April 23, 2023, 6:02am Columns
Considering that she has been in Congress for three months, it likely is too early to declare Marie Gluesenkamp Perez the savior of the Democratic Party. Or to suggest that she represents a sea change in American politics. Or to think she knows all that is wrong with American politics. Read story
April 16, 2023, 6:02am Columns
In reading the headline the other day, “Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez seeks I-5 Bridge funding,” naturally my thoughts turned to … Ronald Reagan. Read story
March 26, 2023, 6:02am Columns
Let’s hope they know what they are doing. Read story
March 12, 2023, 6:02am Columns
It all comes back to the quote. Read story
February 26, 2023, 6:02am Columns
We’ve heard it before at the state level, this idea that a political and constitutional divorce is the only solution to our irreconcilable differences. Read story
February 19, 2023, 6:02am Columns
The choices are not binary; there is some gray area. But in pondering government policy and racial disparities and economic inequity, there are two well-worn paths: We can try to rectify the sins of the past and risk the unintended consequences; or we can ignore those sins and bury them… Read story
February 5, 2023, 6:02am Columns
To be honest, I can’t bring myself to watch it. The written narrative is harrowing enough. Read story
January 29, 2023, 6:02am Columns
It is a favorite trope of the nattering nabob set, a narrative designed to generate eye rolls from listeners and create a general sense that political leaders and judges are working against you — the average American. Read story
January 22, 2023, 6:02am Columns
If you are neither a lawyer nor an economist nor somebody who is likely to earn a $250,000 profit from the sale of stocks in a given year, the kerfuffle over Washington’s capital gains tax might be confusing. Read story
January 8, 2023, 6:02am Columns
It’s a beauty contest of sorts, with local governments combing their hair and taking a close look in the mirror and dressing to the nines. Read story
