By Chris Powell Rage and indignation again are sweeping the state Capitol and the People’s Republic of New Haven, this time because the city’s “hometown airline,” Avelo, which has revived Tweed New Haven Airport, has contracted with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to fly illegal immigrants out of the country from Arizona. Rule ofContinue reading “Connecticut Democrats insist on open borders or secession”
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Trump and Democrats trade license for lawlessness
By Chris Powell What exactly was President Trump up to this week when he tried to impose a “temporary suspension” on federal government grant payments? His people said it was to make sure that such payments align with the policies of his new administration. ‘Intervention’ in Bridgeport is just cover for a bailout Alphabet peopleContinue reading “Trump and Democrats trade license for lawlessness”
City mayors and educators seek more money for what keeps failing
By Chris Powell Governor Lamont welcomed the General Assembly back to work two weeks ago with a remarkable exhortation. “We have a longer legislative session this cycle,” the governor said, “giving us an opportunity to get in the weeds, lift up the hood — not always arguing about more money but better results.” To regrowContinue reading “City mayors and educators seek more money for what keeps failing”
Supporting illegal immigration, Connecticut’s left cuts wages
By Chris Powell On some days Connecticut’s political left argues for raising the minimum wage on the grounds that no one can support a family of four on the salary of a janitor or a fast-food drive-through window attendant. (The left doesn’t think wages should be related to the actual value of the labor provided.Continue reading “Supporting illegal immigration, Connecticut’s left cuts wages”
Attorney General Tong succeeds Trump as foremost insurrectionist
By Chris Powell The more fulminating they do, the more elected officials should be challenged and questioned by journalism. These days Connecticut’s fulminator-in-chief is Attorney General William Tong, a Democrat, yet he gets a free ride from the state’s news organizations and even from the General Assembly’s Republican minority. Two weeks ago Tong was joinedContinue reading “Attorney General Tong succeeds Trump as foremost insurrectionist”
Connecticut’s nullifiers echo the old South’s segregationists
By Chris Powell Upon his inauguration as governor of darkest Alabama in January 1963, George Wallace famously proclaimed his defiance of the federal government on the steps of the state Capitol in Montgomery: “Segregation now, segregation tomorrow, segregation forever!” At a rally on the steps of Connecticut’s Capitol this week the state’s attorney general, WilliamContinue reading “Connecticut’s nullifiers echo the old South’s segregationists”
Zoning comes for a mouse; and don’t blame Facebook
By Chris Powell A tiny cluster of low-lying rocks in Long Island Sound just off the coast of Connecticut at Groton is aptly named: Mouse Island. Robinson Crusoe was more removed from civilization, but the residents of Mouse Island’s three houses, occupying lots of barely a quarter acre each, might have considered the island aContinue reading “Zoning comes for a mouse; and don’t blame Facebook”
Block housing development and your taxes may go up
By Chris Powell Blame for rising property taxes in Connecticut may be shared more broadly than most people think. It’s not just the fault of elected officials who yield to the demands of special interests, particularly the demands of government employee unions for higher wages and benefits. Property taxes are determined in large part byContinue reading “Block housing development and your taxes may go up”
Murder in a state prison but who really cares?
By Chris Powell Connecticut’s top elected officials and members of Congress, all Democrats, excel at criticizing the private sector and the state’s regulated utilities. Indeed, there is always much to criticize, as last week state Attorney General William Tong criticized Connecticut Natural Gas for earning more money than authorized by the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority.Continue reading “Murder in a state prison but who really cares?”
Democrats scapegoat supermarkets for government’s inflation tax
By Chris Powell Democrats in Connecticut think they have found someone other than their national administration to blame for the inflation ravaging the country: supermarkets charging too much for groceries. So state Attorney General William Tong announced last week that he is sending letters to supermarket chains asking about their profits, and Democratic leaders inContinue reading “Democrats scapegoat supermarkets for government’s inflation tax”
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