By Chris Powell Immigration law enforcement agents must be compelled, by congressional action or court order, to identify themselves conspicuously during arrests, to display their badges, and to make prompt public reports identifying the people they have detained, why they have been detained, and where they are being held. A free country cannot allow secretContinue reading “Illegal immigration’s backers in Connecticut never get critical questions”
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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”
Puzzle isn’t Musk but Biden; and state should take over failing city schools
By Chris Powell Democrats in Connecticut and throughout the country are seeking laughs by asserting that the political noise being made by zillionaire Elon Musk shows that he is not just an adviser to President-elect Donald Trump but the de-facto president-elect. Musk is an odd duck in some respects. But he seems to have gotten richContinue reading “Puzzle isn’t Musk but Biden; and state should take over failing city schools”
Even awful school systems must play the hand they’re dealt
By Chris Powell School officials in Meriden are sore that this column recently included the city in a list of Connecticut cities whose schools have serious problems, a list with New Haven, Hartford, Waterbury, and Bridgeport. These problems include chronic absenteeism, an influx of immigrant students who don’t speak English, parental neglect, and other pathologies of poverty. Continue reading “Even awful school systems must play the hand they’re dealt”
Throwing money at schools is a policy needing an audit
By Chris Powell Like public education in most American cities, public education in Connecticut’s cities has been chaotic and ineffective for decades. Ever since the enactment of the Education Enhancement Act in 1986 the state’s response to this failure has been to throw money at schools and particularly at teacher salaries, on the premise thatContinue reading “Throwing money at schools is a policy needing an audit”
Business executives warn Connecticut about too much higher education
By Chris Powell What a wonderfully subversive and politically incorrect idea has exploded from the committee set up by the Connecticut Conference of Municipalities to study the problem of the state’s estimated 119,000 “disconnected” and alienated young people. Meeting this week at New London City Hall, the group heard a vice president of Yale NewContinue reading “Business executives warn Connecticut about too much higher education”
Murphy challenges Trump for biggest demagogue
By Chris Powell Anyone who thinks that Donald Trump is the country’s biggest demagogue should examine the remarks made by Connecticut U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy last Saturday as the Democratic State Convention nominated him for a third term. Trump, Murphy said, “wants to turn us against each other,” as if Murphy’s party isn’t preaching asContinue reading “Murphy challenges Trump for biggest demagogue”
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