April 30, 2023, 6:02am Columns
It’s a good idea. Bills that unanimously pass both chambers of the Legislature usually are good ideas. Read story
April 30, 2023, 6:01am Columns
This is the 75th anniversary of the founding of the state of Israel in 1948. The chattering class is using it as yet another occasion to focus on just how divided Israel is at this milestone anniversary. And it is. That’s true. But what gets lost, and forgotten, is that… Read story
April 30, 2023, 6:01am Columns
Expanded electric car subsidies were supposed to be a centerpiece of President Joe Biden’s signature climate law, accelerating emissions reductions by allowing buyers to claim generous tax credits and save thousands of dollars on a plug-in vehicle. Read story
April 30, 2023, 6:01am Columns
At long last, President Joe Biden has made it official that he is running for reelection in what he portrayed as “a generational moment for Americans across the country to stand up and fight for our democracy and freedoms.” Read story
April 30, 2023, 6:01am Columns
You don’t have to be a Republican to recognize that there was, at the very least, an appearance of potential impropriety two presidents ago. Read story
April 30, 2023, 6:01am Columns
I do not take delight in Tucker Carlson’s firing. That’s because I do not believe he was fired for being Tucker Carlson. Read story
April 29, 2023, 6:03am Columns
Ron DeSantis had it coming, but Donald Trump’s attempts to paint the Florida governor as a scarier right-winger than he is deserve to fail. Read story
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