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OP-ED | Americans Are Against a 2020 Election Redux
Opinion writer Jonathan Wharton says American voters are fickle, if and when we turn out for elections. We often need to find a resounding and singular reason to show up. Is a repeat of 2020's matchup...
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OP-ED | Public Transit and Public Education Are Connecticut’s Future. Please...
Opinion writer Jonathan L. Wharton says public education and public transit are two of the best investments the state can make in its future.
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OP-ED | Newsflash! Connecticut’s Trails Are Among Nation’s Best
Opinion writer Jonathan L. Wharton chimes in with a piece on one of the things that makes Connecticut a great place to live: its amazing network of hiking trails!
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OP-ED | Weicker Remembered As A Transformational Leader With An Aggressive...
Opinion writer Jonathan L. Wharton remembers being 10 years old when he first met the late Lowell P. Weicker, Jr., whom he says was a rare political maverick who as relatable as he was aggressive.
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Review | Connecticut Republicans: Past, Present, and Future
Jonathan L. Wharton offers his thoughts on Sacred Heart University Professor Gary Rose's new book, "Connecticut Republicans: Past, Present and Future."
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OP-ED | New Trains And Old Problems
Opinion writer Jonathan L. Wharton laments the perennial good news-bad news nature of Connecticut's public transit evolution, although in this case it was bad news (cuts to service) first, followed by...
View ArticleOP-ED | Please Inspire Students During Campaign Season
Opinion writer Jonathan L. Wharton says it's a bad sign that his students are sharing with him their negative experiences in political campaigns, and he suggests that older party leaders and elected...
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OP-ED | Bridgeport Ballot Controversy Is Machine Politics At Its Worst
Opinion writer Jonathan L. Wharton says he appreciates the state-level effort to set up election monitoring in Bridgeport as another absentee ballot controversy unfolds in court, but the city's own...
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OP-ED | Has Congress Gone Mad? We All Have
Opinion writer Jonathan L. Wharton suggests the behavior of members of Congress may seem crazy right now, but they are a reflection of our country as a whole.
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OP-ED | Eighty and Up: Joe Biden, Donald Trump, and America’s Aging Politics
Opinion columnists Jonathan L. Wharton and Thomas J. Balcerski discuss "How old is too old to be president?"
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