By CHRIS POWELL Seven years ago a Wethersfield police officer shot and killed a motorist who drove straight at him after evading a traffic stop. While police video of the incident indicated that the officer could have gotten out of the way in time and didn’t have to stand his ground, the state’s attorney concludedContinue reading “Minneapolis incident distracts from the big underlying issues”
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Venezuela isn’t liberated yet; its oil has only switched sides
By CHRIS POWELL President Trump’s people say the U.S. military raid in Venezuela to abduct President Nicolas Maduro wasn’t an act of war. Then why was it conducted with so many ships and aircraft operated by the War Department? If the raid was just an ordinary arrest, why did it kill scores of people, many ofContinue reading “Venezuela isn’t liberated yet; its oil has only switched sides”
So where are the fathers? And town farms aren’t cruel
By CHRIS POWELL Much of the social disintegration riddling Connecticut ends up on the doorstep of the state Department of Children Families, on which is thrust responsibility for the children of irresponsible parents. The department sometimes makes mistakes, but while nearly all its mistakes are secondary to the mistakes of people who failed to takeContinue reading “So where are the fathers? And town farms aren’t cruel”
Bridgeport’s prospects brighten amid stunning decline in murders
By CHRIS POWELL For decades Bridgeport has been Connecticut’s worst concentration camp for the poor, easily defeating Hartford, New Haven, and Waterbury for murders, mayhem, wretched poverty, and depravity. State government has taken the city seriously only in regard to the pluralities it produces for Democrats despite its seemingly eternal wretchedness. ‘Gender-affirming care’ euphemizes sexContinue reading “Bridgeport’s prospects brighten amid stunning decline in murders”
‘Gender-affirming care’ euphemizes sex changes
By CHRIS POWELL Propaganda is often a matter of names and terminology. For as the Canadian philosopher Marshall McLuhan observed, if you label something well enough, you don’t have to argue with it or about it. The label itself may settle the matter politically. Illegal immigrant’s supporters celebrate lack of due process Connecticut should pushContinue reading “‘Gender-affirming care’ euphemizes sex changes”
Illegal immigrant’s supporters celebrate lack of due process
By CHRIS POWELL Is Kevin Moreno’s return to Connecticut a triumph of justice and due process of law? Advocates of open borders think so. They celebrated with him at a rally in Meriden on Christmas Eve, hours before his 17th birthday, along with U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal, city officials, religious leaders, and others who supportedContinue reading “Illegal immigrant’s supporters celebrate lack of due process”
Connecticut should push people to pull their own weight
By CHRIS POWELL Theodore Roosevelt, who in his time was considered good liberal authority, noted that the first duty of a citizen is to pull his own weight. Only then, Roosevelt said, can a citizen’s surplus strength be of use to society. Waterbury’s water disaster is a political lesson for all It’s a wonderful lifeContinue reading “Connecticut should push people to pull their own weight”
Waterbury’s water disaster is a political lesson for all
By CHRIS POWELL Waterbury suffered another catastrophic breakdown of its water system this month, the second since September, with most of the city and parts of its suburbs having to go without water for several days. It’s a wonderful life — and a political one Immigration law enforcement can succeed without cruelty Don’t ask governmentContinue reading “Waterbury’s water disaster is a political lesson for all”
It’s a wonderful life, and a political one
By CHRIS POWELL Frank Capra’s 1946 film, “It’s a Wonderful Life,” to be broadcast again Christmas Eve at 8 p.m. by NBC television, is loved most for its personal message of discovery at Christmas: that its hero’s life has been, unbeknownst to him, crucial to his family, friends, community, and even his country. Immigration lawContinue reading “It’s a wonderful life, and a political one”
Immigration law enforcement can succeed without cruelty
By CHRIS POWELL Democratic U.S. senators, led by Connecticut’s Richard Blumenthal, the ranking minority member of the Senate’s Permanent Committee on Investigations, held a hearing at the Capitol the other day to publicize mistakes and misconduct by federal immigration agents, particularly their arrests of U.S. citizens and their excessive use of force. The testimony, asContinue reading “Immigration law enforcement can succeed without cruelty”
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