June 7, 2021, 6:01am Columns
Senate Republicans acknowledged that politics was the reason they voted to kill a bipartisan commission to probe the Jan. 6 assault on the Capitol. The question is whether it was smart politics. Read story
June 6, 2021, 6:02am Columns
Sometimes in this job, you just need to spit into the wind. Or toss something against the wall to see if it sticks. Or run it up the flagpole and see who salutes. Read story
June 6, 2021, 6:01am Columns
In normal times, an incumbent member of Congress like Adam Smith, a Bellevue Democrat, would be breezing along right about now. He definitely wouldn’t be looking over his shoulder. Read story
June 6, 2021, 6:01am Columns
Last week, the Washington Supreme Court tried to figure out who counts as a journalist in the digital age. It concluded that just having a camera and a YouTube channel isn’t enough, at least not under state law. Read story
June 6, 2021, 6:01am Columns
Something momentous happened in Israel on Wednesday that could have a major impact on Jewish-Arab relations. Read story
June 6, 2021, 6:01am Columns
A corollary to the scientific truism that “nature abhors a vacuum” is that nature tends to fill the void with any garbage near at hand. Read story
June 6, 2021, 6:01am Columns
It worked for Richard Nixon, who won the presidency in 1968, redrawing the electoral map. The once-solidly Democratic South, which supported John Kennedy and Lyndon Johnson, deserted Hubert Humphrey. Read story
June 6, 2021, 6:01am Columns
On May 4, Governor Jay Inslee signed a new capital gains tax into law. It creates a 7 percent tax on the sale of stocks, bonds, and other capital assets in excess of $250,000. Read story
June 5, 2021, 6:01am Columns
At first, getting vaccinated against COVID-19 seemed like enough of a reward. You got the satisfaction of protecting your health and that of the people around you, and the knowledge that soon you would be able to socialize with other vaccinated people without wearing masks. Read story
June 4, 2021, 6:01am Columns
It’s not just Tulsa. Read story
