October 1, 2024, 6:01am Columns
It’s time to retire the old trope that Democrats are anti-business. Perhaps it’s Republicans that are bad for business? Read story
September 30, 2024, 6:01am Columns
On Tuesday, congressional leaders spent two hours taking to task Novo Nordisk Chief Executive Officer Lars Fruergaard Jørgensen over the high price of the company’s diabetes and obesity drugs, Ozempic and Wegovy. Now the question is whether those prices will change. Read story
September 30, 2024, 6:01am Columns
As life on the University of Washington campus ramps up after summer break, students, faculty and community members deserve to know what to expect when it comes to protests around the war in Gaza. Unfortunately, President Ana Mari Cauce has so far not provided clear guidelines, contending instead in a… Read story
September 30, 2024, 6:01am Columns
For 20 years, experts have sounded the alarm on a decline of charitable giving in the United States. Then came the pandemic, which led to a wave of new donations and volunteers to nonprofits. For some leaders, this was a sign that perhaps the retreat from philanthropy was reversing course. Read story
September 30, 2024, 6:01am Columns
‘I am your protector. I want to be your protector … you will no longer be abandoned, lonely or scared. You will no longer be in danger. You’re not going to be in danger any longer.” Read story
September 30, 2024, 6:01am Columns
On a December afternoon nearly 50 years ago, I got a phone call from Jody Powell, the press secretary to a little-known former governor of Georgia who had this bizarre notion he would be the country’s next president. Read story
September 28, 2024, 6:02am Columns
Well, at least we can agree on something. Read story
September 28, 2024, 6:01am Columns
We have all seen the ubiquitous “man on the street” interviews where young people struggle to identify the branches of government or their elected representatives. And the headlines announcing American students’ poor performance on national civics assessments are hard to miss. Read story
September 28, 2024, 6:01am Columns
It was always inevitable, and now it’s official: The new era of relentless political intrusion into personal medical decisions is killing women. Read story
September 28, 2024, 6:01am Columns
The 2024 election is shaping up to be a “Better the devil you know than the devil you don’t know” kind of contest. Read story