How Likely Is Statehood for Puerto Rico?

Starting this week I will be a regular monthly columnist for my local daily, the Danbury News-Times, a Connecticut Hearst Media property. My first column is about Puerto Rico’s Nov. 3 referendum on statehood, and examines how the likelihood of a 51st star on the flag might be affected by the Georgia Senate runoff, Mitch McConnell maintaining his role as Senate Majority Leader, and a bill introduced by AOC that would sponsor a “status summit.”