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Fareed Zakaria: Trump's Embrace Of A Post-American World

By FAREED ZAKARIA
President Donald Trump's speech to the United Nations was well delivered. But it was a strange mishmash of topics and tones, in parts celebrating realpolitik but then also asserting the importance of freedom and democracy. There was, however, one overriding theme — the embrace of nationalism. And...   

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  • Cruel Budget Deserves Veto

    So what do you think of the state budget [Sept. 16, Page 1, “Defectors Aid GOP Budget”]? If you think, like many do, that this very cruel budget is destructive to the state, then you need to let Gov. Dannel P. Malloy know it deserves his veto.As usual, the target is squarely on the back of Connecticut...

  • Bankruptcy Is Our Best Option

    While I respect that no one wants a bankruptcy in Hartford, it seems naive to bail out Hartford with $40 million of taxpayer money, knowing full well that next year, we’re going to do it again — but next year (from what I understand) the shortfall is going to be $87 million. With all due respect...

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    A Budget Deal Too Long Coming

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    Republicans were right to be aggravated. House Republican minority leader Themis Klarides complained on Twitter early Thursday that "It's the morning of [the budget vote] and we still don't have the Dem budget. How can we be expected to vote on a 800 page budget we haven't read?" Much of the budget...
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    The University of Connecticut has proven itself to be one of the best investments the state has ever made in its own future. U.S. News & World Report last week ranked UConn No. 18 on this year's list of the nation's top public universities, the highest ranking ever for UConn and the seventh-straight...
  • Alexion Betrayal Points To A Deeper Problem

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    Losing General Electric's headquarters to Boston was bad. Losing Aetna's headquarters to Manhattan was worse. When United Technologies announced that it was building a $300 million research center in Brooklyn instead of Connecticut, that stung too. But losing Alexion Pharmaceuticals could be the...
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  • What's It Going To Take To Land Amazon's New Headquarters?

    What's It Going To Take To Land Amazon's New Headquarters?

    By NOAH SMITH
    The competition to host HQ2, as Amazon's planned second headquarters is called, has captivated the nation. The lucky city can expect an economic bonanza: 50,000 jobs, plus the tech ecosystem that the online retail giant's presence will inevitably attract. But the winner doesn't have to be a big...
  • In Disasters, We May Be First-Responders

    In Disasters, We May Be First-Responders

    By MARY ALICE HADDAD
    As we in Connecticut have watched with horror the tragedy facing the communities in Texas and Florida, we are reminded of our own recent experiences fleeing rising water levels and huddling in candlelit darkness. Perhaps we're also remembering the times when we offered a warm living room and showers...
  • Is Alexion's Boston Move A Smoke Screen?

    Is Alexion's Boston Move A Smoke Screen?

    By STEPHEN DAVIS
    Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc.'s big announcement Tuesday that it will pull up stakes and relocate to Boston could well be about planting itself in a more fertile biotech environment, as CEO Ludwig Hantson asserted on a conference call Tuesday with market analysts. But it could also be something...
  • Bankruptcy: Hartford's Best Path

    Bankruptcy: Hartford's Best Path

    By ROBERT K. KILLIAN JR.
    The only meaningful way for Hartford to take that important first step toward fiscal responsibility is by filing for a Chapter 9 bankruptcy. I don't understand why people who believe Hartford is in a deep financial hole are opposed to filing for bankruptcy. I suspect they don't understand what...
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