May 7, 2023, 6:03am Columns
A new poll indicates the U.S. Supreme Court, once at the top of the nation’s most respected national institutions, is plummeting in public approval, with neither Republicans nor Democrats satisfied with the justices or their legal opinions. Slightly more than one-third of Americans trust the court. Americans also strongly disagree… Read story
May 7, 2023, 6:03am Columns
Early assessments of presidential candidacies are dangerous — and often wrong. Read story
May 7, 2023, 6:02am Columns
The first question is the most fundamental: Can a Republican win a gubernatorial race in Washington? Read story
May 5, 2023, 6:01am Columns
Last month, one of Washington’s fellow travelers in the West Coast liberal project got fed up. Read story
May 5, 2023, 6:01am Columns
A lot can happen between now and next year’s election, but President Joe Biden’s decision to run and former President Donald Trump’s barely diminished standing with Republicans make a repeat of their 2020 contest quite likely. Pause for a moment to consider this prospect — and the epic failure it… Read story
May 3, 2023, 6:01am Columns
In the closing hours of the legislative session, word rippled through the lobbyist gaggles in the Capitol’s marbled hallways that Rep. J.T. Wilcox was stepping down as leader of House Republicans. Read story
May 2, 2023, 6:01am Columns
Pronouns came up in conversation recently. Read story
May 1, 2023, 6:01am Columns
Two of the loosest cannons in America’s cable news fleet were unceremoniously rolled overboard last week, and the country will be better for it. Read story
May 1, 2023, 6:01am Columns
The failure of state lawmakers to do anything about the surging drug crisis is one of the worst policy face-plants I’ve seen in local politics going back 30 years. Read story
May 1, 2023, 6:01am Columns
What if the way to beat Donald Trump in the 2024 Republican primary is not to go low but to go high? Read story
