By CHRIS POWELL Connecticut has been just about conquered by the indignation industry, as was indicated again the other day when the post office in New London inadvertently offended a customer — the president of the city’s chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People — because its doorbell chime happened toContinue reading “Indignation industry triumphs at New London’s post office”
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A sanctimony city and a sanctimony state milk politics for patronage
By Chris Powell Two more tedious but true tales from the Sanctimony City and the Sanctimony State unfolded last week. In New Haven dozens of people gathered at Trinity Church on the city’s green to mark the 200th anniversary of the last recorded sale of slaves in the city and Connecticut — two women whoContinue reading “A sanctimony city and a sanctimony state milk politics for patronage”
If Trump is an appeaser, Himes is a warmonger
By Chris Powell According to Connecticut U.S. Rep. Jim Himes, a Democrat, former President Donald Trump, a Republican, is guilty of “appeasement” because of his skepticism about the war between Ukraine and Russia. Himes says Trump is skeptical of the war “because he got impeached over Ukraine” and is more of an appeaser of RussianContinue reading “If Trump is an appeaser, Himes is a warmonger”
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