By CHRIS POWELL What would the holidays be in Connecticut without U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal warning his constituents about the perils of the season — dangerous toys, fraudulent business practices, Republicans, and the like? (Poking the Russian bear on its own doorstep has yet to make the senator’s list.) There’s plenty of guilt by associationContinue reading “Blumenthal chastises merchants who are more honest than he is”
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Why would Democrats dump Larson, Courtney, and DeLauro?
By Chris Powell Why are the three most senior members of Connecticut’s all-Democratic five-member delegation in the U.S. House of Representatives apparently facing primary challenges for renomination next year? Are Connecticut Democrats as far left as Gov. Lamont’s rival? Hartford, Bridgeport schools urgently need state takeover State government’s growth causes record spending on lobbyists InContinue reading “Why would Democrats dump Larson, Courtney, and DeLauro?”
Are Connecticut Democrats as far left as Lamont’s rival?
By CHRIS POWELL Campaigns for next year’s elections in Connecticut for governor and Congress have begun already, 16 months ahead of Election Day. That gives them plenty of time to be meaningful. Hartford, Bridgeport schools urgently need state takeover State government’s growth causes record spending on lobbyists Does Trump’s budget really spell doom for Connecticut?Continue reading “Are Connecticut Democrats as far left as Lamont’s rival?”
Murphy smears an industry on which his state depends
By Chris Powell To hear Connecticut U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy tell it, President Trump dispatched Air Force bombers and Navy submarines to destroy Iran’s nuclear bomb-making facilities because the “war industry” is so influential in Washington. Democrats think Trump is a worse enemy than Iran If only Connecticut Democrats hated crime as much as gunContinue reading “Murphy smears an industry on which his state depends”
Contradictions snare Democrats with police accountability and Pratt strike
By Chris Powell When are Democratic elected officials in Connecticut going to be stricken by the cognitive dissonance they long have deserved? That is, when will they recognize their policy contradictions? Murphy accuses Trump of what the Democrats did Public schooling’s danger exceeds home schooling’s Cheng scandal suggests that higher education needs scrutiny The questionContinue reading “Contradictions snare Democrats with police accountability and Pratt strike”
Must nearly all Connecticut be on government’s payroll?
By Chris Powell Are annual incomes of $250,000 a year for a couple and $100,000 for a single person not enough to support a family in Connecticut? That’s the implication of legislation proposed by many state legislators that would pay people $600 every year for each of as many as three of their children. AlongContinue reading “Must nearly all Connecticut be on government’s payroll?”
Why can’t people support their own children anymore?
By Chris Powell Government, the French economist and parliamentarian Frederic Bastiat wrote two centuries ago, is the great fiction by which everybody tries to live at the expense of everybody else. Though there wasn’t much of a “social safety net” back then, Bastiat was correct about human selfishness and desire for power and privilege. Bastiat’sContinue reading “Why can’t people support their own children anymore?”
Problem of mental illness isn’t shortage of treatment
By Chris Powell When confronting a problem most people instinctively look first for its cause and try to eliminate it. But such logic doesn’t apply so much in government, as indicated by government’s response to what is reported to be an explosion of mental illness among young people. Teachers and school administrators throughout Connecticut sayContinue reading “Problem of mental illness isn’t shortage of treatment”
Poor need much more housing, not protection from eviction
By Chris Powell Many elected officials make a living by causing problems and then purporting to solve them. So it is with the Eviction Protection Act recently re-introduced in Congress by Connecticut U.S. Rep. Rosa DeLauro, D-3rd District. The legislation would have the federal government offer financial grants to state governments that provide lawyers toContinue reading “Poor need much more housing, not protection from eviction”
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