April 29, 2023 The Connecticut legislature is attempting to make housing more affordable by requiring the wealthier towns to build more rental housing. But my friend and former Republican Congressional candidate for the Fourth District – Dr. Michael Goldstein – has a much better idea: affordable ownership. Not only do homeowners have a higher stake […]

ProPublica’s piece entitled “Clarence Thomas and the Billionaire” merits a response. Justice Thomas’s apparent ethical violation was to enjoy multiple lavish vacations sponsored by Republican megadonor billionaire, Harlen Crow. Justice Thomas according to two unnamed “ethics law experts” is supposed to report these vacations on financial disclosure forms. Yet the article admits, “There are few […]

President Trump has been charged with thirty-four felonies by Manhattan prosecutor, Alvin Bragg. His apparent crimes are having a tryst with a porn star, lying about it, paying her hush money, and violating some arcane campaign-finance laws. Some of the conservative commentators are comparing this indictment to the behavior of a Banana Republic. But this […]