By Chris Powell Another protest was held at the state Capitol the other day against Israel’s war with Gaza (but not Gaza’s war with Israel). Participants again called for “free Palestine.” But no one seems to have asked what they meant by that and they haven’t explained. Bears are likely to triumph long before ‘affordableContinue reading “Protests haven’t explained what ‘free Palestine’ means”
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Connecticut’s sanctimony cities show we could use Elon Musk
By Chris Powell Hysteria and sanctimony broke out in Connecticut and the country last Monday. Opponents of President Trump had dubbed it “Not My President’s Day” to protest everything his administration is doing or imagined to be doing. In Connecticut the protests were largest in three of the state’s sanctimony cities — about a thousandContinue reading “Connecticut’s sanctimony cities show we could use Elon Musk”
Much delusion in Connecticut about a ‘two-state solution’
By Chris Powell This week as Connecticut marked the anniversary of Gaza’s invasion of Israel and the slaughter, rape, and abduction of hundreds of Israelis, there were more calls for a ceasefire not only between Gaza and Israel but also between Israel and Lebanon, whose de-facto government, Hezbollah, has joined Gaza’s war, launching hundreds ofContinue reading “Much delusion in Connecticut about a ‘two-state solution’”
What do Connecticut college students mean by ‘free Palestine’?
By Chris Powell College is back in session and students are returning not just to their studies but also to protests on campus about the war in Gaza. At the University of Connecticut at Storrs, Yale University in New Haven, and other institutions, students are chanting and carrying signs reading “Free Palestine!” Journalism not beingContinue reading “What do Connecticut college students mean by ‘free Palestine’?”
Will Connecticut ever notice its many chronic offenders?
By Chris Powell According to government officials and politically correct journalism, crime in Connecticut is down. But a dedicated band of chronic criminals is trying to keep up the appearances of a crime wave, even if elected officials refuse to notice. According to police in New Haven, two weekends ago a 49-year-old man hijacked aContinue reading “Will Connecticut ever notice its many chronic offenders?”
Palestine would murder protesting U.S. students
By Chris Powell At Yale University in New Haven, the University of Connecticut in Storrs, and a score of other institutions of higher education, students are protesting the support being given by the United States to Israel in its war with the Hamas regime in Gaza. The students want their colleges to dissociate themselves fromContinue reading “Palestine would murder protesting U.S. students”
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