February 10, 2023, 6:01am Columns
On top of genocide of Chinese Muslims, crushing Hong Kong’s democracy and plans to take over enterprising and happily independent Taiwan, the super-ambitious, totalitarian, morally misinformed Chinese Communist Party has been coming after the United States in every way imaginable. Read story
February 8, 2023, 6:03am Columns
Washington legislators have been busy trying to solve the state’s problems, both large and small. In the first 28 days of the 105-day session, they introduced 1,457 bills, or roughly 10 bills for each member. Read story
February 7, 2023, 6:03am Columns
Democrats loudly complained when Republicans threw Rep. Ilhan Omar off the Foreign Affairs Committee. But they should have thanked them, at least quietly. Read story
February 6, 2023, 6:03am Columns
‘We have no choice but to make hard decisions,” Oklahoma Rep. Kevin Hern recently said. He leads the Republican Study Committee, a group of more than 160 Republican lawmakers that recently called for making cuts in Social Security. Read story
February 6, 2023, 6:03am Columns
From his bully pulpit, President Joe Biden can lead a national discussion of police reform after the killing of Tyre Nichols. His best response would confront key questions without setting off a repeat of the same tired rationalizations from defensive leaders on the right. Read story
February 6, 2023, 6:01am Columns
Whether President Joe Biden’s misguided plan to forgive some $400 billion in federal student-loan debt goes forward will ultimately be up to the Supreme Court. For now, there’s more the federal government should be doing to rein in the costs of higher education — and thus reduce how much students… Read story
February 6, 2023, 6:01am Columns
At first glance, Priscilla Villarreal is not a particularly empathetic figure. Not to most conservatives, anyway. Read story
February 6, 2023, 6:01am Columns
Having a pretty good week: Wild salmon and centuries-old cedars. Having a great week: Washington’s junior U.S. senator, Maria Cantwell. Having an identity crisis: Alaska. Read story
February 5, 2023, 6:03am Columns
At its winter meeting, rather than acknowledge that its extremism on abortion may have hurt it in the midterm election, the Republican National Committee doubled down on its anti-abortion stance. Read story
February 5, 2023, 6:03am Columns
On the heels of state lawmakers inventing a fantastical new reinterpretation of the Washington Constitution to avoid complying with the Public Records Act, some senators and representatives want to double down on secrecy. They’ve introduced companion bills that would erect new barriers against the public’s right to know. Read story
