More of my recent columns for CT News Junkie: Of ‘Ghost Papers’ and ‘News Deserts’: Newspapers Continue To Suffer Wooden Should Know Better: Gun Control Best Left to Lawmakers ‘Inhabitant’ Murphy’s Vote Doesn’t Count But His Example Does For Lamont, Regaining Trust A ‘Toll Bridge’ Too Far Of Partisan Elections and Mischievous Lawn Signs State Police… Read More
Category Archives: Politics
Dan Malloy: The Rodney Dangerfield of Connecticut Politics
More of my recent columns for CT News Junkie: Proposal For Forced School Consolidation A Nonstarter Lawmakers Need To Move On Legal Cannabis, Or Cede the Upside Tired Of Waiting? Demand That Lawmakers Take Action On Plastic Bags Dan Malloy: The Rodney Dangerfield of Connecticut Politics Transparency Wins In Battle Over Sandy Hook Evidence The Amazon… Read More
By Failing To Act On Weed, Lawmakers Encourage ‘Mass’ Exodus
More of my recent columns for CT News Junkie: Elephant In The Room: Job Losses From Automation In Search Of The Perfect Tax – And A Realistic Strategy Major Party Candidates For Governor Inspire Little Confidence Reveling In The Agony Of Social Media Titans Hot Air Over Haddam: CT Can’t Escape Trump In Year of Outsider,… Read More
Can Connecticut Reinvent Itself?
More of my recent columns for CT News Junkie: Why Did Lembo Take A Pass On The Governor’s Race? Is Addressing Teacher Shortages Really That Complicated? Grading The Likely Gubernatorial Office Seekers State Congressional Delegation Deserves High Marks for Trump Takedowns Can Connecticut Reinvent Itself? Lesson for Trinity’s Williams: Would Your Mother Approve?
Hinds visits pipeline site, urges reform of FERC, says Trump ‘gutting the EPA’
My latest for the The Berkshire Edge: A politician, state Sen. Adam Hinds, makes an appearance at a gas pipeline construction site in the Berkshires and talks about the big picture. Thanks to Ben Hillman for the cool lead photo. Videos of the event below:
What Happens If ESPN Fails?
More of my recent columns for CT News Junkie: Perverse Incentives Will Dog The Plastic Bag Tax What Happens If ESPN Fails? Liquor Justice And Hail To Chief Murphy Bailing Out XL Would Widen Town-City Divide The Little Special Election That Could? Windsor Republican May Tip Senate to GOP Malloy’s Dizzying Budget Storm Targets Towns… Read More
Hillary’s UConn Hypocrisyfest A Blessing in Disguise
More of my recent columns for CT News Junkie: Hillary’s UConn Hypocrisyfest A Blessing in Disguise Rock Cats Move To Hartford Tainted By Secrecy And Incompetence A Bad Couple Of Weeks For Connecticut’s Education Reformers Breathing Easier: Will Tolls Offer Relief From Highway Congestion? Making My Head Spin: From ‘Dan’ To ‘Dannel’ And Back Again… Read More
Jockeying For Position In The Marathon Bombings
Last night, it ended. The people of metropolitan Boston can relax, for the time being. I happened to be in the Boston area when the bombs went off at finish line of the marathon. I was with my son visiting colleges in the suburbs when my sister called me in a state of distress. Her… Read More… Read More
High-Wattage Discussion
I had the unusual experience on Friday, Feb. 22, of being a guest on former Gov. John Rowland’s afternoon drive-time radio show on WTIC Newstalk 1080. I’ve done a fair amount of radio over the years, but this is the first time I’ve ever been in the studios of a large-audience 50,000-watt network-affiliated operation. I’ve… Read More… Read More
Whole Foods And ‘Fascism’
I have watched with amusement the reaction to Whole Foods CEO John Mackey’s recent denunciation of Obamacare as fascist. Here’s the comment he made during a recent NPR interview when asked by Steve Inskeep whether Obamacare was socialist in nature: Technically speaking, it’s more like fascism. Socialism is where the government owns the means of… Read More… Read More