January 29, 2023, 6:02am Columns
It is a favorite trope of the nattering nabob set, a narrative designed to generate eye rolls from listeners and create a general sense that political leaders and judges are working against you — the average American. Read story
January 29, 2023, 6:01am Columns
It began as a way to make it easier for the federal government to sell bonds to finance the U.S. role in World War I. Read story
January 29, 2023, 6:01am Columns
There is no free lunch, as the adage goes. That’s applicable for purchases large and small. In the case of Gov. Jay Inslee’s housing proposal, the price tag in question is very large indeed. Read story
January 27, 2023, 6:01am Columns
There are moderates in the suburbs — Democrats, Republicans and independents — who want Washington spending kept in check. They tend to be liberal on social issues but pained over the extremes of the woke. They have respect for various sexual identities but little interest in learning new pronouns. And… Read story
January 27, 2023, 6:01am Columns
One appropriate response to this month’s move by the University of Texas at Austin, the University of North Texas, and other state schools’ decisions to ban TikTok from their wired and Wi-Fi networks might be: “big woo.” The colleges are simply complying with Gov. Greg Abbott’s recent directive “to all… Read story
January 25, 2023, 6:01am Columns
As happens in most sessions, legislators have proposals to alter the way they got their jobs by making some changes in the state’s election laws. Read story
January 24, 2023, 6:03am Columns
Three years after the United States logged its first case of COVID-19, the pandemic has slipped off the front pages and seemingly out of public consciousness. Read story
January 23, 2023, 6:01am Columns
Dr. Anthony Fauci, who began his career at the National Institutes of Health during Lyndon Johnson’s administration, has stepped down as director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and chief medical adviser to President Joe Biden. After more than five decades of distinguished and controversial government service,… Read story
January 23, 2023, 6:01am Columns
Thanks, Harry. Read story
January 23, 2023, 6:01am Columns
You can’t say the 2022 climate data coming out is surprising. But it sure is alarming. Read story