 89. Woodson advocated community-level efforts to reduce crime and promote self-reliance, positions that differed from prevailing 1960s policy approaches.

UnHerd writer David Masciotra described coverage of Stephen Colbert’s May 21, 2026, final episode of The Late Show. He stated that some outlets presented the broadcast as the conclusion of a political figure’s career rather than a comedy program’s end.