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Rachel Marsden: Paris has transformed into a dystopian nightmare ahead of Olympics
![The Olympic rings are seen on the Eiffel Tower The Olympic rings are seen on the Eiffel Tower](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.courant.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/SPORTS-OLY-TV-HOWTOWATCH-GET.jpg?w=525)
The July 26 Olympic Opening Ceremonies will be grandiose and unprecedented. But at what cost to French society and to humanity?
![Contempt for freedom under the rule of law is under attack in many places, including in one that persists in calling itself The Constitution State. Contempt for freedom under the rule of law is under attack in many places, including in one that persists in calling itself The Constitution State.](https://www.courant.com/wp-content/uploads/migration/2022/10/24/ZPJ57XCE3VDMFDPEXCEQ3AZV4U.jpg?w=135)
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Kevin Rennie: A CT elections complaint that must be investigated
Contempt for freedom under the rule of law is under attack in many places, including...
![Thank God Trump who was just a mere inch or so away from death is alive and well. Trump’s work on earth is not done. Thank God Trump who was just a mere inch or so away from death is alive and well. Trump’s work on earth is not done.](https://www.courant.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/AP24196166272311.jpg?w=132)
Gary Franks: For Trump – God is good… Trump’s work is clearly not finished
Thank God Trump who was just a mere inch or so away from death is...
![Importantly, these tests can save lives by getting patients on a treatment regimen more swiftly, reducing potential hospitalizations and improving health outcomes. Importantly, these tests can save lives by getting patients on a treatment regimen more swiftly, reducing potential hospitalizations and improving health outcomes.](https://www.courant.com/wp-content/uploads/migration/2018/06/04/2GQZAENRHRC7NCJJE3PDAYAXSE.jpg?w=135)
Opinion: Connecticut takes strong steps to diagnose critically ill infants
Importantly, these tests can save lives by getting patients on a treatment regimen more swiftly,...
![We fix the issue by rethinking our own personal rhetoric, toning down our tenor, cultivating civility over cruelty, and remembering the “other” side are not our nemeses, but our neighbors We fix the issue by rethinking our own personal rhetoric, toning down our tenor, cultivating civility over cruelty, and remembering the “other” side are not our nemeses, but our neighbors](https://www.courant.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/AP24198091499932.jpg?w=132)
New Britain Mayor Erin Stewart: We are neighbors, not nemeses
We fix the issue by rethinking our own personal rhetoric, toning down our tenor, cultivating...
![Rachel Marsden: The Trump assassination survival fist-pump is the ultimate icon for our times Rachel Marsden: The Trump assassination survival fist-pump is the ultimate icon for our times](https://www.courant.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Trump_Media_Stock_90527.jpg?w=132)
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Rachel Marsden: The Trump assassination survival fist-pump is the ultimate icon for our times
PARIS — Between the mugshot and the assassination survival fist-pump, Trump now has more bad boy anti-establishment iconic...
![Public policy should not be based on a golden boy who beat the odds. It should recognize the experiences of vast swaths of U.S. Americans Public policy should not be based on a golden boy who beat the odds. It should recognize the experiences of vast swaths of U.S. Americans](https://www.courant.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/AP24198083291497.jpg?w=132)
Opinion: J.D. Vance’s exceptional experiences obscure causes of poverty
Public policy should not be based on a golden boy who beat the odds. It...
![It’s hard to imagine that there would have been snarky jokes and memes during the assassinations of John F. Kennedy or his brother Robert. Making light of the tragic event in Pennsylvania over the weekend was something I was surprised to see on my social media, where the feed is dictated by my political leanings. It’s hard to imagine that there would have been snarky jokes and memes during the assassinations of John F. Kennedy or his brother Robert. Making light of the tragic event in Pennsylvania over the weekend was something I was surprised to see on my social media, where the feed is dictated by my political leanings.](https://www.courant.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/GettyImages-113296733-1.jpg?w=125)
The political jokes aren’t funny now
It’s hard to imagine that there would have been snarky jokes and memes during the...
![It’s hard to imagine that there would have been snarky jokes and memes during the assassinations of John F. Kennedy or his brother Robert. Making light of the tragic event in Pennsylvania over the weekend was something I was surprised to see on my social media, where the feed is dictated by my political leanings. It’s hard to imagine that there would have been snarky jokes and memes during the assassinations of John F. Kennedy or his brother Robert. Making light of the tragic event in Pennsylvania over the weekend was something I was surprised to see on my social media, where the feed is dictated by my political leanings.](https://www.courant.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/GettyImages-113296733.jpg?w=125)
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The political jokes aren’t funny now
It’s hard to imagine that there would have been snarky jokes and memes during the...
!["In today's global economy, America's relationship with its international allies is essential for our nation's and our state's economy, security and prosperity,'' Senator Duff said "In today's global economy, America's relationship with its international allies is essential for our nation's and our state's economy, security and prosperity,'' Senator Duff said](https://www.courant.com/wp-content/uploads/migration/2015/12/08/PRFQBPYD5BAYVOPCE5WWIDLT2A.jpg?w=135)
Connecticut is getting a new trade commission. Here’s why it’s seeking to promote business overseas
"In today's global economy, America's relationship with its international allies is essential for our nation's...
![By passing legislation to close this loophole and by eliminating forced arbitration, our nation’s elected representatives can restore timely justice for their constituents. By passing legislation to close this loophole and by eliminating forced arbitration, our nation’s elected representatives can restore timely justice for their constituents.](https://www.courant.com/wp-content/uploads/migration/2020/10/01/BRUPDW7K6D44764YKJCGX2RUNE.jpg?w=135)
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Opinion: The power of the sun, the courts and the need for change
By passing legislation to close this loophole and by eliminating forced arbitration, our nation’s elected...