By Chris Powell Hooray for the 500 lawyers who this month formed the Connecticut Rule of Law Committee, reprimanded President Trump, without quite naming him, for his recklessness about due process and his bullying of the judiciary, and righteously recommitted themselves to the rule of law. Trump often deserves scolding, even if it has yet to doContinue reading “‘Rule of law’ advocates have many blind spots”
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Connecticut Public isn’t public about its salaries
By Chris Powell Connecticut Public, the state affiliate of the Public Broadcasting Service and National Public Radio, may be a bit ill-named. It calls itself as “Connecticut’s only statewide, community-supported public media service,” striving “to be an essential source for truth and ideas.” Connecticut fails to notice that poverty is exploding Defeat police cover-up billContinue reading “Connecticut Public isn’t public about its salaries”
Connecticut fails to notice that poverty is exploding
By Chris Powell Clamor at the state Capitol for more money for various social programs suggests a comprehensive problem that has yet to be recognized by anyone in authority. Defeat police cover-up bill and stop flagpole propaganda Contradictions snare Democrats with police accountability and Pratt strike Murphy accuses Trump of what the Democrats did ManyContinue reading “Connecticut fails to notice that poverty is exploding”
Defeat police cover-up bill and stop flagpole propaganda
By Chris Powell State government’s retreat from accountability for its employees and municipal employees is continuing, as legislation that would conceal accusations of misconduct against police officers is working its way through the General Assembly without any critical reflection by legislators. Contradictions snare Democrats with police accountability and Pratt strike Murphy accuses Trump of whatContinue reading “Defeat police cover-up bill and stop flagpole propaganda”
Contradictions snare Democrats with police accountability and Pratt strike
By Chris Powell When are Democratic elected officials in Connecticut going to be stricken by the cognitive dissonance they long have deserved? That is, when will they recognize their policy contradictions? Murphy accuses Trump of what the Democrats did Public schooling’s danger exceeds home schooling’s Cheng scandal suggests that higher education needs scrutiny The questionContinue reading “Contradictions snare Democrats with police accountability and Pratt strike”
Murphy accuses Trump of what Democrats did
By Chris Powell A principle of propaganda is to accuse your adversaries of doing what you are doing or have done yourself. Connecticut U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy has taken this to heart. Public schooling’s danger exceeds home schooling’s Cheng scandal suggests that higher education needs scrutiny Immigration law enforcement shocks Connecticut’s nullifiers In a recentContinue reading “Murphy accuses Trump of what Democrats did”
Public schooling’s danger exceeds home schooling’s
By Chris Powell At this week’s hearing at the state Capitol on false claims of home-schooling that conceal child abuse, state officials stressed that they weren’t accusing home-schoolers of doing anything wrong. They were only asserting the need to check periodically on children who have been removed from public schools — to make sure thatContinue reading “Public schooling’s danger exceeds home schooling’s”
Cheng scandal suggests that higher education needs scrutiny
By Chris Powell Apparently the nearly half-million-dollar severance award for the chancellor of the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities System is so outrageous that even Democratic state legislators can acknowledge the scandal. But their acknowledgment is just for show, for none of them will actually do anything about it. Immigration law enforcement shocks Connecticut’s nullifiersContinue reading “Cheng scandal suggests that higher education needs scrutiny”
Immigration law enforcement shocks Connecticut’s nullifiers
By Chris Powell Howls of outrage erupted on the political left in Connecticut after federal agents were spotted enforcing immigration law last Tuesday morning outside the courthouse in Middletown, descending on someone waiting for the courthouse to open. The howls were laughable. Emperor Ned promises to put his legions first Illegal immigration’s backers in ConnecticutContinue reading “Immigration law enforcement shocks Connecticut’s nullifiers”
Emperor Ned promises to put his legions first
By Chris Powell Last weekend Governor Lamont took an oath that was more politically consequential than the one he took to assume office after his elections as governor in 2018 and 2022. Cheng scandals provides a scolding for higher education Illegal immigration’s backers in Connecticut overlook its enormous costs Democrats are frantic to spend moreContinue reading “Emperor Ned promises to put his legions first”
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