The situation in Gaza exposes a global economic and political order where no entity has the power or political will to stop genocide and starvation.
Opinion
Teens, screens, pressures, parenting — and prevention
Today’s school and social media environment can put enormous pressure on adolescents in particular. What can parents do?
Is it time to let the Connecticut Sun set?
As much as it pains me to say it, it may be time for the State of Connecticut to confront reality and move on from the WNBA’s Sun.
CT lawmakers should guarantee free school meals for all children
Why did the United States have a more comprehensive childcare and school meal system during World War II than we do in 2025?
New laws, stronger elections in CT
Recent articles claimed election fraud cases in our state failed to inspire a legislative response. That is false.
Democrats criticize Lamont’s HB5002 veto (but not this Republican)
H.B. 5002 could be better named the “Democrats Hate Small Town Life in Connecticut Bill.”
The case for civics and media literacy in CT
After decades of marginalized social studies instruction, many students who enter our classrooms have little understanding of how their government works, or what their role in the process might be.
NextGen Acela, the future is now
I finally had a chance to ride the new NextGen Acela and I have to admit, I was wrong: this really is Amtrak’s train of the future.
Connecticut cannabis is safe. Here’s why that matters for patients.
Connecticut’s medical cannabis program is safe, tightly regulated, and designed to protect people who rely on it.
Autism is not a disease
The misconception that autism is a disease rather than a neurotype – a way of being a person in the world – destroys and ends lives.
YIMBYtown highlights CT’s inaction on housing
In three days spent in New Haven at YIMBYtown – the premiere nationwide pro-homes conference, I felt a mixture of emotions. Mostly embarrassed.
A CT HB5002 solution, Montana style
More choice and market-driven solutions like they have in Montana will solve Connecticut’s housing problem, not government largesse.
CT must safeguard its maternal and infant safety net
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act will cause a major disruption of Connecticut’s public health and social welfare infrastructure. Comptroller Sean Scanlon estimates somewhere between 103,000 to 171,000 people could lose their Medicaid coverage due to $13 billion in cuts over the next decade, and the state could pay as much as $173 million a […]
Responsible investment can strengthen Connecticut’s healthcare system
Connecticut shouldn’t rush to curtail much-needed private investment and overlook the examples of responsible investors who put patient-centered care at the forefront.
The rigging of American history
Trump’s whitewashing of The Smithsonian exhibit is another part of the president’s racist campaign to repress the voice of minorities and erase their history.



