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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.

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 leaders first need to stand up to machine politics to build renewed faith in the election process.

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 officials need to realize that they need their fresh faces and ideas.

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 good news (new rail-cars purchased).

Jonathan L. Wharton offers his thoughts on Sacred Heart University Professor Gary Rose's new book, "Connecticut Republicans: Past, Present and Future."