April 26, 2023, 6:01am Columns
As much as we Americans love our guns, we’re just not very good at using them. Read story
April 25, 2023, 6:01am Columns
In our ongoing debate about whether the use or possession of hard drugs should be a crime, Seattle has now sent a signal where it stands. Read story
April 24, 2023, 6:01am Columns
Like all budgets, the new operating budget for state government is a reflection of priorities — primarily those of the majority. As senators representing districts along or close to the Snake River, we are unable to get past one familiar Democrat priority in particular; as we write this, the budget… Read story
April 24, 2023, 6:01am Columns
A trio of federal court decisions has left uncertainty and confusion about the legality of abortion pills and the conditions under which they can be used, leaving it to the Supreme Court to sort things out. Read story
April 24, 2023, 6:01am Columns
By a resounding margin, Washington’s Legislature agreed to help sustain the state’s local newspapers. Read story
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 23, 2023, 6:01am Columns
New Yorkers should thank Ohio Rep. Jim Jordan for helping (unwittingly) remind the country how safe their metro area is compared to his own. Did he think that no one would note that there are 15.4 murders for every 100,000 people in Columbus but only 5.2 in New York City?… Read story
April 23, 2023, 6:01am Columns
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy went to New York on Monday to seek Wall Street’s support for his pursuit of a debt-ceiling deal tied to federal spending cuts. But financial industry pros know that attaching any strings to an increase in the borrowing limit is irresponsible. They should tell the speaker… Read story
April 23, 2023, 6:01am Columns
A round of indictments against a major Mexican fentanyl trafficking ring last week presents an opportunity to hobble the multinational drug enterprise killing people on both sides of the border — but only if leaders in the United States and Mexico can stop sniping at each other and overcome a… Read story
April 21, 2023, 6:01am Columns
The bizarre torrent of intelligence documents posted on a gamers’ chat server, allegedly by a 21-year-old National Guard technician, produced headlines last week about a host of revelations including secret Russian military plans and U.S. espionage against allies like Israel and South Korea. Read story
