by Andrew Parrish | Jun 30, 2014 | Blog, Commentary, General, Health Care, Legal/Courts, Unions
As millions anxiously awaited the Supreme Court’s decision in Hobby Lobby v Sebelius (regarding the Affordable Care Act’s mandate that all employers provide contraception coverage despite religious objections) the Justices released their decision in another case that...
by Carol Platt Liebau | Jun 9, 2014 | Blog, Commentary, General
COMMENTARY Hartford is a city plagued with a variety of public policy problems — not least the misuse of city funds and other financial mismanagement. And it’s afflicted by a host of urban ills – including a poverty rate second only to Detroit (as of 2012) and...
by Zack Albert | Oct 16, 2013 | Blog, Commentary
When it comes to the circus that is the modern day news cycle, the government shutdown has undoubtedly become the main attraction. At the same time, an ever-popular sideshow attraction seems to be the saga of division within the Republican Party, presenting...
by Zack Albert | Oct 9, 2013 | Blog, Economy
You often don’t know the value of what you have until it’s taken away from you. In the words of the Counting Crows, “You don’t know what you got till it’s gone”. If age-old wisdom and 1990’s rock bands are correct, then Americans still have no idea what government is...
by Zack Albert | Aug 21, 2013 | Blog, Politics
Our honorable Speaker of the House, J. Brendan Sharkey, has once again exemplified the convoluted way of thinking that afflicts most of Connecticut’s public officials. In a letter to four video game companies, Sharkey called on game-makers to sever the tie between...
by Zack Albert | Aug 14, 2013 | Blog, General, Taxes & Spending
Common sense seems to indicate that, given equal pay for working and not working, an individual will tend to choose the latter. Of course, who is going to pay someone to do nothing? A recent Hartford Courant Op-Ed by Michael Tanner provides an answer to this question:...
