October 10, 2021, 6:01am Columns
As I’ve been writing these past weeks on society’s conundrum of the unvaccinated, there’s been a rising chorus, both from readers and some medical commentators, that it’s past time for a harsher approach: Making them pay. Read story
October 10, 2021, 6:01am Columns
Two days before Christmas last year, I felt a sense of relief having just paid up every penny I owed on rent using emergency rental assistance. Then, just three days after Christmas, I received a 60-day notice to vacate my home. Read story
October 9, 2021, 6:01am Columns
We Americans are 330,000,000 people trying to find a way to travel together to the same place. Read story
October 8, 2021, 6:01am Columns
Progressive Rep. Pramila Jayapal of Seattle has been all over TV trying to look reasonable with her ingratiating smile and syrupy references to the left’s interest in “negotiations.” At issue is the Democrats’ final number on its social spending bill. Read story
October 6, 2021, 6:01am Columns
Whenever a political reporter writes on a controversial topic, it’s almost a sure thing that the next day’s email, voicemail and social media feeds will be filled with missives from self-styled “experts” opining why a particular action is or isn’t constitutional. Read story
October 5, 2021, 6:01am Columns
Nine months ago, when followers of President Donald Trump stormed the Capitol to halt the election of Joe Biden, the insurrection appeared to be the work of an extremist fringe led by right-wing militias and pro-Trump zealots. Read story
October 4, 2021, 6:02am Columns
This is not about what would happen were the United States to default on its debt. It’s about what occurred in 2011 when one party just threatened to let that happen. Read story
October 4, 2021, 6:01am Columns
Congressional testimony last week by the top Pentagon officials charged with the Afghanistan pullout made clear that President Joe Biden opted against their recommendation against completely withdrawing U.S. troops. Instead, Biden insisted on a hasty pullout, leading to disastrous results. Read story
October 4, 2021, 6:01am Columns
The Texas secretary of state’s announcement of a four-county audit of the 2020 vote is the latest sign of the continuing effort by former President Donald Trump’s supporters to cast doubt on the last election with an eye toward influencing the next one. Read story
October 4, 2021, 6:01am Columns
Last week when I featured the psychologist who had predicted we humans would veer off-kilter in a pandemic, he said the one thing he hadn’t foreseen is how much the public health effort would get bizarrely undermined from the top down. Read story