December 12, 2021, 6:01am Columns
The video summit between President Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin didn’t resolve the most dangerous foreign policy crisis so far for the Biden presidency: Can the United States and its NATO partners prevent Russia from taking over Ukraine by force? Read story
December 12, 2021, 6:01am Columns
During the run-up to Tuesday’s recall election of Seattle Councilmember Kshama Sawant, tents along busy Capitol Hill streets invited voters to “print your ballot here” using cellphones and tabletop printers. Read story
December 12, 2021, 6:01am Columns
There’s a lot not to like about running as a Republican in New England. Where do we start? Read story
December 10, 2021, 6:01am Columns
Diplomats from Iran, the United States and five other powers gathered in Vienna recently to try to revive President Barack Obama’s 2015 deal limiting Tehran’s nuclear activities. It did not go well. Read story
December 9, 2021, 6:01am Columns
After the 2012 massacre at an elementary school in Newtown, Conn., then-Rep. Mike Rogers, a Michigan Republican, evaded calls for banning weapons of war. Read story
December 8, 2021, 6:01am Columns
Although the 2021 general election was a month ago, the last Spokane-area contest wasn’t settled until last week, with the recount that confirmed Rod Higgins was reelected to a Spokane Valley council seat. Read story
December 6, 2021, 6:01am Columns
Cruel as this may sound, I’m having a hard time cringing at the internet trolls now going after noisy right-wingers who propagandized against the coronavirus vaccine and then succumbed to the deadly disease. Read story
December 6, 2021, 6:01am Columns
Recently, the state of California took the extraordinary step of walking back its clean-energy laws and federal environmental regulations as the state’s electricity needs threatened to exceed available energy. Without this quick action, Californians faced brownouts. Overreliance on wind and solar failed in California, increasing carbon emissions as the state… Read story
December 6, 2021, 6:01am Columns
So it turns out I’m a friend of Donald Trump’s. In fact, I’m one of his top supporters. Also, my name is Joe. Read story
December 6, 2021, 6:01am Columns
On Jan. 6, when followers of President Trump stormed the Capitol to try to block the election of President Biden, the insurrection seemed like a bizarre anomaly — a freak storm whipped up by pro-Trump extremists and right-wing militias. Read story
