By Chris Powell While few people were looking, and while most who were were too deceitful to explain or afraid to speak out, the General Assembly passed and Governor Lamont signed a law requiring public schools to distribute free feminine hygiene products in at least one male restroom. In anticipation of the law’s date ofContinue reading “A Connecticut fairy tale; and hiding juvenile crime”
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Troopers aren’t so racist; and integrity arrives late
By Chris Powell Connecticut’s state police department turns out not to have been a big racist conspiracy after all, according to an investigation of the “fake ticket” scandal that was ordered by Governor Lamont and conducted by former U.S. Attorney Deirdre Daly and her law firm. According to the investigation, whose report was published lastContinue reading “Troopers aren’t so racist; and integrity arrives late”
Mutilation is mutilation, politically correct or not
By Chris Powell What’s the difference between “female genital mutilation” and “gender-affirming care”? “Female genital mutilation” is an ancient barbaric practice prevailing in primitive cultures in Africa and the Middle East. Some adherents mistakenly think Islam requires it. It is committed against minor females and is euphemized as “purification.” “Gender-affirming care” is the euphemism forContinue reading “Mutilation is mutilation, politically correct or not”
Cops in paralysis case start to get their jobs back
By Chris Powell Among the principles of liberalism in Connecticut is that minorities are always right. Another one is that government employee unions are always right too. So maybe that’s why there has been no complaint from liberals about the Jan. 19 decision of the state Board of Mediation and Arbitration to overturn the NewContinue reading “Cops in paralysis case start to get their jobs back”
Can government in Connecticut ever become relevant again?
By Chris Powell Even more than its ever-increasing expense, the biggest failure of government in Connecticut may be its lack of relevance. News and commentary last week raised several examples. It was reported that the upcoming session of the General Assembly is expected to see a renewed attempt to prohibit “legacy” admissions in public andContinue reading “Can government in Connecticut ever become relevant again?”
‘Go beyond Roe’ means aborting viable fetuses
By Chris Powell Fanaticism and extremism were unleashed when the U.S. Supreme Court returned the abortion issue to the states in 2022, reversing the court’s 1973 decision in Roe v. Wade, which had discovered in the national Constitution a limited right to abortion, a right to abortion prior to the viability of the fetus. TheContinue reading “‘Go beyond Roe’ means aborting viable fetuses”
Buy EVs now, pay later, just don’t ask how much
By Chris Powell Governor Lamont and leaders of the Democratic majority in the General Assembly are planning to call a special session of the legislature next week to enact the strict California standards for auto emissions that were declined by the General Assembly’s Regulations Review Committee in November. Back then two Democratic legislators on theContinue reading “Buy EVs now, pay later, just don’t ask how much”
Attorney general’s opinion needn’t stop ranked-choice voting
By Chris Powell With his excellent and even fascinating review last week, Connecticut Attorney General William Tong did not oppose ranked-choice voting in principle or declare it surely unconstitutional. He concluded that the concept’s constitutionality is “a close call” and so it shouldn’t be enacted without an amendment to the state Constitution. Caution is usuallyContinue reading “Attorney general’s opinion needn’t stop ranked-choice voting”
Governor, treasurer celebrate a disaster with ‘baby bonds’
By Chris Powell Governor Lamont and state Treasurer Erick Russell this week invited Connecticut to celebrate a disaster. They announced with rejoicing that almost 8,000 children born in Connecticut since last July 1 have qualified automatically for state government’s “baby bonds” program by virtue of the coverage extended to their parents by Medicaid, government medicalContinue reading “Governor, treasurer celebrate a disaster with ‘baby bonds’”
Prisons aren’t the only agency that could use an ‘ombudsman’
By Chris Powell With their residents locked in and the public locked out, Connecticut’s prisons are inevitably far more secretive than other agencies of government. Combine this secrecy with the disdain for prisoners and the decline of journalism and prisons become especially susceptible to malfeasance, misconduct, and abuse of power. Criminal justice in Connecticut isContinue reading “Prisons aren’t the only agency that could use an ‘ombudsman’”
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