Paul Choiniere

In a December op-ed published in The New Republic, Senator Chris Murphy conceded, “Maybe I am hopelessly naïve.” If by naïve the Connecticut Democrat means his efforts to find compromise on issues im...

The 2024 presidential election will be the most consequential in 164 years, but Connecticut will largely be relegated to the sidelines. Back in 1860, voters were asked to choose between four major par...

If the Forward Party is ever going to become a serious alternative to the extreme partisanship displayed by the Republican and Democratic parties, it is going to start with candidates like Stonington ...

The word historic is often tossed around too easily, used to describe places and buildings that are simply old. But the buildings at Seaside in Waterford are truly historic, which is why it is such a ...

How much of an inconvenience is it, really, to have to make an extra stop to pick up some wine? Convenience is often cited by supermarket industry lobbyists as to why Connecticut should end its prohib...

It is an issue on which Americans agree, which is a rarity, yet it hardly made an appearance in the debates leading up to the Nov. 8 election. Americans overwhelmingly agree the health care system is ...

Connecticut Republicans must find a way to define their state party as separate and distinct from the national Republican party or face long-term, second-class political status. In my pre-election col...

This one is tough to call. The coming election, I mean. Cases can be made for why both major parties should expect their comeuppance on Nov. 8. But in the end, our politics, at least at the national l...

Many people are in crisis because they cannot find an affordable, decent place to live. Most of them may have a shelter over their heads but paying for it so drains their resources that other bills go...

They display their “Trump won” bumper stickers, fly their Trump flags and their profane banners targeting President Biden. I have tried to have