Connecticut may have a plausible independent candidate for governor this year – Richard N. “Oz” Griebel of Simsbury, recently retired chief executive of the MetroHartford Alliance, the Hartford regional chamber of commerce. Griebel sought the Republican nomination for governor in…

A National Security Strategy is less a plan of action than an attempt to prioritize. Who, in the president’s judgment, most threatens America? What means do we have, and what capabilities must we develop, to defend the homeland and protect…

Some people think private possession of high-powered rifles should be prohibited. Others think the private possession of all guns should be outlawed. But how should such policy be decided, especially when the Constitution establishes the right to bear arms? Relatives…

When members of Congress battled over the budget, some threatened to block funding unless Congress provided amnesty to illegal immigrants who benefited from former President Barack Obama’s Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, which President Trump announced he is…

Because Democrats have been wandering aimlessly since the 2016 election, I thought it would be helpful to give them some suggestions so they can get out of their funk. So here goes: n We reap what we sow. The 1960s…

Running for the Democratic nomination for governor of Connecticut, Middletown Mayor Dan Drew is soliciting campaign contributions with a pledge to impose a “single-payer” medical-insurance system on Connecticut – that is, a government monopoly on medical insurance. Drew’s pledge comes…

This year was particularly difficult if you were a senior citizen, or a person with a developmental or physical disability. As a result, I decided to put together two lists – naughty and nice – to show where the fight…

You may have noticed some new faces and fuller pews at church this Christmas. A welcome sight, to be sure, but attendance figures will return to normal all too soon. Unfortunately, “normal” these days adds up to fewer people than…

We normally see nativity displays showing, of course, Mary, Joseph and the Christ child, surrounded by shepherds and their animals. However, the three Magi with their gifts usually are included as part of the display. This implies they were present…

The New York Federal Reserve estimates the U.S. economy will grow at an annual rate of nearly 4 percent in the fourth quarter of 2017. That would be after breaking 3 percent growth in the second and third quarters this…

Cut-and-run Gov. Dannel P. Malloy, author of the two largest tax increases in Connecticut history and who refused to talk with Republicans about budget matters for most of his tenure, recently said this: “The Republicans were very proud of producing…

Frank Capra’s 1946 film, “It’s a Wonderful Life,” to be broadcast tonight at 8 by NBC television, is loved most for its personal message of discovery at Christmas: that its hero’s life has been, unbeknownst to him, crucial to his…

Connecticut, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy told a business group last week, is being brought low by its political culture of postponing tough choices. As a result, Malloy said, the state is without the revenue to maintain and improve its transportation…

I dream of “White Christmas” this year. I write of the Irving Berlin classic made famous by Bing Crosby – a sweet, wistful song that holds more power over me with each passing year. According to CBS News, many speculate…

Lately, following the news out of our state and federal governments has been more challenging than ever. It seems that name calling, and maligning one’s political opponent’s character and intent, have nearly replaced any type of respectful dialogue or difference…

Connecticut’s “bipartisan compromise” state budget relieved Gov. Dannel P. Malloy of budgeting by decree, prevented him from moving all school aid from Republican to Democratic towns, and enabled legislators to go home for a while, but it’s still not much…

It would be a grave error to interpose between speakers at the University of Connecticut and their audiences an administrative apparat whose sole purpose is to decide which speakers are acceptable. It still may be possible to learn some lessons…

Poor Al Franken. The Minnesota Democrat was kicked to the curb by a party that, until a few months ago, not only turned a blind eye to sexual misconduct but also lionized serial predators such as Bill Clinton and Ted…

Unions have been on the decline since 1954 – which was their high point in membership as a percentage of the workforce. Today, unions represent 6.4 percent of private-sector employees. Their real strength in membership and funding is the public…

The liturgical year of the Roman Catholic Church begins with the season of Advent on the fourth Sunday before Christmas, “to bring before our eyes the Incarnation of our Lord, the coming of Jesus Christ through Grace” (St. Joseph Daily…